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Zacarias Leizaola April 18, 2013 Buddhism and Hinduism Essay “A wonder of physic power is not to be exhibited to everyone. Whoever exhibits these powers openly is doing wrong” “-Buddha” Hinduism and Buddhism are very alike, but they do have some differences. Both religions have very intriguing and interesting things. They are religions like no other, with very mysterious topics, celebrations, festivals and many more. They are of the oldest religions and of the most interesting. Buddhism is an extraordinary religion with many beliefs and outrageous story’s. A very cool belief is Karma. Karma is the belief that what you do comes back to you so basically if you do well it will come back to you and if you do bad it will come back to you. Another belief is the Four Noble Truths, the Buddha discovered the Four Noble Truths under the Bodhi tree. After that he would spend the rest of his life sharing this truths with the people of India. Last but not least the eightfold path, which is the “middle way” path. This path is to avoid suffering so when people are suffering he says to go to the eightfold path. The origin of Buddhism comes from prince Siddhartha; he is the Buddha, which means the awakened one. Prince Siddhartha was born about 563 B.C.E. in the northern part of India, near the Himalayas. Both of his parents were from the royalty. It says in the Buddhist tradition that queen Maya had a dream. The dream said that she was carried high over the Himalayas to a silver mountain and set on a silver couch. Then a white elephant with six tusks walked around her and then struck her in the right side. The Brahmins said that her son would have an amazing future, which included two paths, one that as a prince he could rule the world and the other one that he would become the enlightened one; the Buddha. After a while of being prince he became ascetic, to see the human suffering. When he was ascetic he found englightment through “the middle way” and became the Buddha. Many things happened through the way but he ended all suffering and found true peace and happiness. Hinduism is a very complex but interesting religion. Hinduism is a religion that went forming through the years with many beliefs. It started with Vedic religion then it went to Brahman and it ended in Hinduism. Basically it was formed with Vedic beliefs. Hinduism has 5 basic beliefs karma, Dharma, Samsara, Multiple Gods and Brahman. Dharma is basically the belief of non-violence. Brahman is the major God and the multiple gods are the roots of Brahman so like Vishnu, Shiva etc. Samsara is the cycle of birth, rebirth and death. Its like Brahman he creates destroys and preserves. The goal of a Hindu is to be released from Samsara and then go with the supreme god: Brahman. Hinduism and Buddhism are very alike they are both NOT Monotheistic. Hinduism has ideas from Buddhism like karma. They are both mainly concentrated in India. They both have a major God, for Hinduism is Brahman and for Buddhism it’s the Buddha. They both believe in Moksha and Nirvana. They both share the common goal of ending Reincarnation and belief that the cycle of rebirth and death can be ended through meditation. They are also both eastern religions and basically have many similar beliefs. They are both intriguing and really mysterious religions. Like the Buddha once said –“ However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?