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Belief Systems Ancient South Asia HINDUISM BUDDHISM What is similar? Point of origin Reincarnation Goal: Afterlife? End samsara Karma, dharma –Ahimsa Hinduism: terms to know… “Aryans” – Vedas (Vedic Age) Caste System – Brahman Class – Atman Reincarnation - Moksha Karma, Dharma – ahimsa Buddhism: terms to know… Siddhartha Gautama – Tripitaka (3 Baskets of Wisdom) Reincarnation Dharma, Karma Nirvana – Ahimsa – 8 Fold Path – 4 Noble Truths Different Approaches - 2 Sects: – Theravada and Mahayana What is different? Caste – rejected by Buddhism Existence of Gods Family life vs. monastic life Priestly class vs. self-directed Adaptability: ethnic vs. universal Spread of Hinduism Spread of Hinduism (7th C) Spread of Buddhism Impact on Areas Outside India? Southeast Asia – Why might local leaders have purposefully introduced Hindu beliefs? Why do you think overtime Buddhism overtook Hinduism in this region? East Asia: China, Korea and Japan – Why might Buddhism be so appealing to East Asian culture? Impact on Indian Empires of the Classical Age?
