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Hinduism And Buddhism Essay, Research Paper

Hinduism and Buddhism

Introduction-

Hinduism and Buddhism are two of the five major religions in our world

today. They are widely practiced, and have survived for centuries. Both have

similarities and differences, as do all forms of religion. Hopefully, in this

paper I will show you the basic structure of each religion. I would also like to

show how they compare and contrast.

Hinduism: Foundation

No one is completely sure of where Hinduism was started and by whom.

Their oldest written documents, the Vedas, were written down in 1000 B.C. but

they had existed orally long before. The Vedas are where Hinduism originated.

Today, Hinduism is the world’s third largest religion. Many changes have come

upon Hinduism since they practiced it first. Hinduism includes many different

sects, or denominations, and beliefs that have arisen. Though, there are many

things in common with all of the Hindu sects. Their basic beliefs are what ties

them together.

Basic Beliefs-

The religion of Hinduism teaches us that each living body, including

animals, is filled with an eternal soul. Hindus say that the individual soul was

a part of the creator spirit, Brahma. It is each soul’s job and wish eventually

to return to Brahma. It is not possible though because by a soul’s sins, and

impurities from the world, they are no longer pure and holy to return. Instead,

a soul must become pure before returning to Brahma, who is absolutely pure.

The process of becoming pure is so hard that no soul can become pure in

only one lifetime. The soul is forced to live life after life until it is pure

enough to return to Brahma. The cycles of rebirths are called samsara, or the

Wheel of Life, by the Hindus. When a soul is finally cleansed enough to break

free of samsara it is called moksha. The soul returns to Brahma for an eternity

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