Реферат: Hinduism And Buddhism Essay Research Paper Hinduism

impurities in just one life. It is a gradual process involving dharma, balancing

one’s life, and karma, weighing the deeds of a lifetime.

Meanwhile, the Buddha again went and brought question to samsara. He

found that it is possible to cleanse oneself in one lifetime and return to

Brahma. He called it nirvana. In order to achieve nirvana, a Buddhist must

follow and accept The Four Noble Truths, and the Eightfold Path. The Eightfold

Path serves as an instructional guide as how to keep yourself on the right path

to nirvana.

Hinduism and Buddhism also have several smaller differences. The area of

greatest concentration for Hinduism is India. India is where Buddhism originated,

but Hinduism eventually was a more appealing religion and it died out. Buddhism

is found mostly in East Asia, inside China and Mongolia. These areas prefer

having many, many small gods, as opposed to the Hindus only having three major

ones and then smaller, less important gods. Buddhism was founded by Suddartha

Gautama, or the Buddha. Hinduism was started gradually; no one knows for sure

who founded it; most likely, it was many people. Both practice meditation, but

they practice it in different forms. A Hindu will meditate obtaining inner peace

through the charkras of the body. Once all of the centers, charkras, have been

balanced, a white light is said to be above the person’s head, and they are

enlightened. Buddhists meditate similarity, but have different variations of how

it is preformed. Their main goal is to end suffering.

Conclusion-

The two religions of Buddhism and Hinduism are very alike, and yet very

different. To accept their way of thinking, one must put aside their religion if

they aren’t Hindu or a Buddhist. They strive for an inner peace, and finally to

reach heaven through either moksha or nirvana. I being a Christian, have found

in some ways it hard to understand the process of reincarnation, and Brahma.

Though, I can see how that for people of another culture, these religions are

very supportive, and soothing. Culture plays a big part in determining your