What is the diffrence between Hinduism and Buddhism?

I really need help!


I need to do a chart that is the difference between Buddhism and Hinduism.


I already covered Hinduism.


I need help on


1. Difference between Buddhism.


2. How they are similar too.








Thanks :)


I really need help please give me the right answer. :) %26lt;3|||The Buddha first studied and practiced with Hindu teachers, but ultimately found their teachings and practices didn't suffice to reach the ultimate goal. Broadly speaking, these were some of the most important points where he distanced himself from the Hindu teachings:





1. In the Hindu system, the ultimate goal was that our individual soul, the true self trapped in the material world, should get liberated from the material world and merge with the infinite and unchanging Divine spirit, the Brahman (= God). In Buddhism, both the individual souls and the Divine spirit are rejected. There are no eternally unchanging "true selfs", neither individually, nor all-embracing. Everything is constantly changing, like the water in the river or the atoms in the body.





2. The Buddha rejected any kind of "blind belief". The buddhist texts (that were written down after the death of the Buddha) are not seen as holy because of some purported divine origin or as a divine revelation, but because they are consistent with reason, logic and experience, and because they have been checked and rechecked, tried out and retried to be effective instructions in how to work with your own mind to become a better person and ultimately attain wisdom and liberation from all kinds of suffering.





3. The Buddha rejected the usefulness of ritual as an independent tool. There are lots of rituals in Buddhism, but they are always subsidiary tools, used to aid your own work with your own mind. In and of themselves, they are useless.





4. The Buddha rejected the Indian caste system. In Buddhism, at least religiously kings and outcasts became equals. He also opened the religious paths for both men and women, by founding the monastic orders for both monks and nuns.





There is of course much more if you go into the subtleties of both philosophy and practice techniques, but these points will give at least a superficial picture.





Generally speaking, the philosophical differences are far greater than they seem on the surface. Both religions have a lot of terminology and even names of deities in common, but in almost every single case, the meaning is actually different - both believe in reincarnation/rebirth, but the interpretation is very different; both believe in karma, but the interpretation is slightly different; both believe in samsara (the cycle of rebirth and suffering) and liberation from samsara (moksha/nirvana), but the interpretation is widely different, especially about liberation; both have yoga, tantra, dharma, mantra, and so on, but often mean totally different things with the words; the significance of gods or deities is grossly different - in Hinduism several of them are important objects of veneration, even seen as emanations of the supreme God (Brahman), whereas they are never objects of veneration or prayer in Buddhism, only seen as deluded sentient beings who will eventually die and be reborn in a new body just like you and me.|||Well Basically:





Hinduism is realizing that your atman (soul/true self) is one with brahman which is the universal oneness. You have a karmic self that acts and an atman that doesn't but is reincarnated. When you realize that your atman is one with brahman, you are free from the cycle of samsara (rebirth cycle). Most people follow the worshiping of deities like Vishnu and Shiva and Ganesha and stuff, who are supposed to be extensions and vehicles to the true universal oneness, but there is a philosophical side for those that seek deeper enlightenment that requires a lot more than praying to a deity or going to temple.





Buddhism is freedom from suffering by reforming the mind of illusions that cause suffering and finding inner peace and universal enlightenment. Originally there is no worshiping of gods and is very philosophical, although Tibetan and Pure Land Buddhism are more like the popular form of Hinduism practiced. Philosophical practice is removing desires that cause suffering. Such as the belief that money and nice things will make you happy when sleeping on hammock outside on a nice day could make you just as happy if not more even if you were dirt poor or people who are miserable trying to be or stay skinny eating nothing but tasteless low calorie foods just because society says thin people are happier. They also believe in anatman which mean no atman so the opposite of the hindu view. Buddhism teaches that our physical bodies are not possessed of an intrinsic self, and our persistent sense of ourselves as separate from the rest of the universe is a delusion. Like you're not the same person you were a year ago, you're always changing and gaining insight, there isn't a you that stays the same through different lives.





The Buddha (a normal prince guy who died normally) was born into Hinduism and probably got a lot of insight from the philosophical aspects of it when he was trying to find "the true way." The philosophical side of Hinduism is a lot like Theravada and Zen Buddhism and the popular deity worship form of Hinduism is similar to Pure Land and Tibetan Buddhist practices.





It's quite complicated as they are both complex and old religions that offer a lot of good insight. Good luck!|||To add a couple of points to my dark brother's answer . . .





Hinduism believes in deities - Buddhism is atheistic. (That can be argued, but it's true for normal purposes.)


Both teach that we come back life after life, but Hindus believe that there is a permanent 'self' which returns and returns, (re-incarnation), while Buddhism sees no separate 'self', just an ever changing stream of consciousness, (re-birth).





I too would be happy to be of further help, mainly from a Buddhist perspective, if you need it.|||The main difference is that Hinduism is based on Vedas and also other texts as well like the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, The Ramayan, The Mahabharat and the list goes on and on however Buddhism is based on the words of Buddha (Siddhattha Gotama) and focuses not so much on the belief in deities but focuses on the path of enlightenment.

Though some sects of Hinduism are based on enlightenment as well Buddhism's entire structure revolves around it.

If u need me to clarify anything please ask :)|||Hinduism is based on philosophies having mythological gods and goddess but hindu scripture Vedas says God is one having no image or Akurti. Where as Buddha never talk about God except path of salvation, he never declared himself as God. There are no similarity between the two. Hindhuism have gods and Buddhism have no god.|||First of all - the term hinduism includes a vast array of beliefs - often with very little linking them. So if this is for home work - you might like to choose one of the larger branches of hinduism such as people who worship Krishna or shiva for instance - and keep your comparison to that - rather than all of the religions that come under the term ( although hindus often dont even call themselves hindus)



the same is also true for buddhism - with some branches being purely atheistic - and others having quite a strong belief in a deity..



also - some hindus believe that buddha is an avatar / incarnation ( although the word literally means ''descent'' of God'' ..



ill expand later as i dont have time now - but i hope thats helpfull for now



To add :

Similarities :

- Both religions have their roots in northern india ( Buddha was born a Hindu)

- Both traditions dont really consider themselves ''religions''

- Both traditons vary greatly under their umbrella terms.

- Both can be both vegetarian or meet eaters, depending on how they interpret scriptures.

- Both take initial inspiration and/or guidance from the indian scriptures the Vedas.

-Both have a concept of karma - consequences for actions - although - the concept of this also varies greatly within and between both traditions.

- Both use the chanting of mantras on a string on 108 and believe that the sound vibration of the words chanted can directly effect a person.

- Both believe that the body is a temporary vessel and that the point of life is to advance spiritually and to eventually escape the cycle of birth and death.



- monastic life, the reasons for it ( ie - controling and restricting senses so that spiritual advancement can take place) and the similarities in dress and the practise of monks - ie shaved heads, no possesions.



Differances:

- In Vaishnava hinduism ( the branch that i belong to - its too difficult to generalise here without causing offence to followers of other branches of hinduism) God has a supreme, personal form - that of Krishna - which is behind all other forms and names of God - ie from which all other faces and forms of god come from.

Buddhism generally rejects the idea of a supreme, sentient deity, and tends to concentrate on the idea of chi- (roughly meaning life force)



- Buddhists end goal is enlightenment -for the benefit of all beings - not just themselves.

in my faith - we seek escape from life and death - but our goal is to exist in eternal service to god on a spiritual platform.



- My branch of hinduism strictly advocates vegetarianism - whereas buddhism has a concept of '' no harm'' or ahimsa - which can take on several interpretations.



- scriptures- buddhism is based mainly on the teachings of Buddha- the dhama pada, the vedas - and other scriptures for us are the main basis for our teachings .



I could go on all day - but i hope that helps|||No difference - both are non believers