Hinduism and Buddhism are two very influential religions, though both are not very widespread throughout the world. Both affect each other in many ways and have had many effects on India. India’s culture is primarily based on the regimes of both religions. Hinduism is the oldest and most fundamental religion in India and Buddhism is a religion solely based on just one idea: the end of suffering. Both religions are vastly respected and are subjects of deep interest throughout the countries who do not practice them. Hinduism and Buddhism can be compared and contrasted in means of their prime beliefs, routines and rituals.
Even though both religions arise from identical cultural and philosophical backgrounds. Hinduism and Buddhism were both established in India, so why are they both so diverse? There are many distinctions between both religions that depict the ways of life and the actions a Hindu or Buddhist makes.
Guatam Buddha, the founder of Buddhism was born and raised as a Hindu; this shows that the origin of Buddhism is subsequent to that of Hinduism.
The ideas Guatam Buddha achieved were all following Hindu threads however, the few yet large differences separate both Hinduism and Buddhism from each other; making two separate, unique religions. A similarity both religions share is the fact that they are both polytheistic, like many other ancient religions. Another correspondence between both religions is the fact that they believe in the idea of ‘Samsara’, meaning ‘the cycle of birth and rebirth’.
A major difference between both Hinduism and Buddhism is the fact that Hinduism is based on a series of things you should manage to complete throughout your life, and Buddhism is like a guideline for how people should live their lives in order to reach the stage of enlightenment. Another imperative difference is that Hindus aim to accomplish redemption but Buddhists believe that their main goal is to achieve nirvana during their afterlife.
Hindus follow laws called the laws of Manu, those laws convey Karma. Manu expressed his religious views very clearly in a legal code. The big picture that Karma comes to show is how there are effects or consequences for certain actions, this makes Hindus strive to be better in order to gain good karma. Karma is also existent in Buddhism. A difference between both religions is the caste system, a commonly known social structure in India. Hindus believe that people are more important than others, and the caste system is a social hierarchy; because of this hierarchy, no intermarriage between different castes is allowed, however, Buddhists have no such beliefs.
Both religions must follow certain rituals during and before marriage. Those rituals are formed and created by the people attending the wedding ceremony with a huge focus on the close family and parents of the bride and groom. The rituals are made in order to please the gods watching them, and fire is set so the wedding vows can be carried to the Gods.
A parallel aspect between both religions is their solid belief in non-violence. Buddhists must follow five precepts in their lives, and the first of those being that they should avoid harming or killing any living thing. Violence is never mentioned or used as a way of resolving conflict or ending differences in the Buddhist religion or scripts. Both Hindus and Buddhists believe that non-violence is the most vital virtue of all.
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