Christianity
Hinduism
Buddhism
Jainism
Comparison
200

What was Jesus raised as?

Jewish

200

What are Vedas?

Statues

200

What happened at death?

You will lose everything and repeat the process

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What causes suffering?

Ignorance

200

What two religions believe in reincarnation

Hinduism and Jainism

400

What did Jesus do when he was 30?

Started his ministry

400

What is Samsara

Birth after Rebirth

400

What did Buddha believe came to cause suffering

Desire and Attachment

400

What does Jiva contain 

It contains all living things,

400

What Religions have Samsara

Hinduism and Jainism

600

Why was Jesus executed?

The Jewish thought he was guilty of crimes

600

What's the role of the Brahmin

Priests and Authority

600

What does Theravada Buddhism claim to practice?

The belief it was originally taught by Buddha

600

What are the two sects of Jainism?

1)Digambara

2)Sventambara

600

What religion has some of the same things as Jainism

Hinduism 

800

How old is Christianity? (In years)

About 2,000 Years Old

800

Where did civilizations move when they left the Indus Valley?

Northwestern India

800

What was different about Charvaka's school of thought?

You can get materialism but in Buddhism you can't

800

How is Liberation achieved?

You can't be lying and stealing

800

What two religions stress ethical living?

Christianity and Buddhism 

1000

What happened in 1054 AD?

The Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church split into two

1000

Why is Hinduism difficult to understand

Some worship Vishnu and Shivu and others worship less common deities 

1000

What did Buddhism develop in response to?

the failure of the Orthodox Hinduism 

1000

What did the Aryans bring with them?

They brought the Sanskrit language

1000

Is Hinduism a offshoot of Buddhism?


Buddhism is a offshoot of Hinduism and was made before Buddhism

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