Hinduism & Buddhism

Hinduism

100

• a single spiritual power that Hindus believe lives in everything

Brahman

200

• a representation of a Hindu god or goddess in human or animal form

Avatar

300

- the religious and moral duties of Hindus

Dharma

400

• the Hindu idea of non-violence

Ahisma

500

Hindu religious texts, formatted in questions with answers

Upanishads

Buddhism

100

• By following these teachings, a person avoids a life of extreme pleasure or extreme unhappiness

• Selfish desires of power, wealth, and pleasure cause humans to suffer → giving these up ends human suffering

Eightfold Path/ Middle Way

200

• founder of Buddhism

• sought answers to questions about the meaning of life

• Traveled for 45 yrs. spreading his knowledge + attracting followers → became Buddha, or “Enlightened One”

Siddhartha Gautama

300

- monks or other followers who spreads his or her religious beliefs to others

- encouraged in Buddhism

Missionary

400

Buddhist belief in:

- the truth of suffering

- the truth of the cause of suffering

- the truth of the end of suffering

- and the truth of the path that leads to the end of suffering.

Four Noble Truths

500

• Buddhist teaching to focus on the mind inward in order to find spiritual awareness or relaxation

Meditate

Hinduism & Buddhism

100

• Buddhist practice to help free the soul from the cares of the world so that the soul may unite with brahman

• Yoga can be physical exercise, selfless deeds, learning sacred writings, honoring a  god

Yoga

200

• Hindu god aka "the Destroyer"

  • Not concerned with human matters

  • Very powerful

  • Responsible for creative and destructive forces 

  • Wife = Shakti

    • Kind and cruel, like her husband

Shiva

300

•  aka the Preserver

  • Kindly Hindu god who is concerned with humans

  • Visits earth from time to time in different forms to guide humans and protect them from disaster

  • Very popular

Vishnu

400

- the lasting peace that Buddhists seek by giving up selfish desires

Nirvana

500

• the rebirth of the soul in the body of another living being

Reincarnation

Deep Questions 1

100

These are the similarities of Buddhism and Hinduism

• Accept the idea that it is wrong to harm other living creatures

• Both value nonviolence and believe in dharma + cycle of rebirth

• Some hindus came to honor Buddha as a reincarnation of the god Vishnu

200

The main differences from Hinduism and Buddhism

• Hinduism worships gods, but Buddhists do not

• Buddhism spread throughout the world while Hinduism mainly stayed in India

• Buddhism has a founder, Buddha. However, Hinduism has no single founder

300

The rituals and ways Hindus practice their faith

• Worship gods and goddesses

• Obey Dharma - duties depend on person’s class, age, and occupation

• Practice Ahimsa -  do not eat meat + try to not harm others

• Practice Yoga 

• Private Devotion: pray at home to a personal god by offering food, gifts, and prayers at a home altar

• Public Devotion: temples by praying and performing rituals

  
  

400

The main gods of Hinduism

• Brahma: the Creator

  • Born from a golden egg

  • Created earth + everything on it

  • Has no physical form

• Vishnu: the Preserver

  • Kindly god who is concerned with humans

  • Visits earth from time to time in different forms to guide humans and protect them from disaster

  • Very popular

• Shiva: the Destroyer

  • Not concerned with human matters

  • Very powerful

  • Responsible for creative and destructive forces 

  • Wife = Shakti

    • Kind and cruel, like her husband

500

How human suffering is connecting the human desires, according to Buddhism

Selfish desires of power, wealth, and pleasure cause humans to suffer → giving these up ends human suffering

Deep Questions 2

500

holy texts and books of each

- Hinduism: Upanishads = Hindu religious texts, formatted in questions with answers

- Buddhism: The Tripitaka, Mahayana Sutras, and the Tibetan Book of the Dead