Hinduism/Buddhism: Similarities
These 2 religions both originate from...
While Buddhism can be traced back to Siddartha Gautama, Hinduism's origins are different - here is what we know:
We don't know how Hinduism was formed! We don't know if there was one founding figure or not
This is the Arabic spelling for the founding figure of Judaism that both Christians and Muslims also consider an important figure
Ibrahim
Jerusalem is a holy city for these religious traditions (name in chronological order)
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
This house of worship offers a business start-up program, specifically designed to help new business owners & people who've recently immigrated to the USA.
These 2 religions both feature these two practices as tools for enlightenment
Yoga and meditation
Nontheistic
This city is important for all 3 of the Abrahamic faiths
Jerusalem
These are the English & Arabic terms for trips that people make to sacred places
Pilgrimage / Hajj
This house of worship offers an education program, a soup kitchen, and a place for people experiencing houselessness to sleep at night.
Broadway Presbyterian Church
These 2 religions both teach about the cycle of samsara. They teach that after you die, you will be...
Reincarnated as another being (plant, animal, person...all depends on your karma!)
Hinduism is interlinked with this social system that the Buddha rejected when developing his spiritual teachings.
The Caste system that created a hierarchy with the Brahmin caste holding top positions in society (as priests & educators) and other people in the Shudra caste destined to always remain in difficult & low-paying jobs.
OR
The story of Abraham/Ibrahim, Isaac/Ishmail, & God providing a ram after Ibrahim showed his devotion
This place in Jerusalem is sacred to Muslims because it marks where the Prophet Muhammed traveled from Mecca & then ascended (went up) into Heaven
The Dome of the Rock
Hindu Temple & Buddhist Temple
These 2 religions both teach about our purpose, otherwise known as...
Dharma
To ascend to spiritual greatness in Hinduism, extreme fasts & meditation were expected. The Buddha's Eightfold Path created a more balanced approach that some call...
The Middle Way
The Feast of Sacrifice is a holiday that only Muslims celebrate. This is the Arabic name for the holiday.
Eid-al-Adha
Jesus was born in Bethlehem outside of Jerusalem, but Christians pilgrimage there for these reasons (name at least 2).
This house of worship helps sponsor refugees who are resettling in the USA and need help finding housing & jobs.
Ansche Chesed Synagogue
These 2 religions both believe this can be achieved (but they discuss different methods for pursuing it)
Nirvana - the highest level of enlightenment
Hinduism can be considered as a ____________ or ___________ religion - depending on who you ask.
Pantheistic (belief god is in everything & all deities are forms of Brahman) or polytheistic (belief that there are multiple deities)
Celebrating Eid-al-Adha could include these 3 things
The Western Wall (a.k.a. Wailing Wall and Kotel) is a place where Jewish people come to do these 2 things (or name more if you can think of them!).
Where Jewish people pray, remember the history of their people, & commemorate the Temple that was destroyed by Romans 2,000 years ago.
These are services that all houses of worship are likely to offer (name at least 3!)
Worship services, prayer or meditation opportunities, holiday celebrations, help with rituals like marriage or funerals/memorials