Hinduism and Buddhism
Hinduism Hinduism is one of the oldest religionsreligions Hinduism’s roots are in the AryanAryan religion, which
changed after borrowing ideas from conquered people of IndiaIndia
The BrahmanBrahman is the universal spiritspirit made up of thousands of godsgods and goddesses
The Upanishads are ancient religious writingswritings that describe the search for Brahman
ReincarnationReincarnation = the idea of passing through many liveslives to reach the Brahman
DharmaDharma = the divine lawlaw of Hindus Law states that Hindus must
perform the duties of their castecaste
KarmaKarma = the consequencesconsequences of how a person lives
Buddhism
Buddhism = religion founded by Siddhartha GautamaGautama man who became known as the BuddhaBuddha, or
“Enlightened OneOne” Was a princeprince who left his family and wealth to travel Saw much suffering and questioned the need for
sufferingsuffering MeditatedMeditated under a tree for 49 days, then he understood Throughout the rest of his life, he traveledtraveled to tell people
about his discovery
NirvanaNirvana = a state of wisdomwisdom, occurs when a person gives up all desires
The core of Buddha’s teaching is called the Four Noble TruthsFour Noble Truths
The Eightfold PathEightfold Path describes the steps to eliminate suffering
Buddhism is divided into TheravadaTheravada Buddhism and MahayanaMahayana Buddhism TheravadaTheravada Buddhists
believe the Buddha was a great teacherteacher, not a god
MahayanaMahayana Buddhists believe the Buddha was a godgod who came to save people
In TibetTibet, a country in central Asia, lamaslamas (religious leadersleaders) headed the government
The DalaiDalai Lama was the governmentgovernment leader The PanchenPanchen Lama was the religiousreligious leader TheocracyTheocracy = a form of government in which
religious leaders headhead the government
JainismJainism = another religion that challenged Hinduism Jains believe in nonviolence to all living
creatures and live a strictstrict life AhimsaAhimsa = the Jain practice of nonviolencenonviolence,
influenced many people in modern times like Mohandas GandhiGandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.
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