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Comparing Hinduism and Buddhism
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Hinduism History
- No historical founder
- Roots in India
- Vedas (sacred texts)
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Hinduism History
- Sacrifices
- Offerings
- Reincarnation
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Hinduism History
- Ramayana focuses on Vishnu
- Mahabharata focuses on Krishna
- Bhagavad Gita
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Hinduism Key Concepts
- Henotheistic (worship many gods)
- Primary deities Shiva, Vishnu, Devi
- Determined by family or region of India
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Hinduism Key Concepts
- Atman (soul)
- Samsara (cycle of birth, death, and rebirth)
- Karma (experiencing the effects of your actions
in this life, in your next life) - Moksha (liberation from the cycle of birth,
death, and rebirth)
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Hinduism Key Concepts
- Worship at home, shrines, temples
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Hinduism Key Concepts
- Many festivals
- Examples Holi, Diwali
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Hinduism Geography
- India is a sacred land
- Temples
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Hinduism Contemporary Issues
- Caste system
- Social change
- Rural India
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Buddhism History
- Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
- THE FOUR SIGHTS
- A very old man
- A sick person
- A dead body
- A beggar
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Buddhism History
- Enlightenment
- Middle Path
- Taught the way to enlightenment
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Buddhism Key Concepts
- Four Noble Truths
- Life involves suffering
- Suffering originates in our desires
- Suffering will cease if all desires cease
- There is a way to cease all desire the
Eightfold Path
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Buddhism Key Concepts
TRIVIA FACTBuddha is technically a title(not
a name) that meansthe enlightened one
- The Eightfold Path
- Path results in nirvana
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Buddhism Geography
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Buddhism Geography
- Theravada (Way of the Elders)
- Southeast Asia
- Mahayana (Great Vehicle)
- Nepal, Tibet, China, Korea, Mongolia, Vietnam,
and Japan
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Buddhism Geography
- Originated in India
- Spread to Tibet
- Meditative practices, compassionate living,
and advanced mystical practices
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Buddhism Contemporary Issues
- Dalai Lama, best known
- Lives in the Himalayan Mountains
- Travels widely
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Buddhism Contemporary Issues
- Act on meditation
- Worked with Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Engaged Buddhists
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