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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