In this essay my goal is to compare and contrast the origin, the writings, the rituals or festivals, and present day practices of two religions: Hinduism and Buddhism. ... First subject that I would like to touch upon is the origin of these two religions. ... The word Hindu' was the name that was given to the people who lived east of the river Indus; it was not used to refer to the religion until later. ... It is the equivalent word for religion. ... Word Count:1,177...

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First subject that I would like to touch upon is the origin of these two religions. ... The word 'Hindu' was the name that was given to the people who lived east of the river Indus; it was not used to refer to the religion until later. ... It is the equivalent word for religion. ...

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The term India Is used to refer to the entire subcontinent, an area encompassing the modern nations of Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Indo-Europeans called Aryans migrated into India. The subcontinent comprises two other major geographical regions. In the north is the gre...

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Egypt's and India's religious beliefs differed in that among the earliest civilizations of Egypt, polytheistic views were observed in contrast to India's monotheistic views of Buddhism. As its civilization developed, Egypt adapted the monotheistic views and took Islam as its state religion. India, ...

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World Religions - Term Paper Quiz Part 1: Comparison between Hinduism and Buddhism 1) Origin Hindu is an altered version of the word Sindhu which is a Sanskrit name for the Indus River. ... Hinduism that was also called the Vedic religion because of its origins has many gods and goddesses that are derived from the sacred texts. ...

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" The word Jen, which can be best translated as "humaneness," also meaning "humanity," "benevolence," "goodness," or "virtue," is best used to describe the main idea of Confucianism. ... In China the origin of Taoism, it is practiced both as philosophy and religion. ...

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Buddhism: The Four Noble Truths and The Eightfold Path Seven weeks after the Buddha reached enlightenment, at a place called Sarnath, in India, he gave his first teaching. This is referred to as setting the wheel of Dharma in motion. Here he first spoke of the Four Noble Truths. # To l...

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Far more than a list of rules, the Vinaya Pitaka also includes the stories behind the origin of each rule, providing a detailed account of the Buddha's solution to the question of how to maintain communal harmony within a large and diverse spiritual community. ... There was controversy within the monks on how to spread the word and more importantly what should be said. ...

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Karma in Hinduism and Buddhism: Some Similarities and Differences From the Panchatantra The Banana Peel . . . a proud Brahmin - one noble in name - came upon a banana peel in his path. He communed with himself, saying, "every man reaps in the future the fruits of all his acts. If, ther...

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Two of the most prominent world religions today have their origins in the Indian subcontinent of Asia. ... The word text is used loosely, as many of the most important "documents" in regards to the religion have never been written down. They are remembered orally, word for word, and passed down to each new generation in this manner. ...

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The second portion of word Hinayana is "yana" meaning vehicle or vessel. ... Ignorance, to Tibetan Buddhists, is the origin for suffering in the cyclic existence (life, death, and rebirth), which unknowingly causes mind to visualize false objects and concepts. ...

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