A constant god, universal, transcendental, the absolute standard of truth, absolute reality—all these sums up the meaning of one of the most powerful words in the English vocabulary, Yahweh. The meaning of the word Yahweh may vary from country to country, religion to religion, and person to person. But despite having a couple of differences, there is always a few things that they have in common. They worship their Yahweh unconditionally and whole-heartedly. They may approach their god differently, but their sincerity is eternal. Hinduism has a vast religious system with countless of entry points. In Hinduism, Brahma is known for being the creator god, who is still regarded as one of the supreme deities in the present day. Brahman is a Hindu …show more content…
The concept of the Indian Yahweh is completely different from the Christian Yahweh in the book of salvation. Comparing the two of them may sound silly, but their loyalty, respect and sincerity in worshipping their god is priceless and eternal. Hinduism is considered as a henotheistic religion because they may believe in many different gods but it is just the aspects of the same god. Nirguna Brahman is their highest form of god. They believe that Nirguna Brahman is the absolute truth, consciousness, and infinite bliss, and an attribute, no shape god. Nirguna Brahman has no attributes, and is not an object of prayer, but rather for knowledge, meditation, and wisdom. It is beyond conception, reasoning, and beyond thought. Most Hindus cling on the belief that Brahman is present in each one of us as the eternal spirit, called Atman. Brahman possesses everything: destruction and creation, male and female, and good and evil. Brahman is known for being the creator, and has many forms, and sits in the highest place, without a beginning and without an end. Hindus also consider Brahman as the final goal of reality, as well as the final cause. Through Brahman, all reality has its own source. Brahman is known as Vishnu when he/she preserves. …show more content…
Nirguna Brahman according to the Hindus is equivalent to transcendent power that exists beyond the world. It can transform itself into many different aspects, and reincarnates into different avatars. On the other hand, Christians believe in only one God that created the entire universe as well as the world in 6 days. Both Christianity and Hinduism believes that their creator is also the destroyer. Nirguna Brahman and Jesus both said, “I am that I am” which means that “I am” should be more than enough for you, and they had and have always existed, and no questions should be furthered ask to the one who has always existed. Hinduism greatly believes in reincarnation, and their gods came down to earth in many different forms or avatar, but the God in Christianity sent His son in a human form. Christianity does not believe in reincarnation because there is only one life, which one has to answer God at the judgement day. Christians believe that Jesus is indeed coming soon to save His children, and bring us the gift of eternal life where there is no more
This religion believes in the art of reincarnation, which is being reborn into another creature. Hindus believe in multiple gods, but the most important one is Brahma, the Hindu God of creation. They also believe in karma, a law of cause and effect by which an individual creates their own destiny by their actions. According to Document 7, Hinduism is constructed by a caste system that is also followed in India. The system divides Hindus into hierarchical groups based on their karma and duties.
When Siddhartha, the creator of Buddhism, was teaching his beliefs, Hinduism was the main religion in the area. This caused things such as reincarnation to be taught in both religions. The two religions also shared the same end goal, which is to escape the routine of rebirth. This doesn’t mean that Buddhism didn’t affect Hinduism, after all, Hinduism was influenced
Because the two religions were so closely connected in both space and time, the development of Hinduism out of Brahmanism was influenced by the teachings of the Buddha, specifically the ideas concerning release of the mind from its dualistic perspective and freedom from the process of
All things explained throughout this document confirm the faith of the Hindu's and what matters most to them: gentleness, order, veneration towards Brahma, and
o 1.0 Introduction As everybody knows that religion has importance in everybody lives as religion defines their personality. Two religions, Buddhism and Hinduism are almost similar to each other. They have many similarities and differences also. This report consists of similarities and differences between this two religions.
As Shelly states, “prime reality is God, who created and sustains all things” (2008 p.33). As
Therefore, a new branch of Hinduism emerged and is now known as Buddhism. One of the two similarities between the two religions is Symbolism. Moreover, the two religions figured out the how to avoid death. On the other hand, a difference between Hinduism and Buddhism is the fundamental ideology. Buddhist strive to achieve nothingness and they believe that there is no god while in hinduism, they do.
Hinduism was the first to start here in India. According to Document A, Hindu people believed in many gods and they believed in the process of reincarnation. There was also a caste system in Hinduism. This system separated the people into groups where they had different jobs. Also they believed in karma and dharma.
Both religions have view points on beliefs, hierarchy, karma, and reincarnation. The main concept of druidism is every part of nature is sensed as part of the great web of life, with no one creature or aspect of it having supremacy over any other. This sees humankind as just one part of the wider family of life.” (druid, beliefs). Hinduism believes that there is one true god, the supreme spirit, called Brahman and believe that Brahman is present in every person as the eternal spirit or soul, called the atman.
I think it is safe to say that even though Hinduism has many deities, however, they devote themselves to one god. Most people would say that it is contradictory. Therefore, it is reasonable to use that analogy when considering or understanding the 330 million deities of Hinduism. The rainbow of colors represent the 330 million deities and the one white light represent the single divine essence, in other words, “Brahman”. To better understand the analogy, according to the lesson it states, “These, gods, of course, are manifestations of Brahman…the gods permit a personal relationship between an individual worshipper and the divine via a particular deity” (Lesson 3, Page 15, Para. 5).
Almost every religion is in fact, the same story with different characters. In showing how the religions are similar, I will provide some examples from the five major world religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity and New Age. All of these religions except for Buddhism and New Age believe in a higher power. Hindus worship one ‘ultimate power,’ known as Brahman, through an endless amounts of representations of gods and goddesses.
In reality, Hindus still believe in Brahman, one Supreme Being. Hinduism affects ones entire life and being. Hinduism is both monotheistic and polytheistic in my opinion. Since there are so many different components of Hinduism I don’t think it could be classified under these 2 categories. I find
One of the really stark differences is between Everything or Nothing. –> Hinduism sees the ultimate reality as being all things united as one glorious divinity. Buddhism sees the ultimate reality as nothingness. While Hindus gain Moksha and become one with everything in the universe; Buddhists gain Nirvana
Judaism and Hinduism have many things in common. Both ancient religions believe in a higher power and both began as being specific to a certain region before later expanding in the late 19th century, with Judaism originating in Egypt and Hinduism taking its roots in India. With that being said, there are also several differences between the two religions. Hindus believe that we are reborn from a previous life until we achieve “oneness”, which is the unity of all beings with the Divine. Jews, on the other hand, believe that we are created in God’s image with the capacity to either be good or evil.
Buddhism/Hinduism vs. Christianity: Afterlife The concept of afterlife is different for many. Some would say there is a heaven or hell, or some would believe in the concept of reincarnation. The answer varies from different peoples perspective in terms of their religion or personal opinion; yet despite these differences it is agreed that different concepts of afterlife in different religions can have a certain degree of similarity or comparison. Although Buddhism/Hinduism and Christianity are three different religions in terms of where the soul enters in afterlife; they do have many similarities such as a reward and punishment system and second chances to redeem oneself.