Differences between Buddhism and Hinduism!
The Buddha was born as Siddhartha Gautama from a Hindhu family ( royal family); however, he
had several disagreements with the Brahmins' practices and beliefs: 1. animal sacrifice as an
offering to God, and 2. caste system.
1. The Buddha believes that all human sufferings have nothing to do with God; therefore, animal
sacrifice as an offering to God is unreasonable and forbidden. In his teaching, desire and ignorance lie at the root of
human suffering: By desire, the Buddha refers to craving pleasure, material goods, and immortality,
all of which are wants that can never be satisfied.
2. The Buddha creates no caste system in his practice. He makes no distinctions between the rich
and the poor, the powerful and the weak, the educated, and less educated. The Buddha believes
that everybody has the potential to reach the enlightenment based on these four bases of mental
qualities: 1. intention, purpose(Chanda), 2. effort, diligence ( Virya), 3. attention, consciousness,
mind, thoughts (Citta), 4. discernment, analysis, investigation, test (Vīmāngsā).
At the end of the Buddha's six-year search, he discovered "the Middle Way”, a path of moderation
away from the extremes of self-indulgence and self-mortification, or the Noble Eightfold Path that
led to his enlightenment in the realization of the Four Noble Truths:
1. Dukkha Saccā (suffering is true) (suffering, incapable of satisfying, painful) is an innate
characteristic of existence in the realm of samsara;
2. Samudaya Saccā (the cause of suffering is true) origin, arising of this dukkha, which arises or
"comes together" with taṇhā ("craving, desire or attachment");
3. Nirodha Saccā (cessation or ending of suffering is true) of this dukkha can be attained by the
renouncement or letting go of this taṇhā;
4. Magga Saccā (the path leading to the ending of suffering is true), (Noble Eightfold Path) is the
path leading to the renouncement of tanha and cessation of dukkha.
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