Writer: Bouawat Sithi 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(Ch...