Buddhism
Buddhism believes in the Four Nobel Truths, the Eightfold path and reincarnation each preached to the Buddhist by the Buddha.
The Four Nobel Truths are as follows: suffering exists; suffering arises from attachment to desires, suffering ceases when the attachment to desire ceases.
Picture from: O'Brien, B. (n.d.). The Four Nobel Truths. Retrieved March 3, 2015, from About Religion: http://buddhism.about.com/od/thefournobeltruths/a/fournobeltruths.htm
The Eightfold Path is: Right Understanding, Right Aspiration, Right Effort, Right Speech, Right Conduct, Right Livelihood, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration. When the eightfold path is practiced Buddhists can be free from suffering.
Picture from: Picture from: Noble Eightfold Path | Fo Guang Shan Temple of Toronto. (n.d.).
Retrieved March 10, 2015, from http://www.english.fgs2.ca/?q=noble-eightfold-path
Buddhism also believes in reincarnation, which is the concept of being reborn after dying and returning to Earth in a different form.
Picture from: More Myths About Reincarnation. (n.d.). Retrieved March 10, 2015, from Patheos:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/whitehindu/2014/05/more-reincarnation-myths/
Hinduism
Hinduism believes in one God, Brahman, the Hindu creator and foundation of human life. Like Christianity, Hindus have three different expressions of Brahman these include:
Brahma, the creator, Vishnu, preserver of the universe and Shiva, who destroys the universe.
Hindus can be classified into groups according to which form of Brahman they worship. These three forms of Brahman can be called part of the Hindu Trinity.
Picture 1: Lord Brahma. (n.d.). Retrieved March 10, 2015, from Write Spirit: http://www.writespirit.nett/spirituality/the-cosmic-gods/lord-brahma/
Picture 2: Knapp, S. (n.d.). Lord Sri Krishna. Retrieved March 10, 2015, from Gods and Goddesses of Vedic Culture: http://www.stephenknapp.com/gods_and_goddesses_of_vedic_culture.htm
Picture 3: Shiva. (n.d.). Retrieved March 10, 2015, from Bhajans Kirtans Prayers: http://pbfloridehomes.com/bhjans/shiva
Hindus can be classified into groups according to which form of Brahman they worship. These three forms of Brahman can be called part of the Hindu Trinity.
Picture 1: Lord Brahma. (n.d.). Retrieved March 10, 2015, from Write Spirit: http://www.writespirit.nett/spirituality/the-cosmic-gods/lord-brahma/
Picture 2: Knapp, S. (n.d.). Lord Sri Krishna. Retrieved March 10, 2015, from Gods and Goddesses of Vedic Culture: http://www.stephenknapp.com/gods_and_goddesses_of_vedic_culture.htm
Picture 3: Shiva. (n.d.). Retrieved March 10, 2015, from Bhajans Kirtans Prayers: http://pbfloridehomes.com/bhjans/shiva
Compare/Contrast
Hinduism and Buddhism have very different beliefs in their religions. Whilst Buddhism does not believe in a God but follows guidelines preached to them by the Buddha, Hinduism believes in the Hindu Trinity, similar to Christianity. Each of the guidelines perched to each religion are given to the by their founder/important people within their religion and are perched in the scared space to the community. Differing from Buddhism, Hindus can be classified into different groups according to which Hindu God they worship whereas Buddhism believes not in a God but rules given to the by the Buddha. Each of the core beliefs from both religions are very different from each other.
