Name Date CHAPTER 3 GUIDED READING Hinduism and Buddhism Develop Section 2 A. Comparing and Contrasting As you read about Hinduism and Buddhism, take notes to fill in the comparison chart below. Hinduism Buddhism 1. Founder/Origins Hinduism have no founder. It was Unlike hinduism, Buddhism did based on religious beliefs. have a founder and his name was Siddhartha Gautama. The Buddhists believed in the 4 noble truths 2. Key beliefs The hindus believed in which are basically life is filled with suffering Moksha which was the and sorrow, cause of suffering is due to term for complete people's greed, the way to end suffering is to understanding. The end desire and the way to overcome desire hindus also believed in and selfishness is to follow the Eightfold path. reincarnation, karma And by following the Eightfold path, one could and Brahman which is achieve Nirvana which is the term where the world soul. someone is released from selfishness and 3. Gods The Hindus believed in the world pain soul Brahman and they believed he had 3 personalities. First is the creator, Brahma, then Vishnu the The Buddhists believed in Buddha. protector and then Shiva the destroyer. 4. Sacred literature Couldn't find anything in the text but I think there The hindu had the vestas which was a text called the Tripitaka. I remember seeing were pieces of sacred text. it in the book Journey to the west where a Buddhist had to bring the Tripitaka to the west to spread Buddhism to the savages there with the Monkey King. © McDougal Littell Inc. All rights reserved. 5. Effect on society Hinduism led to the rise Buddhism with the help of of Buddhism and missionaries and traders was Jainism. Today Jainism spread all across Asia even to families in India are very places like Sri Lanka and Korea wealthy. and Japan. 6. Modern-day traditions As a person who is in a Buddhist family, I can tell Today Hindus can believe in one you that we pray to our ancestors once a year and of Brahman personalaties or none offer things like fruits and foods to please them. at all. We also burn incense and eat the food after we are done praying. I personally dont believe in this kind of stuff though. B. Clarifying On the back of this paper, describe the religious traditions and beliefs of Jainism. Jainism is a religion where they believe that everything in the universe have a soul and no one should be harmed. They will go to the extreme like moving ants off their path and wearing masks to prevent swallowing insects to make sure they dont harm anything. Because of this religion, these people mostly find work in trading and commerce. This religion is based on nonviolence and peace. People and Ideas on the Move 45
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