Buddism And Hinduism
Submitted by TOMT on February 26, 2009
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Buddism And Hinduism
Throughout the history of mankind, most civilizations have had some kind of belief system or religion. However, in Asia, two main religions are the practice of Buddhism and Hinduism. Both Hinduism, which is one of the least understood but most ancient living religions in the world, and Buddhism, which dominated the world before the great decline originated in the Indian subcontinent and share a very long, but rather peculiar and uncomfortable relationship, which in many ways is comparable to that of Judaism and Christianity. The Buddha was born in a Hindu family, just as Christ was born in a Jewish family. Some people still argue that Buddhism was an offshoot of Hinduism and the Buddha...
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