Hinduism & Buddhism

Founder of Hinduism

• Cows are holy
• Siddhartha Gautama
• Abraham
• No single person (Aryans and local traditions)

Religious Book for Hinduism

• Eightfold Path
• Torah
• Vedas
• Wheel of Law

Gods and Goddesses for Hinduism

• Brahman, Vishnu, Shiva
• Allah
• God
• Osiris and Isis

Founder of Buddhism

• Moses
• Siddhartha Gautama
• Aryans
• Abraham

Religious Practices/Rules for Buddhism

• Follow the 10 Commandments
• Follow the caste system
• Follow the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path
• Follow the king's laws

Ultimate Goal for Buddhism

• Reach Brahman
• Reach the afterlife
• Reach Nirvana (Enlightenment)
• Reach Canaan

Gods and Goddesses for Buddhism

• God
• Brahman
• Buddha
• None

Followers of this religion believe in the cycle of reincarnation

• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Both
• Neither

the goal of Hinduism, which means liberation from reincarnation

• nirvana
• meditation
• moksha
• enlightenment

the goal of Buddhism, which means state of lasting peace

• nirvana
• enlightenment
• moksha
• meditation