Hinduism / Buddhism Review

Hinduism / Buddhism Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe How Hinduism Began:
Started sometime between 750 and 550 BC when eachers tried to explain the meaning of the veda Hymns

Describe the Religious teachings of Hinduism:
Teachers described it as having an understanding between atman which was the individual soulof a being and Brahman.

How has Hinduism changed over time?
Gods have change over the years with Brahman seen as splitting into three gods and eventually fading while the forms of the devil and the mother goddess.

Describe Hindu culture:
if someone was in upper class his good fortunate was said to come from his good deeds in a previous life, and if he was lower class was said to bad karma from previous life.

Describe Jainism:
Jainism believed everything in the universe had a soul and should not be harmed.

Describe the founding of Buddhism:
Buddhism was found by Siddhartha Gautama who was born in the Himalaya Mts and exhibited marks of great man from birth.

Describe the Religious Beliefs of Buddhism:
Buddhism, like most of the great religions of the world, is divided into a number of different traditions. However, most traditions share a common set of fundamental beliefs.

Describe the Similarities and Differences between Buddhism and Hinduism:
*Buddhism rejects gods priests, formal rituals and the caste sytem
* Did not believe in many gods as Hinduism