ILLUSTRATE BUDDHISM AND HINDUISM,
INDIAN CULTURE AND HISTORY
Upanishads
The Vajirasuchi Upanishads is an important Sanskrit text and an Upanishad of Hinduism. It is to be classified as one of the 22Samanya Upanishads, and identified as a Vedanta text.
Source: https://www.indiatimes.com/
Vedas:
The Rig Veda says that the gods created it by sacrificing the primal Purusha. His Mouth Became the Brahmim, his arms, Kshatriyas, his thighs, Vashyas, and his feet became Shudras.
Source: https://www.indiatimes.com/
CASTE SYSTEM:
Vishnu:
Vishnu is one of the most important gods in the Hindu pantheon and, along with Brahma and Shiva, is considered to be a member of the Holy Trinity of Hinduism.
Source: https://www.ancient.eu/Vishnu/
Brahma:
Brahma is the creator of the universe and of ll beings, as depicted in the Hindu cosmology.
Source: https://www.learnreligions.com/indian-4684852
Braham and The Holy Trinity of Hinduism:
The Holy Trinity Of Hinduism is based on the Trilogy of the three God's which rule over every aspect of life in this universe.
Source: https://astrotalk.com/astrology-blog/the-holy-trinity-of-hinduism/
The four passing sights:
The first sight is an Old Man, The second sight is a Sick man, The third sight is an Corpse, The fourth sight is a Holy Man.
Source:https://learningrmps.com/tag/four-sights/
Bo/Bodhi Tree:
According to Buddhist Tradition, The specific sacred fig under the budha sat when he attained Enlightenment In Bihar, India.
Source: https://www.britannica.com/plant/Bo-tree
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Four yogas:
The four primary types of yoga are karma, bhakti, jnana, and raja.These different types of yoga are to help you unite with bliss and enlightment.
Source:https://us.humankinetics.com/blogs/excerpt/the-four-primary-types-of-yoga#:~:
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DEITIES:
STAGES OF SPIRITUAL EVOLUTION:
The Eighfold Path:
The Buddist teaching of the means of attaining Nirvana through rightness of belief, resolve, speech, action, livelihood, effort, thought, and meditation.
Source:https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Eightfold%20Path
The Four noble truths:
They are the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the end of suffering, and the truth of the path that leads to the end of suffering.
Source:
https://www.pbs.org/edens/thailand/buddhism.htm#:~:text=The%20Four%20Noble%20Truths%20comprise,to%20the%20end%20of%20suffering.
Dalai Lama:
Dalai Lama is the currently given the title to be given for the Tibeten people for the foremost spiritual leader that he is.
Source: https://www.dalailama.com/
Compassion:
Buddhism makes a strict distinction of compassion from what it calls grasping love and attachment.
Source: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/topic/compassion
Bodhisattva:
A Bodhissattva is any person who is on the path towards buddhahood.
Source:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/bodhisattva
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SHARED BELIEFS
Karma:
Karma is a Skanskrit word that is often misused to denote luck, destiny or fate.
source:https://www.livescience.com/41462-what-is-karma.html
Dharma:
Dharma signifies behaviors that are considered to be in aacord with Rta, the order that makes life and universe possible, and includes duties, rights, laws, conduct, and virtues and the "right way of living"
Source:https://lionsroardharmacenter.org/
Samsara:
The process of reincarnation is called samsara, A continious cycle in which the soul is reborn over and over again according to the law of action and reaction.
Source:https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/concepts/concepts_1.shtml