08-28-2009, 10:42 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-acharya+Aug 28 2009, 12:28 AM-->QUOTE(acharya @ Aug 28 2009, 12:28 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->But do all paths lead to God? HARDLY!
self connecting with the concrete world. The concept of reincarnation is also different between Hinduism and Buddhism. Hindus believe in moksha, where you reappear in a new form. Buddhists belie
⢠Hinduism started around 2500 BC. Buddhism started around 500 BC as a response to Hinduism. In general, lower caste Hindus fled to Buddhism because the latter had no vegas and no caste system, thus they felt more valued.
⢠The goal of Hinduism is unity with an impersonal absolute. The goal of Christianity is communion with the divine, or a relationship with God, a personal being.
ad to God.
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Religion in general has 3 goals
1-material benefits-good health,good trip,wining the lotery <!--emo&
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2-Disolvation in the impersonal absolute meaning a "state" whit no atributes and no activity.
3-Eternal comunion whit the personal absolute,a state whit atributes and activity.
In hinduism you find all the 3 goals depending of each spiritual level and personal taste.
Philosophical religions point to 2 and 3 and usualy disregard the 1,while folk religions point mostly to 1.
self connecting with the concrete world. The concept of reincarnation is also different between Hinduism and Buddhism. Hindus believe in moksha, where you reappear in a new form. Buddhists belie
⢠Hinduism started around 2500 BC. Buddhism started around 500 BC as a response to Hinduism. In general, lower caste Hindus fled to Buddhism because the latter had no vegas and no caste system, thus they felt more valued.
⢠The goal of Hinduism is unity with an impersonal absolute. The goal of Christianity is communion with the divine, or a relationship with God, a personal being.
ad to God.
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Religion in general has 3 goals
1-material benefits-good health,good trip,wining the lotery <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> 2-Disolvation in the impersonal absolute meaning a "state" whit no atributes and no activity.
3-Eternal comunion whit the personal absolute,a state whit atributes and activity.
In hinduism you find all the 3 goals depending of each spiritual level and personal taste.
Philosophical religions point to 2 and 3 and usualy disregard the 1,while folk religions point mostly to 1.