Essay About Days And Hindu Religion

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The sixth century B.C., the Hindu religion and the caste system had become a
way of life in India. They believed that the only way to gain salvation was by
obeying caste rules and following complex ritual. The people taught these ritual
were to strict, and did not meet the needs of the common people. So they started to
listen to other religions.
Buddhism is a religion founded in India, that share some comparison with
Hinduism. Buddhism was founded by an Indian prince born about 563 B.C. His
father, a wealthy noble, wanted to protect his son from the harsh realites of the
world. But his father couldnt protect him forever, and when he was about 29 years
old he saw a dying man, a sick man in pain and a religious beggar. After seeing
these things the prince worried, why was so much sorrow in the world. Then when
he was about 35, Siddhartha Guatama decided to sit under a fig until he found
answers. He was there for forty-nine days, and that day he saw the reason for life
suffering and a way to overcome them.
Gautama started to speak of Four Noble Truths. The first was, sorrow and
suffering are part of life. Second, people suffer because they try to get things they
cant have. Next, you had to reach a state of “not wanting”. The fourth they should
have neither too much nor too little pleasure.
Both Hinduism and Buddhism shared some of their beliefs. But there are
some differences. Buddhism placed most importance on ones life, than one caste
and they saw little value in complex rituals. He taught that a person could get
enlightenment in one lifetime. As Buddhism spread, disagreements grew up about
some of its teachings and beliefs. At first Buddha was saw as a guideline for living.