Did Hinduism or Buddhism came first?

Answer 1

Answer:

"Hinduism" is a name Westerners gave to the wide variety of religious practices in the Indian subcontinent, so Hinduism as such is a later invention. But then, the term "Buddhism" is also a recent invention, arriving in the 1800s when Europeans and Americans "discovered" the Buddha's teachings.

At the time when the Buddha lived, the Vedas, the books that modern Hindus draw their religious practice from already existed, and the Upanisads, commentaries on the Vedas furthering religious theory, were in the process of development. The concept of "atman" and its relationship to Brahma was fairly new in the Buddha's time, and the Buddha's teaching was considered heretical -- as it denied the existence of "atman" instead relying on "anatman" or "non-self."

Answer:

typically the answer is Hinduism came first and then came Buddhism. However, some, though few, have said they arose around the same time and influenced each other.

Srimad Bhagavatam First canto Part 1 chapt 3:

Then, in the beginning of Kali Yuga, the lord will appear as Lord Buddha, the son of Anjana, in the province of Gaya, just for the purpose of deluding those who are envious of the faithful theist.

Consider that this Srimad was written over 4000 years ago, and that Buddha lived around 2600 years ago. Also that the word Hindu may have been a corruption by foreigners of the word Sindu of which there was a river at that time.

Answer 2

Hinduism came first. Hinduism is the oldest major world religion.

Answer 3

Hinduism.