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There is hardley any difference between the two religions!!

The Buddha, was enlightened Hindu satgurus(gurus) who's teachings later split of and became a separate religion.

I mean they both believe in many things including;

a. They both believe in Karma.

b. They both believe in Dharma.

c.They both believe in Reincarnation.

d.They both believe in Maya.

e.They are both Non-Dualist.

f. They both believe in gurus

g. They both have a form of self denfence

h. They both see enlightment and nirvania as their goals

i.They both practice yoga and meditation

j. They both follow a similar way of life

k.They both believe that belief in a particular guru(sant/satguru) is abloutsley vital for one to attain nirvania, enlightment or both

l.They both worship in simlar styled temples

m.They both deney the Indian casting system

o. both believe in the atman/jiva(soul or inner self)

p. Both use the term yogi

q. Both have orange as their natational colour

I mean many would probably say that Hindusim and Buddhism are different over their views of god, but actually buddhism does have a dharmic god like equivalent, it is called Nirvania.This is the case because in Hinduism it is believed that god is a peaceful place, home to the soul(atman/jiva) and free of suffering, and buddhism believes in this but calls it Nirvania.

I mean in Buddhism the words sant/satguru are not used but similar words are used and sants/satgurus are in Buddhism, they just have different names!

Buddhism doesn't really deney the Vedas,it just that the Buddha did not like the Hindu-Vedic priests who read books about animal sacrifice, which many forms of Hinduism deney too!

The atman(soul) does appear in Buddhism, but it is shown through different ways, to avoid confunsion betweeen the dharmic atman and Aberhamic soul.

Both Hindus and Buddhists follow the 8th fold path of Dharma, and Hinduism believes iin many very similar things to the three universal truths and four noble truths in Buddhism.

So to answer your question; There is technical no major differences. I mean I am both a hindu and Buddhist and I have never come across any differences, otherthan the ones ubove, which I have explained how they are not really differences!

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Buddhism is a sect formed OUT OF Hinduism. Like many other sects thus formed (Jains, arya samajis etc) buddhists took a scoop of Hinduism that they were happy to accept and follow which they called BUDDHISM.

for instance arya samajis consider only gayatri mantra and all other mantras are ridiculous for them. they don't believe in dieties or other theories in puranas YET approve that part of Hinduism that they extracted which they happily call THEIR OWN RELIGION. they believe in impersonalism, SO DO BUDDHISTS.

Buddhism is alike Hinduism in the sense it follows dhamma (read dhaRma), dhyana, yama niyama, aham brahmasmi , non duality nature of god/creation and so on.

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Yes they are very similar! As Buddhism orginates from Hinduism and both believe in all the same things!

such as;

a. They both believe in Karma.

b. They both believe in Dharma.

c.They both believe in Reincarnation.

d.They both believe in Maya.

e.They are both Non-Dualist.

f. They both believe in gurus

g. They both have a form of self denfence

h. They both see enlightment and nirvania as their goals

i.They both practice yoga and meditation

j. They both follow a similar way of life

k.They both believe that belief in a particular guru(sant/satguru) is abloutsley vital for one to attain nirvania, enlightment or both

l.They both worship in simlar styled temples

m.They both deney the Indian casting system

o. both believe in the atman/jiva(soul or inner self)

p. Both use the term yogi

q. Both have orange as their natational colour

I mean many would probably say that Hinduism and buddhism are different over their views of god, but actually buddhism does have a dharmic god like equivalent, it is called Nirvania.This is the case because in hinduism and sikhism they both believe that god is a peaceful place, home to the soul(atman/jiva) and free of suffering, and buddhism believes in this but calls it Nirvania.

The Buddha, was an enlightened Hindu satguru(guru) who's teachings later split of and became separate religion.

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Both are Dharmic religions based on the law of karma and belief in reincarnation. Some differences of approach are there, but the ultimate aim of both is Moksha (Hindu) or Nirvana (Buddhism).

Buddhism was actually born of Hinduism.

The basic difference is this. Hindus believe in an eternal existence of self which can eventually merge into a greater self (Atman).

Buddhists, however, believe that the self (ego) is ultimately transitory, and its elimination is freedom from material existence which is suffering.

They are really quite different approaches with very different endpoints, yet the practices (meditation, chanting, self-discipline) and effects (happiness, serenity) are very similar.

Both realize that life seen through the bodily senses is not the ultimate reality which is transcendent to the material world.

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They are not similar in any way as religions, but both started in India.

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They both are Philosophy rather than Religion. Both teach how to attain highest goal of life Nirvana (Liberation) or Moksha (liberation).

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They are both Dharmic religions.

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