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Both belive in Karma: that good or evil actions will find there way back to you.

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Deities: They believed that there were three important deities.
Dharma: Everyone followed the Dharma if their Varna so society would be peaceful. They belived all life forms have a soul. Dharma was very important to Hinduism.
Brahman: They belived only Brahman lasts forever and that everything is part of Brahman. There is a Birman temple to honor Hindu gods. All the temples were magnefecent in size and design.
Karma: Karma is what people belived happed to people’s soul after death. They belived after death you were reborn again. They also belived that everybody should be treated equally.
Samsara: They belived that there was a continuous cycle of birth, death, and then rebirth and the only ways to end that cycle is when your soul escapes the cycle. They belived when you were reborn everything reflected on your past life so if you had a good past life you would be treated fair and if you had a bad one you would be treated bad. It took many life’s for people to find a balance and live a good life. People worshiped to free themselves from the cycle.

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Buddhism is a religion and dharma that has different beliefs. For example, they believe everyone should follow the four noble truths and the Eightfold path. The Buddha also wanted to end suffering. He thought the purpose of life was to end suffering. He belived that humans suffer because they want things really bad that are not realistic. In Buddhism they belived after death you are reborn.

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~End suffering by following the Eightfold path. Affect: If you don’t follow the path you will suffer forever.
~Belived in peace. Affect: Helped for no violence.
~You can become an ascetic and give up cravings. Affect: Giving up cravings is hard but good for you.
~People tried to follow the ways of Prince Siddhartha and his journey. Affect: Followed someone’s else’s life instead of living their own.

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~The group that you were born into in the caste system was the group you had to stay in. Affect: Could not change your group.
~Only marry people in your group. Affect: It is like not being able to choose who you marry because you can’t marry just anyone.
~Karma made all people behave and follow the rules. Affect: Specific rules instead of being able to live life freely.
~Cows represent life, they did not want to kill cows. Affect: Worshiped cows but could not use their meat.

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The Eightfold Path
1. Understand
2. Love and No violence
3. No gossip
4. Be honest& Don’t steal
5. No harming living creatures
6. Have good actions
7. Control Emotions
8. Be calm

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Fours Noble Truths...
~Suffering is in everything, but nothing can last forever
~Wants and desires cause suffering
~The only way to end suffering is to give up all cravings
~In order to give up cravings, love life according to the Eightfold Path

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Three ways of suffering...
1. Body weakens as it ages
2. You can get sick
3. Death 💀

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Buddhism, unlike Hinduism, was started by one person; Prince Siddhartha. Eventually it expanded overtime but it was started by Siddhartha.

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~Belived everything is part of Brahman
~Communicated to their deities through souls
~Temples were magnificent in size and design

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Both had ideas on souls, life, death, rebirth and how they worked.

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~Everybody followed the Dharma of their Varna so society would be in harmony
~They beloved all life forms had a soul
~Symbolism- Cow sign of life🐄

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~There were three important deities
~Emodied female power

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Hunduism was not started by just one individual. It was started by a group of people and then expanded over time.

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Both have rituals and gatherings.
Hinduism: They would meditate and have festivals. They would also sometimes have pilgrimages.
Buddhism: They would also meditate and have pilgrimages.

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Both people who believe in Hinduism and people who believe and Buddhism both have a way of life that they live and rules to follow. Their rules may not be the same but everyone believing in one of them has to follow the rules.