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The Gutpa empire marked a break from the traditions of the Muryran empire when the Gupta changed their religious beliefs from Buddhism to Hinduism and from regional leaders who were forced to follow the central governments policies to regional leaders who had free reign to rule.

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The Gupta empire marked a break from the traditions of the Mauryan empire when they Gupta started having technological advances in mathematics and they started alliances with other civilizations.

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Due to the fact that Buddhist beliefs were entirely different from Hindi beliefs in the sense that they had no caste system and took different paths to reach enlightenment, Buddhism developed its own traditions unique to its religion, such as the Noble Eightfold Path that lead to nirvana.

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The Gupta empire marked a break from the traditions of the Mauryan because they shifted from a Buddhist to a Hindu state and developed a more de-centralized political system.  However, there were also some continuities, such as their bureaucratic society and Alexander of Macedon's influence.

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Buddhism was developed in hopes to obtain salvation and find the meaning of suffering. They wanted to escape the cycle of incarnation and obtain Nirvana. Similarly, Hinduism took some ideas from Buddhism, but had the belief that the caste system was necessary. By following the caste system, they believed that they too would reach salvation.

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Buddhism is a continuation of Hinduism  because they both valued peace and did not value  the caste system or social hierarchies in India.

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Buddhism was merely a continuation of the traditions of Hinduism because both religions benefited the lower caste system, believed in karma and state of peace.

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Buddhism and Hinduism were both derived from ancient Aryan beliefs about reincarnation and the cyclical nature of life and both evolved into more popular forms widening their appeal.  However, Buddhism marked an important break from Hinduism in its shunning of the caste system.

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Buddhism and Hinduism were both derived from ancient Aryan beliefs about reincarnation and the cyclical nature of life and both evolved into more popular forms widening their appeal.  However, Buddhism marked an important break from Hinduism in its shunning of the caste system.

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Buddhism is a continuation of Hinduism because they both followed dharma and opposed the brahmins. However, they had some differences, such as the things they worship and the sublevels of the religion.

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Traditions of the Mauryan empire

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The Gupta Empire was vastly different in religion when compared to the Mauryan empire, yet were similar in the sense of social hierarchy.