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Comparing Hinduism and Buddhism

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2 questions
Part I: Comparing Characteristics of Hinduism and Buddhism
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Question 1 by matching the characteristics in the left panel with the religion in the right panel.
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Match each characteristic with the correct religion based on BASIC FACTS AND CHARACTERISTICS.

  • non-theistic
  • world's oldest religion
  • world's third largest religion (over 1 billion adherents)
  • founded in India and pushed to Central and Southeast Asia
  • founded by Siddhartha Gautama
  • world's fourth largest religion (500 million to 1 billion adherents)
  • founded in India and remains there
  • polytheistic (henotheistic)
  • no specific founder
  • Buddhism
  • Hinduism
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Match each characteristic with the correct religion based on TENETS/BELIEFS (Three characteristics will be used twice).

  • the continuous cycle of birth, death, and rebirth (samsara)
  • achieve a state of inner peace and wisdom (enlightenment)
  • the release from the Wheel of Life / cycles of rebirth (moksha)
  • the individual soul (Atman) rejoins the supreme soul (Brahman)
  • the liberation of suffering (nirvana)
  • Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path
  • good actions lead to positive outcomes (karma) based on one's dharma (duties of their caste)
  • the spirit/soul is reborn into a new physical body (reincarnation)
  • Buddhism
  • Hinduism