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Comparing Hinduism and Buddhism
By Andrew Franck
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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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Question 1
1.
Match each characteristic with the correct religion based on
BASIC FACTS AND CHARACTERISTICS
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founded in India and remains there
world's fourth largest religion (500 million to 1 billion adherents)
Question 2
2.
Match each characteristic with the correct religion based on
TENETS/BELIEFS
(Three characteristics will be used twice).
the liberation of suffering (nirvana)
the individual soul (Atman) rejoins the supreme soul (Brahman)
the release from the Wheel of Life / cycles of rebirth (moksha)
world's oldest religion
world's third largest religion (over 1 billion adherents)
no specific founder
non-theistic
founded by Siddhartha Gautama
founded in India and pushed to Central and Southeast Asia
polytheistic (henotheistic)
Buddhism
Hinduism
achieve a state of inner peace and wisdom (enlightenment)
good actions lead to positive outcomes (karma) based on one's dharma (duties of their caste)
the continuous cycle of birth, death, and rebirth (samsara)
Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path
the spirit/soul is reborn into a new physical body (reincarnation)
Buddhism
Hinduism