What are the hindu beliefs rejected by buddha?
Buddha had been a Hindu and accepted the ideas … 1) That all living things go through a cycle of birth, death, and rebirth 2) karma…that good or bad conduct is rewarded in future reincarnations 3)That the world is a sorrowful place where wise men should seek to tame all worldly desires Things in Hinduism that He did NOT accept or disapproved of were… 1) The caste distinctions in Hinduism …Buddha believed that all men were equal in ‘spiritual’ possibilities 2) Hinduisms ‘fancy’ rituals…Hindus believe the world is God’s “joyous creation” and should be celebrated as such… there are holy days, temple ceremonies and marriage feasts….which are celebrated with gaiety and bright colors, drums and cymbals, incensed fires, and innumerable candles…evenly colorfully bedecked elephants…Two elaborate festivals are: a) DEWALI – The Feast of Lights…closes the Hindu year..at dusk on the night of the New Moon of Karttika (Oct/Nov) This is a time of gaiety and serious prayer…a time
