What do buddhism and hinduism have in common?
Buddhism is based upon “Patanjala Yoga Sutra”, which is abstracted book edited by Patanjala Muni, from good old document called Veda. Goutama Buddha got enlightenment by following ‘Yoga Sutra’ and established his own group afterwards. To differentiate between Hinduism and his ideologies, he deliberately changed some old versions called Puranas, and presented a new branch. Otherwise, there are no mager differences.
many many many things. they are almost the same the only difference being, Buddhism is a bit more benign. Buddha himself was a Hindu and whatever he taught was straight out of Hinduism! like if you read the Bhagvad Gita (the holy book of Hindus) and read Buddha’s philosophy, you’ll hardly notice any difference. Gita teaches you that attachment is what causes all misery in life… Buddha said the same thing. they are almost the same with hardly any differences. Hinduism dwells more on the metaphysical aspect of life whereas Buddhism remains a bit more benign. that’s the only difference. Remember that when Buddha preached to people he was highly influenced by Hinduism and he had no intention of ‘starting a religion’… his intention was only to impart knowledge and wisdom so there was no need to reinvent the wheel as mystical knowledge is the same in all aspects, you can only say it in different words but the insights remain the same!!! and not to mention, Hinduism itself is a contributi
