Wednesday 2 September 2009

Describe the Buddha's reaction against early Hinduism.

Buddhism
is built on Hinduism in much the same way the Christianity is built on Judaism. Guatama Buddha,
the figure whose teachings are the basis of Buddhism, was a Hindu himself. According to legend,
when he finally left his palace after a sheltered existence, he was depressed by seeing the old,
sickly, and dead, and his charioteer had to explain to him that everyone grows old. Buddha would
seek to defeat this cycle by leading an ascetic life.

Buddha was primarily
concerned with the suffering of man and finding a way to end it or at least a reason for it.
Buddhism maintains the concept of...

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