Name: Peter Jhon C.
Boyose
Comparative Analysis between Hinduism, Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism
HINDUISM
Most scholars believe
Hinduism started
Origin somewhere between 2300
B.C. and 1500 B.C. in the
Indus Valley, near modern-
day Pakistan.
What you call morality in
Hinduism is actually some
Morality empirical observations in
diverse arenas of life, and
these observations have the
back up of accumulated
wisdom from Seers, sages,
Yogis, Intellectuals etc. who
had been appearing here
since aeons. That is why
HINDUISM have rigid
morality.
The purpose of Hinduism is
to connect you with this
Purpose world, yourself and with gods,
ultimately with God. It lays
out a paradigm you can use
for achieving these purposes.
Its destiny is linked to nature.
The destiny of Hinduism is to
Destiny lead a life according to your
Dharma. Your Dharma is
your purpose of life. To find
your purpose in this life there
are rules set in Hinduism.
According to this
belief, Feminine Energy is the
Views on one who creates matter,
women consciousness, eternal
and infinite existence,
metaphysical and empirical
reality, soul and supreme of
everything in the
universe. There is a scripture
in Hinduism that says
"feminine energy is the
essence of the universe"
Grade/Setion: 11 Fleming
THERAVADA
Its origin can be traced back as
far as the 3rd century BCE and
it derives from a Buddhist
school no longer existent
named Sthaviravada.
Theravada tradition claims that
a group of Buddhist
missionaries inspired by
Emperor Ashoka himself
introduced the Sthaviravada
school in Sri Lanka about 240
BCE.
Theravada Buddhism is the first
period in the Buddhism history.
And the morality of Theravada
Buddhism is about the salvation,
and taking refuge to “Buddha–
Dharma and Sangha”. Before
discovering about each
Buddhism sect, it is vital to
understand its ultimate root of
Buddhism theory.
Theravada life
Theravada
Buddhism emphasises attaining
self-liberation through one's
own efforts. Meditation and
concentration are vital elements
of the way to enlightenment.
The ideal road is to dedicate
oneself to full-time monastic life
The destiny of Theravada
Buddhism or Nirvana means
to "blow out". This was the last
way to strive in humanity. This
is explain that it has no pain, no
desire and no rebirth but it is
transcendental. They call
it "Final Destiny or
Liberation." It's consist of three
Jewels :Triratna of sîla,
Samâdhi and Pannâ. The
human destiny focus on the
positive state of eternal peace.
In ancient India the position of
women does not appear to have
been a very Happy one.
Generally women seem to have
been looked upon as being
inferior to men. And at times
they were considered as being
on the same level as sudras the
lowest of four castes. There
freedom is extremely limited.
MAHAYANA
Its origin can be found
probably around 100 BCE in
northern India and Kashmir,
and then it spread east into
Central Asia, East Asia and
some areas of Southeast Asia.
From the Buddhist perspective,
an act is also moral if it
promotes spiritual development
by conforming to the Eightfold
Path and leading to Nirvana.
In Mahayana Buddhism, an
emphasis is made on the
liberation of all beings
Mahayana uses Sanskrit as its
main language, and monastic
and lay followers work for the
liberation of all sentient beings,
making compassion and
insight (wisdom) its central
doctrines
Mahayana Buddhist believe
that the right path of a follower
will lead to the redemption of
all human beings.
The Hinayana believe that
each person is responsible for
his own fate
In Mahayana schools,
Buddhahood is the universal
goal
for Mahayana practitioners.
The Mahayana sutras maintain
that a woman can become
enlightened, only not
in female form. For example,
the Bodhisattvabhūmi, dated to
the 4th Century, states that
a woman about to attain
enlightenment will be reborn as
a male.