CONCEPT OF LIFE

HINDU ISM BUDDHISM

No absolute end or
beginning (Wheel of
Lord Brahma creates all living things by projecting them from
Life)
different part of his body.

Primary goal is dharma (norms and rule), artha (wealth), kama

(pursuit of pleasure) and moksha (enlightenment).
Ultimate purpose is to
attain Nirvana by
realizing Four Noble
Truth:
- Dukkha (truth of
suffering)

- Samudaya (cause of
FUNERAL RITES
HINDUISM BUDDHISM

Dead body is either cremated;

Dead body is cremated
Body is burned under the sky to return the soul to its fundamental
elements: earth, air, fire, water, ether
Ashes is collected and poured in a river
Significance: To rid the departed soul of any attachments to the
body it previously resided in.
exposed to open area before
being cremated; buried in a
cave or forest or the earth; or
mummified
Ashes from cremation then put
in a vessel and kept in a pagoda
Significance: To let the soul
relax before his next life begins.