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Bagavad Gita
O Krishna, when I see my own people . . . eager for battle, my limbs shudder, my mouth is dry, my body shivers, and my hair stands on end. I can see no good in killing my own kinsmen. Krishna replied, Do not despair of your duty. If you do not fight this just battle you will fail in your own law and in your honor.
From Barbara Keller, ed., The Bhagavad-Gita, 1986.
According to the Venn diagram above, which religion claims that a single force governs the universe?
How does Buddhism Compare to Hinduism? Theravada = Teaching of the Elders Was a simplified and more accessible version of Hinduism Buddha as a teacher & model, but not divine. More of a philosophy than a religion.
How does Buddhism Compare to Hinduism? Mahayana = Great Vehicle Retained a view of karma through Mahayana version of Buddhism. Bodhisattvas = spiritually advanced and developed people that prolonged their own entry into nirvana to assist others through their suffering. Buddha himself became something of a god.
Key Difference Between Mahayana Buddhism & Theravada Buddhism Mahayana Buddhism turned Buddha into a divine figure to whom one offer devotion
The Indian Brahman (concept of the "world soul) is most similar to the Buddhist Nirvana.