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