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This 5 page report briefly discusses some of the most fundamental precepts of two of the world’s most important belief systems. There are approximately 311 million Buddhists in the world and approximately 700 million Hindus. Despite the many differences in actual beliefs and practices, it is worth noting that there is a certain metaphysical unity that exists between Buddhism and Hinduism that is more pronounced or more obvious than is the case between most of the other religions of the world. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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the ways in which they have had an impact on subsequent generations. Ancient though they are, the worlds religions have shaped the thinking and lives of countless political leaders,
theologians, and revolutionaries which have, in turn, shaped the way in which the world and human beings throughout the world have evolved. At the dawn of the 21st century, there
are approximately 311 million Buddhists in the world and approximately 700 million Hindus. Despite the many differences in actual beliefs and practices, it is worth noting that there is a
certain metaphysical unity that exists between Buddhism and Hinduism that is more pronounced or more obvious than is the case between most of the other religions of the world. Buddhism
It is important to understand that despite its usual association with Asian nations such as China or Japan, the Buddha was born Northern India in what is now Nepal
in the sixth century b.c.e. as Prince Siddartha Gautama. Unlike many other spiritual leaders, he lived a life of comfort, wealth, and happiness. He was sheltered from the world
by his estates high walls and he lived in contentment with his wife and son until he encountered true human suffering. On four different occasions away from his palace he
encountered the true pervasiveness of human suffering. When Prince Siddartha went out into the world, he was, according to The World and I (10/99) "each time affected by a different
person: an old man, a sick man, a corpse, and a monk. Overwhelmed, he fled the palace and adopted an ascetic, homeless path, giving up his comfortable life. Nevertheless, he
failed to find peace" (pp. 293). Reaching a point of despair, he sat beneath a tree, determined to meditate until he figured out the question of suffering. After 49 days,
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