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A 6 page research paper that addresses two topics (roughly 3 pages each). The first topic contrasts and compares Vedanta Hinduism with Buddhism. The second topic contrasts and compares ancient Greek philosophy with Indian philosophy in general. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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al, 1995, p. 355). Hindu philosophy divided into the "Six Systems," which are "Samkhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisesika, Vedanta and Mimamsa" (Honderich, et al, 1995, p. 355). Likewise, Vedanta Hinduism, which
has its foundation in the original philosophy of the Upanishad portion of the Veda (sacred Hindu texts), branched into multiple sects. The philosophy of advaita, which literally refers to non-dualism,
is the oldest of the Vedanta schools of Indian philosophy (Advaita Vedanta, no date). It is a central tenet to Vedanta Hindu belief that a sacred, infinite force, referred
to as "Brahman" (Pravrajika, 2001). Although human beings are fundamentally spiritual beings, we are fooled into thinking that we are separate entities because of our life experiences. From birth, the
ego is superimposed over the "Atman" or "pure Spirit" (Pravrajika, 2001, p. 337). When individuals, through the process of enlightenment, become liberated from the ego, when they die, they can
exist forever as pure spirit; however, those who are still caught up in the experiences of ego accumulate "karma," which determines the nature of their next reincarnation (Pravrajika, 2001). All
of the sacred Hindu texts, i.e., the Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, the Brahama Sutras, as well as others, indicate the law of karma and reincarnation (Pravrajika, 2001). The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
(4.4.5-6) details how the law of karma determines the birth of the reincarnated soul (Pravrajika, 2001). Vedanta Hinduism views death as a time of harvest wherein the collective effect of
a lifetime of actions and desires determines what will happen to that particular soul in the future (Pravrajika, 2001). Buddhism shares many of the same philosophies as Hinduism. Gautama Siddhartha,
the man who became known as "the Buddha" or "Enlightened One," lived roughly 500 years before the birth of Jesus. While he is the official "founder" of this religious belief,
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