Comparing Hinduism And Judaism

"I love you when you bow in your mosque, kneel in your temple, pray in your church. For you and I are sons of one religion, and it is the spirit." Kahlil Gibran

Hinduism is one of the earliest religons that is still practiced around the world. It seeks to answer the same questions that Christianity does, but arrives at different answers. It seeks truth, but fails to find it.

Both Buddhism and Hinduism are well known religions. They are two of the most popular polytheistic faiths in the world. Some people believe them to be sects of the same religion, but they are mistaken. Buddhism and Hinduism have some similarities, but many things set them apart from each other as well. They are each their own religion in many aspects.

Around the world, people believe Hinduism isn’t a religion, but a way of life. Michael Molloy states, “Hinduism is not a single, unified religion; it is more like a family of beliefs (75).” It was constructed from the Aryans who brought it into India in 1500 BC. The religion is one of the dominant religion in India over centuries. “Hinduism is the religion followed by about 70 percent of the roughly seven hundred million people of India. Elsewhere, with the exception of the Indonesian island of Bali, Hindus represent only minority

Hinduism is a religion practiced all over the world and has gained a large following. Hinduism got its start in the Indus Valley civilization and since then has evolved into a open and tolerant religion upon which every and anybody from all walks of life are welcome. In Hinduism there is a divine reality which can best be described as all reality is ultimately one for monistic Hindus or that there is no distinction between the divine reality and the rest of reality for dualistic Hindus. Either way it is put Hindus try to understand divine reality through their different gods, images, nature, and avatars.

Abundant in traditions and culture, Judaism and Buddhism provide a spiritual path for followers. Both faiths are two of the four major religions of the world. The religions’ central belief is to live a fulfilling and deserving life. Buddhism and Judaism identify as two seemingly diverse religions, yet still bear many resemblances to each other within their beliefs and practices.

The differences between Hinduism and Abrahamic Religions are many. The primary difference of beliefs is that Abrahamic Religion believes that there is one God. Hinduism beliefs vary being Pantheistic, monotheistic and polytheistic it is one of the most complex religions of the world. In the comparison of Hinduism and Abrahamic Religion differ on their concept of God. Along with their differences on the concept of God the Hindu’s and Abrahamic Religions also differ on their concept of man’s destiny. Finally Hindu’s and Abrahamic Religions also differ on their concept of Salvation.

These social ideologies and cultural phenomenon have certain effects in controlling the human mental processes and behaviors in different levels. The two religions that are so similar and yet so different at the same time are Judaism and Hinduism. Judaism and Hinduism are the two major religions that million of people are following today around the world. They are both the oddest and indigenous religions spread so far for thousands of years. These two religions can be both seen as ancestry since they arouse the development of other religious systems.

Both of the religions Hinduism and Judaism are similar but different in their own ways. Hinduism worships many gods and goddesses, whereas Judaism is a confirmedly monotheistic religion. In the Hinduism religion the bedrock is the belief that the Vedas is sacred and the caste system decribed in it. “Hinduism is a guide to life, and the goal of which is to reach union with Brahman, the unchanging ultimate reality”(75). The dharma or moral law that need to be followed. There are many gods that were worshiped and each person may worship a different god. Images of the gods in homes or temples were presented where each person can show devotion to their personal gods by singing hymns or offering flowers before the images. The Hindus believe in many things such as that the universe undergoes and endless cycle of creation, believe in karma, that the soul reincarnates, the belief that all life is sacred.

Both of these religions began in the Near East continents where polytheism was the norm (Hutchinson, 2016b). Judaism was established in Israel and Hinduism was established in India. “Polytheism is the belief in and worship of many gods, who are associated with different aspects of the natural world, places, powers, or characteristics” (Hutchinson, 2016a, p.1). The leaders of these religions varied in their successes of leading the people and building the kingdoms and religions.

There is Hinduism and Judaism, Hinduism is Eastern religion and Judaism western religion. (In Hinduism they believe in Reincarnation, it is when you’re alive and there is death and where there will be life, everyone thinks what they hear about Reincarnation, the black section is dark that is death and the white part is living, will the present.)(Judaism is where people think about the temple and empire and follow everything said by him. They have elections land, monotheism, monarchy, and temple, messiah they are related to good because they think about him and believe.) They are both the god and think and learning about him believing in the empire since maybe they were little,

One of the largest, and oldest religion in the world is Hinduism. There are many Gods and many divinities in Hinduism. It's hard to define is it one religion or more religions, because of so many beliefs. The main focus of Hindus is on their life, reincarnation, and karma. Hindus believe that after death you start a new life in a new body, and it depends on how was your life before death. However, they have lower and upper life. If they lived a good life, they will be in upper life, which is closer to one of their biggest Gods Braham. On the other hand, if they weren't so good in their life they will be placed in lower life wich is more distant from Braham. They all want to be as close to Braham as they can, so that's why they are all trying

Even though followers of Hinduism have many gods in their religion they usually have a personal God which they support the most and worship more than the others. Whilst a large percentage of Hindu’s believe in hundreds of gods, some like to argue that there is only one or three gods to worship. (Shaivam.org. 2015)

Judaism has been around for over 3,000 years and they believe in one god. Some of the people broke off from Judaism and became their own religion that formed the modern day Christianity and Islam religions. They both believe in worshiping only one god. Buddhism is a 2,500 year old religion and Buddhists do not believe in a personal god, but they follow the path of Buddha seeking to reach a state of enlightenment. Hinduism is a 3,500 year old religion and Hinduism followers believe in many gods such as, Brahma, Saraswati, Lakshmi, Vishnu, Shiva, Durga and Ardhanarishvara.

Hinduism and Islam are two largely practiced religions, specifically in India and the subcontinents. Both Hinduism and Islam have unique practices and traditions, which can vary depending on the town, region or people. They share a common belief in a supreme god, that being either Brahma or Allah respectively. The traditions differ on the central texts used, as well as differences in the process of reaching the afterlife and basic beliefs.