ArchivedThe Origins of Hinduism and BuddhismWell... not exactly. I cannot speak as well for Hinduism as I can for Buddhism, which teaches that life is soul-less, and self-less. This very often makes Buddhism look pessimistic (no soul, no self... man, what a bummer). It also teaches you that you and all things are the result of conditions, a constant state of fluctuating conditions. Dependant origination - no "thing" comes from "nothing" and no "thing" can become "nothing". There are no more or less conditioned things in this world now (excluding meteors and the space program) than there was 5,000 years ago. Why does the human population continue to increase? Because the conditions for more humans to "become" are prime. Yet still, all of them will inevitably return to the conditions from which they came, like ripples in the ocean. Buddhism is unfortunately a grossly misunderstood "religion" (some argue against that claim), and under-educated persons on the subject attempt to explain it to even lesser-educated persons, and untruths come to be. btw: Most sects of Buddhism do not teach reincarnation. Reincarnation and "rebirth" are not the same thing. Even though you hear, " 'x' is the reincarnation of 'y' ", this is not what you think it is. Westerners like to think, "me with a new body", or "my soul with a new body" as reincarnation... this is simply silly, and untrue. |
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