Hinduism and Buddhism (reject, mystic, beliefs, God, verse)

[Somkid]

Nope, I don't think religiously it would work however many of the philosophies are similar and Buddhists and Hindus tend to get along well. In my "home town" we don't have a Buddhist temple actually in the entire state we don't have a Buddhist temple however we do have a Hindu temple that put in a large Buddha and invited we Buddhists to use their facility, which was done in loving-kindness and is worthy of great merit.

[lilithu]

Originally Posted by Seyorni

I see them as opposite sides of the same coin. Both are Karmic religions. Both posit transmigration of souls. Both see an end to this cycle upon the achievement of enlightenment. Historically, Buddhism may be (and is by many Hindus) regarded as a sect of Hinduism.

Seyorni, Buddhism does not posit transmigration of souls. Buddhism does not posit souls. In Hinduism there is an eternal soul that is bound to reincarnation via karma. In Buddhism there are collections of aggregates that are conditioned into being via karma. There is rebirth, not reincarnation. Meaning another birth happens, but there is no eternal soul to be reincarnated.

As for whether you can be both, hey, if it works for you.

[Runt]

The term "Hinduism" is highly problematic because it is an invention of 19th century Europeans attempting to construct Indian religion in a decidedly Western light. It is better understood as an umbrella term used to group together a wide variety of religions, not all of which are based on the Vedas, not all of which are grounded in Varnas, and not all of which are strictly theistic. So if we attempt to discuss whether or not Hinduism and Buddhism are compatible enough for an individual to claim to be both Hindu and Buddhist at once, one must ask oneself what kind of Hindu, and, what kind of Buddhist. I will add, however, that syncretisms form involving religions apparently far more difficult to reconcile than Hinduism and Buddhism, and there are plenty of ethnographic accounts of Hindu-Buddhist syncretism.

The only example I can think of off the top of my head:
Kataragama rituals in Sri Lanka

[zenzero]

Friends,
The differences that you talk about is there between two leaves also, it is bound to be. Every thing is unique in itself BUT deep down the are meeting at the same point.
Friend Liluthu; maybe there is some conceptual problem about some differences for you BUT both Hinduism and Buddhism are talking about the same thing JUST a change in GESTALT result is the same. As mentioned Buddha only took one aspect of Hinduism to greater heights and his followers named it after him but normally in himduism though many have contributed none attributed their personal name to any such discoveries as that showsthe ego.
Finally do remember that they all reach the same goal. One has only to select what SUITS the individual most may be a combination of all. Today we see Yoga of India. Vipassana of Buddhism. Tai-Chi of Tao, Zazen of Zen etc been more popular amongs the masses globally. It makes no difference neither the gurus wanted such differences to be highlighted as differnces but as work done in a particular field and open for others to take it beyond. We find similarity in open source code like Linux.
Somkid too has a mental block. Temples are places of worship or meditation and makes nodifference whom you are praying to as even Buddha said * You have to kill me , if I come in the way* Similarly each one has to reach to that NOTHINGNESS by killing any form that comes even those that are found any any temples/ churches etc. Mohammad was another person who went directly for that No form but laid stress on whats written in the koran and which is subject to interpretation by scholars who are not enlightened and so differences occur.
Differences are all LIMITATION of the MIND. ANd only when the Mind is dropped that all differences drop and merge to that Nothingness.
Love & rgds

[Aupmanyav]

You could have avoided the mention of Mohammad. There are doubts about what he was after. Nothingness or sometimes oneness in Hinduism.

[lilithu]

Originally Posted by zenzero

Friend Liluthu; maybe there is some conceptual problem about some differences for you BUT both Hinduism and Buddhism are talking about the same thing JUST a change in GESTALT result is the same.

SOME people say they are talking about the same thing. OTHERS say they are talking about different things.

You assume I have a conceptual problem. From my pov, I am respecting what was taught, as it was taught, without imposing my own interpretations on it. Personally, I agree that they ultimately teach the same thing. But I recognize that that is an interpretation, and respect that others do not agree.

[zenzero]

Friend Liluthu,
Your point of view is well respected here, whatever be the learning and understanding.
As for the assumption; well, it was just that an assumption.
Love & rgds