COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF DHARMIC RELIGIONS

Hinduism Mahayana Theravada

God • Brahman
• Vishnu • Buddha • Buddha
• Shiva

Place of Origin • India

• India • Nepal, India

Prophet/Founder • No founder • Siddhartha • Siddhartha

Gautama Gautama

Sacred Scripture/s • Vedas

• Lotus Sutra • Tipitaka

Practices/Beliefs • Karma and Dharma • Four noble truth and • Four noble truth and
eight fold path eight fold path

Issues • Women in
Hinduism • War and Violence
• Activism
• Tzu Chi Foundation
• Sati or Suti • Women in
• Tibet Incasion
Buddhism
• Caste System

Destiny • Reincarnation until

• All things in this
they gain ultimate • Help others to reach
world are
enlightenment enlightenment
impermanence

Purpose • To achieve the four

• To terminate all •To terminate all
fold purpose of life
forms of suffering forms of sufferings

The Three Dharmic Religion

There are three dharmic religion, Hinduism, Mahayana and Theravada. Buddhism has two
branches, Mahayana Buddhism and Theravada Buddhism.
HINDUISM
 The god of Hinduism are Brahman, Vishnu and Shiva and they have lots of god
 Their place of origin is India.
 Hinduism has no founder.
 Their sacred scripture is Vedas.
 The practices and beliefs of Hinduism is karma and dharma.
 Their issues are Women in Hinduism, Sati or Suti and Caste System
 The destiny of Hinduism is reincarnation until they gain ultimate enlightenment.
 Their purpose is to achieve the four fold purpose of life.
MAHAYANA BUDDHISM
 The god of Mahayana Buddhism is Buddha
 Their place of origin is also in India.
  The founder of Mahayana Buddhism is Siddhartha Gautama
 Their sacred scripture is Lotus Sutra.
 The practices and beliefs of Mahayana Buddhism are four noble truth and eight fold path
 Their issues are Activism, Tzu Chi Foundation and Tibet Incasion
 The destiny of Mahayana Buddhism is all things in this world are impermanence
 Their purpose is to terminate all forms of suffering
THERAVADA BUDDHISM
 The god of Theravada Buddhism is also Buddha
 Their place of origin is in Nepal, India or Northern India
 The founder of Theravada Buddhism is also Siddhartha Gautama
 Their sacred scripture is Tipitaka
 The practices and beliefs of Theravada Buddhism is also four noble truth and eight fold
path
 Their issues are War and Violence and Women in Buddhism
 The destiny of Theravada Buddhism is help each others to reach enlightenment
 Their purpose is also to terminate all forms of suffering