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Does hinduism, christanity and buddhism come from the same source?
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- gabriel_zacharyLv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
Yes.
They all come from the discovery of the universal truths of the innate nature of the inner Self. This is the basis of all religions.
However, historically they each have developed at different times due to the nature of the different perspectives that each has.
Hinduism is, technically, the oldest religion in the world. Buddhism merged out of Hinduism around the same time as Jainism. Christianity emerged much later out of Judaism.
Religions that have emerged from Hinduism are:
Zoroastrianism (Zoroaster is even mentioned in the Hindu Vedas)
Buddhism
Jainism
Sikhism
Ayyavazhi
Religions that have emerged from Judaism are:
Christianity
Islam
Baha'i
- 1 decade ago
Buddhism came out of Hinduism.
Hinduism originated around the same time that Judaism originated. Two of the oldest belief systems. Hinduism originated in the Central Asian plains by the nomadic groups called Aryans. They brought their belief system with them as they moved into the Gangetic Plains of Inida and spread throughout India. The original inhabitants called Dravidians were pushed out and to the South. They had their own belief systems and Gods. The Aryans mixed with them and the whole system came into being. The Vedas and the Upanishads are some of the ancient books. There were many invasions into India due to its richness and fertile lands. The invaders mixed with the locals and new ideas and practices came into being.
Christianity came from Judaism...the religion and culture of the Jews.
Though the religions evolved seperately, there were connections and shared ideas.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
If you believe in the unity of the whole universe or if you believe monotheism then they all boil down to the same source.Because if you think that way,all is one.
But I think christianity and buddhism are more close to each other while hinduism stands apart.
- 1 decade ago
Hinduism and Buddhism come from each other. christianity if it has any aspects of hinduism or buddhism stole it from them. christianity comes from Judaism, with a mix of egyptian folklore and sumerian
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- erkeLv 44 years ago
No. Buddhism grew out of Hindu lifestyle, yet they are actually not the same. EDIT--And there are gods in Buddhism. Canonical texts are complete of them. We do purely no longer renowned them as splendid beings.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
hinduism comes from cow..
Christianity from....Prophet Jesus
and Buddhism..for the saint Buddha
- billybetters2Lv 51 decade ago
It depends on who you ask. And even if they came from the same source they have deviated so much that none can really be considered related. The theologies are now very different.
- 1 decade ago
They do not come from one source and diverge, but come from different times and places and (potentially) converge.
The point of convergence is called "truth".
Esoteric Christian "Godhead" = Vedantic Hindu "Brahman" = Buddhist "Emptiness"
"If I spent enough time with the tiniest creature
Even a caterpillar –
I would never have to prepare a sermon.
So full of God
Is every creature."
--Johannes "Meister" Eckhardt
"Tat Tvam Asi"
--Chandyoga Upanishad
"Show me your original face before you were born"
--Buddhist koan
- Anonymous1 decade ago
No. Christianity comes from the curse of Abraham, where the evil Judaism and Islam regurgitated from.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I think they may originate from the same concept of a Supreme Being and moral law.