Hinduism vs. Buddhism - Path to Enlightenment?

Buddhism was inspired by Hinduism... neither of them is a religion ... they are just practices for life...

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Hinduism vs. Buddhism - Path to Enlightenment?

Which route is the fastest way to enlightenment? How does Hinduism view Buddhism and vice-versa?

In fact, there is no religion or even philosophy named Hinduism which is in reality called Sanatan Dharma and Buddhism is a philosophy to attain 'Nirban'. Now In Sanatana Dharma, there are more than six philosophies like Vedanta, Samkhya, Nyaay, Baishesika, Mimangsha(2). Vedantant Darshansays "Gnanat Mukti" and there has been many interpretation of it given by Sankaracharya, Ramanucharya, Madhbacharya, Ballava charya and so on. They come to the last point that Bhakti is the shortest and purest path to enlightenment. Bhakti in the sense to serve all considering and realizing all like a thread of a garland.

Buddhism also has its own path to attain enlightenment by practicing knowledge.

There are no short cuts....but If guided well....and practiced sincerely....Kundalini Yoga is the fastest route on the path to enlightenment...In tantra teachings....it is said...that a practitioner can only do 50%....the remaining 50% is absolutely by divine grace....You travel half the way...towards it...and it travels half the way towards you...its a meeting...

Buddhism also has chakra meditations...and breath techniques...as in Hinduism...Buddhas meditation techniques are....no-nonsense...methods...just like him....He is very serious about meditation and nirvana...Generally....he is considered as an 'Atheist' by Hindus....because after Nirvana....he didn't talk about God...Buddha does radically the opposite of what is expected of him....he will tell an atheist that there is god...and tell a theist that there is no god...He wanted to break all fixed thoughts in mans mind...so that one can make real progress...In my personal opinion...Buddhism is a nice path....its for every one...all theists or atheists can follow its meditation teachings....

I think,

it does not depend on the way that how fast one attains enlightenment,

it rather depends upon ones own self

that how fast one travels the path or the way

one chooses for attaining enlightenment.

I think, it is not wise to compare two established religions,

because both are different

and proven ways for attaining Nirvana or Moksha.

there is no path in this world to be called fastest or the shortest or the easiest.all paths take their own time.hinduism is available even before the birth of buddhism. since they are both religion there is nothing to say.

First, neither of these presents just one path. There are many sects of each, and many more practices. We would also have to know how developed the student was at the start, who their teacher will be, etc.

Similar problems arise when we look at how each tradition views the other.

There is no 'fastest' route -the route it self is enlightenment !! All religions of Indian soil are alike !!

bhudhism does not believe in existence of God and Hinduism believes in God. But both believe that good deeds lead us to success.

The essential self and universal self are just two views of the same reality.