The differences in Hinduism, Buddism, and Judiasm, including the view of God or gods, recincarnation, karma, universal truths, and beliefs in the afterlife.
Descriptions of the Hindu and Buddhism religions and how they shaped the history of India. Hinduism was responsible for the caste system in which one's place in society was preordained by family status and which limited people to specified occupations.
Hindus people believe that there are three possible paths to Nirvana. First is to fulfill their family and social obligations there by eliminating bad karma. Second is the way of knowledge, believing that if one recognizes that they are not an individual but part of Brahman. Finally is the way of devotion, where one completely surrenders him or herself to one god or goddess.