Buddhism and Hinduism Buddhism and Hinduism are two of the primary religions that came into existence in India beginning in 700 B.C. and continuing throughout history to 400 A.D. Both Hinduism and Buddhism are based on the same principles, but differ in their ideas as a whole. Buddhism occurred when a monk named Guatama reached enlightenment after meditating underneath a tree for over forty days. He is the sacred God-like being in Buddhism, known as …showed first 75 words of 642 total…

…showed last 75 words of 642 total…are in one way or another a form of each other. It is evident in both that the same principles are applied in different manners. In the present day world, Buddhism is the most popular overall, especially in the United States, which contains around two million or so. Hinduism is primarily found in the Asian countries. In an overview, I believe both are powerful and will remain intact for many years to come from now.