There are a lot of parallels to the same questions about Judaism and Christianity, actually.
Buddhism was an offshoot of Hindu tradition with a focus on the Buddha, in the same way that Christianity was an offshoot of Judaism with a focus on Jesus.
The offshoot religions tended to be far more evangelical than the original ones, for simple survival reasons - early Buddhists, like early Christians, were far more interested in missionaries and conversions than Hindus and Jews of the same eras.
So, while Hinduism stayed relatively small and focused on the Indian subcontinent, Buddhism spread throughout Asia, dividing geographically into several sects, including Theraveda, Mahayana, Chan, and Zen - not unlike how Christianity spread geographically, dividing into various denominations over different time periods and geographic regions while Judaism remained relatively focused and small.
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There are a lot of parallels to the same questions about Judaism and Christianity, actually.
Buddhism was an offshoot of Hindu tradition with a focus on the Buddha, in the same way that Christianity was an offshoot of Judaism with a focus on Jesus.
The offshoot religions tended to be far more evangelical than the original ones, for simple survival reasons - early Buddhists, like early Christians, were far more interested in missionaries and conversions than Hindus and Jews of the same eras.
So, while Hinduism stayed relatively small and focused on the Indian subcontinent, Buddhism spread throughout Asia, dividing geographically into several sects, including Theraveda, Mahayana, Chan, and Zen - not unlike how Christianity spread geographically, dividing into various denominations over different time periods and geographic regions while Judaism remained relatively focused and small.
people liked it more
i mean, think about it, let go of greed and life is perfect!!!!!!!!!!
doesnt it truthfully sound a little more tempting