Buddhists and Confucians are alike in several ways in as they share the same ideas about the gods, believing that it is futile to worship gods. Confucius thought that gods were irrelevant, while Buddha taught his people that it was hopeless in praying to the gods. Although Confucius never stated outright the gods didn’t exist, he never rejected spiritual mysterious. Both Confucianism and Buddhism believe wisdom to be a fundamental part of life. To the Buddhist wisdom is perfect enlightenment and understanding. Using meditation and reflection the Buddhist spend much of their lives finding understanding and enlightenment. Confucianism looks up to the elderly because they consider them to be the wisest. The elderly receives the most respect and have the most authority.
Three practices of Buddhism are: Sila: which represents morality, good conduct and virtue. Samadhi: Mental development, such as meditation and concentration. The path to wisdom is to develop one’s mind to lead to personal freedom. Mental development can also control and strengthen the mind to help maintain good conduct and spirit. Prajna: The real heart of Buddhism is the practice of wisdom, discernment, enlightenment, and insight. If your mind is calm and pure, then wisdom will emerge.
Around 1500 BC the roots of Hinduism can be traced. Back then Hinduism was very different than it is today. In the west Hinduism is viewed as a polytheistic religion as followers worships many gods and goddesses. There are also some who view Hinduism as Trinitarian, one God, being three persons. Earlier Hindu scriptures refer to Henotheistic, where male and female are deities, but only one is recognize as being supreme. Vaishnavism and Shivaism are practice by the urban Hindus. Vaishnavism: regards Vishnu as the ultimate deity, while Shivaism is also practice. The main act of Hindu worship is puja, a ritual that