BUDDHISM AND HINDUISM
“Again, I repeat, Shakya Muni came not to destroy, but he was the fulfilment, the logical conclusion, the logical development of the religion of the Hindus.”-Swami Vivekananda Buddhism and Hinduism are two of the most ancient religions in India. With the present day media craze of “intolerance” and the rising trend of getting “offended” at the smallest of the comments by the most untrustworthy of the sources, it may not be irrelevant to elucidate on the beautiful relationship that these two ancient religions share since the oldest documented historical records. HOW BUDDHISM AND HINDUISM ARE ONE AT THE SOURCE It may not be irrelevant to say here that the relationship between Hinduism and Buddhism is, in many ways very similar to the relationship that existed between Judaism and Christianity. Jesus Christ was a Jew and Shakya Muni was a Hindu(the Vedic religion). While Christ was rejected by the Jews and was crucified, Hindus not only accept Shakya Muni but