HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Unlike Hindus, Buddhists believe that nirvana can be achieved in our lifetime.
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Unlike Hindus, Buddhists believe that there is a higher goal than achieving nirvana.
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Unlike Hindus, Buddhists believe that only members of a high caste can achieve nirvana.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Buddhism and Hinduism agree on karma, dharma, moksha and reincarnation. They are different in that Buddhism rejects the priests of Hinduism, the formal rituals, and the caste system. Buddha urged people to seek enlightenment through meditation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nirvana is the earliest and most common term used to describe the goal of the Buddhist path. This term means the extinction of craving, or the extinction of the fires of attachment, aversion and ignorance.
Detailed explanation-3: -In Hinduism, Dharma can refer generally to religious duty or universal order (similar to rta), and also mean social order, right conduct, or simply virtue. In Buddhism, Dharma can mean the true nature of things or the natural law that the Buddha discovered.