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Similarities and Differences between Confucianism in China and Hinduism in India

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Confucianism originated in China by Confucius around the year 400 B.C.E. (faithresource.com…). Hinduism was brought to India by the Aryans around the year 1500 B.C.E. (janesvilleparker.org…). Although these two belief systems originated at different times they still share many similarities as well as many differences. Confucianism and Hinduism are two religions that shared many similarities. Such similarities are the idea that both were used as an outline for the way one should live his/her life, they were used to teach strength in one’s relationships, they both enforced political/governmental order, and each taught key concepts/values that would lead an individual down a path of peace.
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"Confucius thought that a ruler who had to resort to force had already failed as a ruler -- 'Your job is to govern, not to kill'" (friesian.com…). Hinduism also taught peace. An example is that many Hindus were strict vegetarians, and did not eat any sort of meat. Hindus "reject violence and believe that animals, birds and all sorts of living things become your friend when you cease to kill and eat them" (Gellman, Hartman, 96). **As much as these two belief systems have in common, they do have their differences. For example, Confucianism is not a religion, while Hinduism is one of the most prominent religions in the world with over a billion followers. Hinduism is also the third largest religion in the world, and has always been one of the largest religions since it's creation in the 11th century B.C.E. (paths2peace.org…). Hinduism has a god for most things such as a god of love, war, peace, rain and so on. However, Hindus do not pray to all of these gods. There are gods and goddesses that are more important than others, and these are the ones many Hindus focus on. In Confucianism, however, there are no deities (gods and goddesses). Confucius was not a very spiritual man, although very philosophical (globaled.org…). Confucianism is actually referred to as an ethical system rather than a religion due to the fact that there are no deities involved

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