You must the 3rd grade students answer the following focus questions:

what are the similarities and differences in the core beliefs of hinduism and buddhism?

what caused the shift from hinduism to buddhism?

how did the mauryan and the gupta empires lead to the spread of hinduism or buddhism?

where did hinduism and buddhism spread during ancient indian civilization?

What are the similarities and differences in the core beliefs of Hinduism and Buddhism?The main difference between Brahmanism and Buddhism is the notion of the belief in there being a soul (Brahamism/Hinduism) and no soul or non-self (Buddhism). Brahmanism holds with a permanent self or soul passing from life to life. Buddhism believes there is nothing permanent.

What caused the shift from Hinduism to Buddhism? The shift took place in 300 BC where Buddhism became very popular because Emperor Ashoka was facilitating its expansion. But up to present, Hinduism still remains as the dominant religion of India. In other parts of the world like Tibet and China, Buddhism is the dominant religion.

How did the Mauryan and the Gupta empires lead to the spread of Hinduism or Buddhism? The Mauryan Empire lead to the spread of Hinduism because it was a major religion at the time and Hindu priests were an important part of the emperor's court. Ashoka, who was a powerful ruler who converted to Buddhism, still had his Hindu priests in his court.

Where did Hinduism and Buddhism spread during Ancient Indian Civilization?The Spread of Buddhism Essay. The Spread of Buddhism Buddhism is a philosophy, a moral code, and, for some a religious faith which originated in 530 BC in India. Buddhism evolved as a modification of Hinduism when Hinduism started to become very complicated due to too many sacrifices in the name of God.

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d: their own individual powers within the new goverment