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Buddhism vs Hinduisms - What's the difference?

buddhism | hinduisms |

As nouns the difference between buddhism and hinduisms

is that buddhism is the religion and philosophy founded by the Nepalese teacher Gautama Buddha while Hinduisms is plural of Hinduism.

buddhism

English

(wikipedia Buddhism)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The religion and philosophy founded by the Nepalese teacher (Gautama Buddha).

    • Derived terms

    * Hinayana Buddhism * Mahayana Buddhism * Theravada Buddhism * Vajrayana Buddhism * Won Buddhism * Zen Buddhism

    Related terms

    * Buddha * Buddhist

    hinduisms

    English

    Noun

    (head)
    • Lloyd Ridgeon, Major World Religions (2003) p. 13.
  • :* But it then follows that if Hindus think and say that there is Hinduism, and act to uphold it, then there is a Hinduism, or more probably several Hinduisms .
    • Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty, Wendy Doniger, Other Peoples' Myths: The Cave of Echoes (1995) p. 23.
  • :* There are so many Hinduisms that no single Hindu could speak for the entire tradition.
    • Ninian Smart, The Long Search (1977) p. 27.
  • :* It is no surprise then to find that Hinduism is really a sort of federation of Hinduisms .