Greeks and Hindus

While Hinduism and Buddhism share common roots , Judaism does not share

its origin with either of these . Despite this , when one considers the

things that religions in themselves hope to accomplish , it becomes

easier to find similarities among even seemingly very different

religions . The religions Judaism , Buddhism , and Hinduism all teach

vastly different doctrines and each is considered by many to be

exclusive of the other two . However , closer scrutiny will provide

evidence that these three religions do share some common

characteristics . In many ways that have to do with such concepts as

pantheism , dualism , polytheism , suffering , afterlife , and the

transcendence of earth , Judaism , Hinduism , and Buddhism all hold threads

of doctrines or beliefs in common .

Hinduism and Buddhism share a common birthplace in India . The Hindu

religion has been described as having a large number of varying beliefs

all contained within one system . It also contains very many methods of

worship that vary according to taste or according to the different gods

being worshipped at any given time . The religious has often been termed

pantheistic because of its ability to deify practically any natural

object imaginable . The religion was descended from a mixture of several

belief systems that were brought into India during the time of its

inhabitation by the Aryans approximately 1750 B .C .E . During this the

earliest time of the religion 's existence , the main objects worshipped

were found in the forces that define nature , such as the wind , rain , and

sunshine . In this sense , the Hindu religion began as a polytheistic one

and continued to expand its polytheism as the centuries went by .

The Judaic religion does in fact share a legendary polytheistic