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compare buddhism and hinduism

OpenStudy (kenljw):

Hinduism is polytheistic, up to 33 million gods, dateing back to 1500 BC and has a caste system, 9 level from Brahma, lighter skin priestly caste, to Untouchable, darkest skin. They believe in reincarnation based on karma. Buddhism came out of Hinduism, about 500 BC, rejects reincarnation and was founded by the Buddha, Siddharth Guatama, who was a shelter prince but when confronted with the real world decided he did not want to come back to this world and set out a path for it.

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