Interestingly, the founder of Buddhism, Gautam Buddha, was a Hindu from the warrior community. So, it is not surprising that most of the concepts of Buddhism and Hinduism are similar. In this article, we will try to find out the similarities between Hinduism and Buddhism.

Similarities between Hinduism and Buddhism:

1. The Aim of Life: The aim of life advocated by Hinduism and Buddhism is the same i.e., salvation. The only difference is salvation is called Moksha in Hinduism and as Nirvana in Buddhism.

2. Eight-fold path: The eight-fold path suggested by Buddha is also advocated by Hinduism but Hinduism shows many other paths also to attain salvation. The philosophy of Hinduism and Buddhism is nearly the same.

3. Hindus believe Gautam Buddha as the ninth incarnation of Hindu deity, Lord Vishnu, who came on earth to preach peace and save the world from excessive violence.