LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Hinduism: Subsequently Buddhism
built 606 days ago
Two types of sectarianism are discernible in the history of Hinduism, one theological and the other mainly philosophical. The latter accounted for the rise of such heretical systems as Buddhism and Jainism, and will be examined later. On its theological side, the Hindu religion had sown the seeds of division when it failed to explain the equal dignity of Brahma, Vishnu and Siva in the sacred writings. Brahma was not a popular deity, and quite naturally the followers of Vishnu and Siva each claimed the honors of supremacy for their favorite. Out of this rivalry grew two distinct sects — Vishnuism and Sivaism, which became solidified through centuries of sectarian writings called the Puranas (Antiquities), extending from the first centuries of the Christian era to the twelfth.
Source:
The Law of Karma is one of the fundamental doctrines of not only Hinduism, but ... of Buddhism and Jainism. As a man sows, so shall he reap. This is the law of Karma. Desire produces Karma. You work and exert to acquire the objects of your desire. Karma produces its fruits as pain and pleasure.
Source:
Relatively little is known about the origins of Hinduism, as it predates recorded history. The religion has been said to derive from beliefs of the Aryans, Dravidians, and Harappans living on the Indian subcontinent; it probably evolved from all three sources. Hinduism was ... later influenced by the other Indian religions of Buddhism and Jainism.
Source:
MORE ABOUT
Subsequently Buddhism