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**Zvssxstw** · 05-31-2012, 11:30 AM

Just a point of clarification Hinduism as we know it today didn't exist at the time of the Buddha. Modern Hinduism evolved from a variety of philosophies (including Buddhism), but I guess Brahmanism is the main one.

The main philosophies at the time that the Buddha interacted with where Brahmanism and Jainism, he incorporated some ideas, rejected others, and redefined many.

I recommend this series of talks Buddhism Before the Theravada from John Peacock http://www.audiodharma.org/series/207/talk/2602/

As Abhaya pointed out as Buddhism evolved some ideas we think of as Hindu slowly became re-incorporated, in the above talks this is referred to as creeping Brahanism.

05-31-2012, 11:30 AM	#3
Zvssxstw Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 481 Senior Member	Just a point of clarification Hinduism as we know it today didn't exist at the time of the Buddha. Modern Hinduism evolved from a variety of philosophies (including Buddhism), but I guess Brahmanism is the main one. The main philosophies at the time that the Buddha interacted with where Brahmanism and Jainism, he incorporated some ideas, rejected others, and redefined many. I recommend this series of talks Buddhism Before the Theravada from John Peacock http://www.audiodharma.org/series/207/talk/2602/ As Abhaya pointed out as Buddhism evolved some ideas we think of as Hindu slowly became re-incorporated, in the above talks this is referred to as creeping Brahanism.
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