Jeanette, Andrew, Kali

Who is God?

Confucius(Kali): There is no God
Hinduism(Jeanette): There are multiple gods. The main three gods are Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
Buddhism (Andrew): There is no god that is in control of our lives.  
Confucius: We just have to live our lives by doing things the right way.

What is the meaning of life guize lets discuss
Hinduism: There are four stages of life.
1. student/learner
2. marriage/prime of life
3. detach from all desires
4. sannyasin
Buddhism: In life we strive to end our suffering. Buddhists believe that life is suffering because humans make their lives sufferable. We do this through our desires and attachments to things that only give us temporary happiness. Buddhists seek true happiness through self-reflection and living properly, distancing ourselves from attachments.
Confucius: In life we should do five main things to reconstruct society: Use the right names for things, chose the meaning between two extremes, live the five basic relations correctly( have the ten right attitudes), be devoted to your family, and have respect for age. Also the five ways to civil order are Jen (humaneness), Chun-tzu (being the ideal person), Li (the right pattern), Té (government by moral power), and Wen (cultivation of the peaceful arts). We have to live life step-by-step in an organized way.

Why does mankind exist?

Hinduism: To reach Brahman or nirvana or self-enlightenment and to end reincarnation in order to attain moksha.
Buddhism: Man is the closest being to being enlightened. Humans are here as a result of living right in their past lives. Animals and plants live lives governed by basic necessities, without the capacity to meditate and act on their free will. Humans are here to find out true reality and come to self-perception.
Confucius: There is no greater meaning to life, we just have to live it to the best of our ability and make meaning out of life ourselves. Mankind must have civil order.


What happens when we die?
Buddhism: What happens after we die is determined by our actions during the course of our lives. If we live a right life following the eightfold path and do manage to achieve enlightenment, we no longer reincarnate and live on this earth. This is the greatest thing that can happen as life is suffering. Otherwise people can be reincarnated as animals or humans again, depending on their karma.
Hinduism: If a Hindu hasn’t reached nirvana or Brahman, they reincarnate based on the law of karma. If one has reached nirvana or Brahman, the life cycle ends and they attain moksha.
Confucius: We become one with the Earth. We die and that is it.