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Originally Posted by lifeforce  Is it true that buddism comes from hinduism? Wasn't budda a hinduist? Would that make buddism subjective reality too? |
Buddhism and Hinduism are very much anti-dualistic... they believe there is only one type of substance that exist in the world: buddhism, matter and Hinduism, spirit.
Buddhism is
objective reality, although our perceptions create the illusion of subjectivity. The quote above from ALG is meant to mean that the illusion of self arises from thoughts. We must end the cycle of Samsara by realising that we are impermanent and contingent beings and in fact there is no "we" at all. The central thesis of Buddhism is the concept of No-Self. When this is realised we enter a state of Nirvana.
That is completely opposite to Hinduism. They expound a subjective reality in which we have an essential spirit (Atman) which is equivalent to God/Everything/Oneness(Brahman). Moksha, is the realisation that everything is one.
Yes, the Buddha was a Hindu originally. He then went against everything that Hinduism preaches.