Whichever faith you follow is the greatest one, the world should follow.
Vaishnavism is a sect in Hinduism whereas Buddhism is a Shramanic religion.
It is like comparing
- Pineapple with Coconut.
- Ceylon with India
- Small well with an ocean
Vaishnavism is a sect in Hinduism alongwith many like Saivism,Sakthas etc etc. and many sects within each.
Whereas Buddhism comes under Shramanic religions. It is logical to compare with other Shramanic religions.
Shramanic Religions: There are various classifications:
Some say 6, based on Philosophy and contemporaneous ascetics of Gautama.
Some include 84 Siddhas from Nath Tradition, (which includes 18 Tamil Siddhas) and making it 90.
In six who are contemporaneous to Buddha are:
1.Buddha is a mystic who taught as void.(Buddhism)
2.Mahavir is a mystic chemist who taught as restraint. (Jainism)
3.Makkali Gosala is a mystic alchemist(metallurgist ) who taught as fatalism.(Ajivika)
4.Purana Kassappa is an ascetic who taught as non action(Akiriyavada)
5.Ajita Kesakamabali is an ascetic who advised as to live happily (Charvaka)
6.Sanjaya Belathiputta taught as suspension of judgement (Ajnana)
There were several mystics (over 84 Maha Siddhas) in our holy land before and after Buddha, Mahavira, Gosalas, Kassappas, Ajitas and Sanjayas. These mystics contributed much in philosophy, medicine, metullergy and performed miracles.
Some worshipped Shiv, some Sakthi, some Perumal, some Murugan.After Buddhism and Jainism, some created the left hand sects within Buddhism and Jainism
In a nutshell, Void and Non Greediness make it uniqueness of Buddhism with the rest.
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