Buddhism FAQ23 Other-Religions

Buddhism FAQ0 >> 23.Relationship with Other Religions

=Buddhism FAQ=

(Frequently Asked Questions About Buddhism)

With Vedic Dharma(Hinduism)
In one of his previous lives Buddha was the Lord Ram of Ramayana according to Dasaratha-Jātaka, Jataka 461. Prior to that he was charismatic Rishi Matanga according to the Mātaṅga-Jātaka, Jataka 497. Rishi Matanga was a Brahmrishi and the guru of Devi Anjana who gave birth to Hanuman deva, one of the most revered. What it means is that Lord Ram was reborn as Lord Buddha and then attained final moksha/nirvana, never to be reborn again.

Also Lord Krishna was his elder brother according to Ghata-Jātaka2, Jataka 464, and as mentioned there, Krishna was later reborn as the Sariputra, the chief disciple of Lord Buddha and then attained final moksha/nirvana. Also in Buddhist texts it is seen that Brahma, Vishnu, Shiv, Shakra(Indra the king of gods/angels) etc most gods were Buddha's disciples and consulted him often on the matters of Dhamma/Dharma.

Indra king of gods/angels (known as Sakka/Shakra) consults Lord Buddha : Sakkapanha Sutta

Shiv consults Lord Buddha : SN1-version2 in sutta 102

Brahma pleads with Lord Buddha to teach the path(Dhamma): Mahavogga 1.5

Vishnu consults Lord Buddha: SN1-version2 in sutta 93

With Jainism
Jains are referred as Niganthas in Buddhist Pali texts which is its original name (Sanskrit: Nirgranth). The teachings of Jains are almost similar to Buddhism except that they (Jains) are still awaiting the arrival of their Buddha (the awakened one) as they do not recognize Lord Siddharth Gautham Buddha as their Buddha.

Conclusion
So we see Buddhism & ancient Indian religions are intertwined and in accordance(Gotama being the 25th Buddha and according to him, all previous Buddhas(Rishis) were born in Jambudvipa(South Asia) and in future also, as stated by Lord Buddha, all Enlightened Buddhas will be born here as a guiding light to the world. Therefore the people anti & pro of of the path should make peace & harmony for growth of all. We see that when this path (of supreme attainment i.e. moksha/nirvana) was glorified, his land, south asia(Jambudvipa), prospered and when it was routed out, when labelled as atheism(nastik), the land was met with ill fate, disintegrated and became subjugated to foreigners for more than thousand years (probably as result of karma).