What are some of the basic differences between Hinduism and Christianity?

What are some of the basic differences between Hinduism and Christianity?

Hindus deny the TRinity..

Are you that clueless !

Hindus don't tell non believers that they will go to hell.
Hindus don't tell non believers to repent.

Hinduism is, of course, older than Christianity.

In Hinduism, it is not necessary to believe in a Higher Power to go to heaven (or attain Moksha, which means to be one with the Being). In Hinduism, to reach that, all you have to do is do good things and earn karma. This makes atheists and people of any religion and everyone in between eligible. However, in Christianity, to go to heaven, you must believe.

That's the one that leaps to mind...there are many more, but I'm not going to list them all here. Check out the workpieces of Hinduism and Christianity for more detail.

By the way, a common misconception about Hinduism is that it is a polytheistic religion. It's not. Not really, anyway. Hindus believe that there is one Higher Being that takes the form of many different things. God is in everything, including plants, animals and humans. (Therefore, in Hinduism, looking inside you to find God is okay. In Christianity, you must reach outside of yourself to find God.) But there is only one Higher Being.

Honestly, they have a lot of differences but a few (gasp!) similarities as well. However I'm tired after studying for midterms all day and now Imma log off. Hope I helped!

Christians believe there is only one God, who created the universe.

Hindus believe the universe was not created but has always been there. They believe that Om ("God") is in every part of the universe - close to believing that the material universe IS God - which is called "pantheism". This divine nature is in everything - inanimate, animal, human, the spirits. Om is also manifested as a variety of gods, e.g. Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and others.

Christians believe the basic problem for humans is sin (rebellion against God; failure to be in a right relationship with Him). Someone must pay the price for this sin. Either we pay it ourselves, i.e. we are eternally separated from God, or God pays it for us, i.e. through the death of Jesus, who substituted Himself for our punishment. Christians believe that anyone can be forgiven for sinning simply by repenting (turning away).

Hindus also have a concept of sin, but it's more a failure to keep the rules and live in harmony with the universe. Hindus believe that they will always pay for their own sins - nobody can pay the price of anther's sin. They keep on being punished for their sins: the ordinary sufferings of everyday life always occur as a direct punishment for some sin (the law of karma).

The Christian view of life/death is that everyone only lives one life. After death comes judgment for our sins. The unforgiven must spend eternity separated from God. The forgiven spend it in God's Kingdom as His friends.

The Hindu view of life/death is that when the body dies, the soul is reincarnated (placed in a newborn body) and the person has another life. The misfortunes suffered in the new life are the punishments for past sins in the previous body, and the fortunate events are rewards for virtuous behaviors in the previous incarnation. So if you are a starving slave with a cruel master, you were probably a murderer in your previous life. If you are a prince in a luxurious palace, you must have been a great saint. Eventually, when a person has suffered a misfortune proportionate to every single sin, the cycle of reincarnation stops. The soul is absorbed back into Om, loses its own identity and becomes part of the divine essence of the universe (Nirvana).

There are other differences, of courses, but these are some of the main ones.