Hinduism and Buddhism

The founder of Buddhism is Siddhartha Gautama who was born in 563 B.C. At age 29 Gautama left his palace one night and lived in a forest for 6 years, thinking and experimenting with forms of meditation. Gautama emerged as the buddha the "awakened or enlightened one"and spent 45 years preaching his views across India which sparked the religion Buddhism. On the other hand, Hinduism has unknown origins. Elements of Hindusim may have originated in the exodus valley civilization which flourished between 2500 B.C. and 1500 B.C. Some rituals from this era survive in contemporary Hinduism, including worship of various gods representing Earth, atmosphere, and sky.