Hinduism emerged as an integration of several ancient religions and cultures, with no specific founder nor time of founding. Hinduism focused on the goal of attaining freedom through reincarnation, or Moksha, the stage at which one achieves enlightenment. From this religion, Buddhism developed. Similar to Hinduism, Buddhism strived towards a life free of pain and suffering. A branch of the religion, Mahayana Buddhism, introduced the idea of the enlightened helping to guide those who have not yet reached that same state of being. Both these religions became fairly popular throughout India due to their appealing ideas of a detached life. However, although Hinduism and Buddhism shared similar aspirations of reaching a point of awakening, Hinduism’s
