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    The document discusses the two religious traditions of Brahmana and Sramana that existed in India during the time of the Buddha in the 6th century BC. The Brahmana tradition was based on the authority of the Vedas and the caste system. It emphasized sacrificing animals to gods and limiting women's roles. The Sramana tradition rejected the Vedas and caste system. It emphasized ascetic practices and allowed women more freedoms. Both traditions sought happiness but through different philosophical concepts, and both believed in rebirth or transmigration.

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    The document discusses the two religious traditions of Brahmana and Sramana that existed in India during the time of the Buddha in the 6th century BC. The Brahmana tradition was based on the authority of the Vedas and the caste system. It emphasized sacrificing animals to gods and limiting women's roles. The Sramana tradition rejected the Vedas and caste system. It emphasized ascetic practices and allowed women more freedoms. Both traditions sought happiness but through different philosophical concepts, and both believed in rebirth or transmigration.

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    Compose and contest the two traditions of Sramana and Brahmana

    The two systems of religious traditions namely, Sramana and Brahmana had been exist in
    India at the time of the Buddha around 6 th century B.C. They are opposing and influencing to
    each other. Very often the influences are mutual and repeated. By putting the two in
    comparison we will come to know the differences lying between them. In doing so, first, I
    will introduce the Brahamana, and Sramana later.

    The special features, characteristic of Brahmana tradition are the consideration of the Vadas.
    The Vedas are considered as powerful or Authority. Brahmana traditions were founded on
    Vrana Dhrama and Asrama, which mean belief in the four Castes as followings
    : (1) Brahmana (2) Ksatriya
    (3) Vaisa and (4) Sudra.

    Therefore if anyone does not belong to one of these four castes he or she is not regarded as
    human beings. The Brhamanas are considered as the most superior among the casts because
    they were born from the mouth of Maha Brahma.

    The important thing in Brahmana tradition is to sacrifice a large number of animals to the
    God in order to connect with relationship who were in heaven and to get the blessing of the
    god to fulfill their needs. It means the sacrifice Yama and transmigrating of merit to the soul
    of relationship is very popular in Brahamana tradition.

    Women were not considered equal freedom in society. They were limited to the houses in
    order to look after the house and serve their husband. There is nothing more. From the above
    mentioned, we can understand the ideas of Brahmana. They have one philosophy or one text;
    they proclaimed themselves as the creators or the God who live on the earth (Bhudeva). They
    accept invitation, and they belong to the groups who practice. These all are generally
    characteristic of Brhamana Tradition.
    Sramana tradition
    The Sramana tradition is normally opposite of Brahmana tradition. They do not regard Vedas
    as authority. Sramana tradition did not recognize the superiority of Brahmin. While rejecting
    the Supreme god, divine the scarifying of God the Saramana accepted the ascetic and the
    practice in the forest. In Saramana tradition there were several religious teachers and they had
    some different views.

    Most of them were believing in materialistic and the idea of soul but some teachers like
    Jainas were believed in past of Kamma. The Buddha also belonged to the Saramana tradition.
    But the teachings of the Buddha are so different from the other teachers of Saramana
    tradition.

    Women were given a better life under Sramna tradition. They were allowed to enter into
    ordination like Bhikkhuni sasana. They were able to renounce the householder life under the
    Sramana tradition. In the Bramana tradition women were regarded as servants of men, but in
    the Sramana they were able to fine the truth or the way for liberation.

    In conclusion, we can assume that the similarity of the two traditions that both of them have
    rather the same ground of philosophy and each of them practice for the interest in getting
    happiness but in different concept. Especially, they both believed in transmigration in the
    same form; either of the soul or of a stream of consciousness fro ma dying body to a newly
    conceived one. (544)

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