1. Is that the Buddha will adopt some of the terms from Vedic culture–such as karma and dharma–but he will re-define them in a distinct way. Make sure you are clear about these differences in definition so you can identify which is Vedic and which is Buddhist. 2. Buddhism developed from Vedic culture and accepted the basic cosmological framework of samsara-karma-liberation-but rejected the philosophy of the Upanishads (monism) Make sure you know the similarities and differences between Vedic worldview and Buddhist 3. For the caste system, there are 4 castes proper and then the Dalits (outcastes) who are seen as so impure they aren’t acknowledged within the system. Make sure you are clear on this and also on how caste works (how it operates and what it does not allow)

1. Is that the Buddha will adopt some of the terms from Vedic culture–such as karma and dharma–but he will re-define them in a distinct way. Make sure you are clear about these differences in definition so you can identify which is Vedic and which is Buddhist.

2. Buddhism developed from Vedic culture and accepted the basic cosmological framework of samsara-karma-liberation-but rejected the philosophy of the Upanishads (monism) Make sure you know the similarities and differences between Vedic worldview and Buddhist

3. For the caste system, there are 4 castes proper and then the Dalits (outcastes) who are seen as so impure they aren’t acknowledged within the system. Make sure you are clear on this and also on how caste works (how it operates and what it does not allow)

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