What's the main "Key" difference between Hinduism & Buddhism?

Annamaacharya, the great Vaak-geya-kaaraka of Aandhra Pradesh, in one of his divya sankeertana “Enta maatramuna evvaru talichina ….” says: How much ever one imagines that much only are You: For Vaishnavas You are Vishnu For Vedaantas You are Parabrahma For Shaivas and other bhaktas You are Shiva For Kaapaalikas You are Kaala-Bhairava For Shaakteyaas You are Shakti For people with alpa-buddhi You appear as alpam For people who know Your Garima and have Ghana-buddhi You are a Ghana Once Shri Krishna, the avataar of Mahaavishnu, came to Upamanyu maharshi, when he was at Himaalayas. Shri Krishna said “Upamanyu muniindra! You are the greatest in the Shiva Bhaktas.

I came here to do Tapas of Paramashiva to get santaanam. Please teach Me Shaiva-vidhi and vidhaanam”. Upamanyu replied “O Shri Krishna!

I know who You are. Shiva puuja is not new to You. Though You know it, to make everybody know, I will tell You …” Saying thus, Upamanyu told Shri Krishna how to do Shiva-aaraadhana.

This happened after the episode of Naarada, coming under Vishnu maaya, gives shaapam to Vishnu: (This is one of the reasons of Shri Raama avatar) Naarada says “Svaami! Please forgive Me. I, coming under influence of Your maaya, got ahankaar and did Your ninda.

Please tell Me what can save Me from this ghora-paapam”. Vishnu says: O Priya Naarada! You go and do paaraayana of Shankara Shatanaamams.

Then You will get Shaanti. Shiva is whom I respect the most. Even by mistake don't forget this.

One who doesn't have Shiva-anugraham cannot be My Bhakta. Believe this … Then My maaya won't affect you. Once Vyaasa Bhagavaan came under the influence of Shiva-maaya and started telling in his Pravachanams that Vishnu is greater than Shiva.

Once Nandeeshvara also heard Vyaasa Bhagavaan saying this. Vishnu Murty then appeared before Veda Vyaasa and told Him “O Maharshi! Don't you know that I and Shiva are the same?

Knowing this why are you telling like this in your pravachanams?” Veda Vyaasa then had great pashchaattaapam and asked Kshama from Nandeeshvara. The phalam of Vishnu Pooja is Shiva Bhakti — the example is that of Arjuna.

Arjuna ofcourse was the greatest Shri Krishna Bhakta. But it was Shiva who gave Arjuna moksham, when Arjuna was born as Bhakta Kannappa, in the great Kaalahastsi Kshetram. Similarly the phalam of Shiva Pooja is Shri Raama Bhakti — the examples are stories of Kaaka Bhushundiand Valmiki Maharshi.

Kaaka Bhushundi was a great Shiva Bhakta and hence Shiva grants him Raama Bhakti Saamraajyam. Valmiki did tapas for Shiva using the Panchaakshari mantram given to him by the great Saptarshis and as a result became the Aadi Kavi and wrote the great Raamaayanam. Parama Shiva, the greatest bhakta of Shri Krishna, was also present in the form of a Gopika.

Shri Krishna, who is always in nirantara-shiva-dhyaanam, searched for Parameshvara. Finally He realized that Shiva is none other than one of the Gopikas having sampoorna aanandam of dancing with Him. Shri Krishna paramaatma then does stuti of Eshvara and asks to bless them by staying there at Vrundaavanam by the name of Gopeeshvara.

Even today we can visit Lord Shiva, in the form of Gopeeshvara, at Vrundaavanam.

As per Vedas Shiv & Vishnu are different names ( attributes) of That God. Shiva means something like Good & peace ( Shiv sankalpam astu ;Vedas). Vishnu means pervading everywhere ( Vishnu urukrama ;Vedas).

Vedic rishis praised God through many visual forms also. So these Three eyed, Four Handed and other etc are all visual names of That God as We have Om Parmatma Shiv VIshnu etc as sound names. One should Feel same one God through all these Forms instead of taking them different personal gods.

This is the true essence of Vedas.

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