What are the flaws in Buddhism according to Hindu philosophers?
Did Buddha really reject the Vedas and Hinduism?
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2Buddhas teaching is not flaw. Understanding them has been flawed.– Agamas TantrasNov 28, 2019 at 4:58
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3Well, there is Buddhism for serious questions on Buddhism. We don't encourage cross religious questions here.– SarvabhoumaNov 28, 2019 at 5:00
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3Buddhism stack exchange is a better place to ask your question. "What arguments did Hindu acharyas make against Buddhism?" would be a valid question for this site.– user16581Nov 28, 2019 at 5:35
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2No. Buddha did not reject Veda, but his followers misunderstood that aspect. In fact Buddha reached the stage, which Rig Veda I.164.46 mentioned as SAT - सद. Buddha's teachings are cryptic in nature, following the line of sages. As your question is being closed, I am not posting my answer. @Opi Chowdhury– Srimannarayana K VNov 28, 2019 at 7:10
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2@Sarvabhouma "They had roots but they are still different religions." The question is specifically about the transition "from roots to branches." Abrahamic faiths are rooted in Mesopotamia/Levant. Shinto in Japan. Zoroastrianism in Persia. Astika & nastika in India/Bharata. They have an obvious connection (cultural and philosophical) that the others don't. Also, if one can't ask a question about the transition between ancient Hinduism & Buddhism here, then where else will they be able to ask? Certainly not Buddhism.SE Rejecting a question can seem like we're calling it worthless– Rubellite YakṣīDec 2, 2019 at 13:53
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Did Buddha really reject the Vedas and Hinduism?
Yes, he did.
From the Vishnu Purana:
In this manner, exclaiming to them, "Know!" (Budhyadwam), and they replying, "It is known" (Budhyate), these Daityas were induced by the arch-deceiver [Buddha] to deviate from their religious duties (and become Bauddhas), by his repeated arguments and variously urged persuasions, When they had abandoned their own faith, they persuaded others to do the same, and the heresy spread, and many deserted the practices enjoined by the Vedas and the laws.
The Vishnu Purana isn't the only scripture that says this since other Puranas and the Mahabharata also say the same thing.
If you want a non-Hindu source, then I believe even the original Buddhist works are opposed to the Vedas.
What are the flaws in Buddhism according to Hindu philosophers?
The theories of Buddhism are refuted in Brahma Sutras 2.2.17 through 2.2.32.
Summary: The sutras 2.2.18 to 2.2.27 state and refute the 'persistence of subject and substance' theory, and sutras 2.2.28 to 2.2.32 state and refute the 'everything is void' theory of Buddhism.
