Hinduism to Buddhism

No one was seen as inferior or of a lower class. In Hinduism women were discriminated against and considered of lesser importance than the males.

Buddhism offered many important things Hinduism did not. Buddhism also proved equality for women. Buddhism probably had women in the highest regard of any religion at that point in time. Buddhism was not made up of different classes but everyone possessed the same rights as everyone else. This is why so many people of the Hindu religion converted to Buddhism. This is why may Hindus of the lower class converted to Buddhism.

Hinduism was based on a caste system where there were different classes. Also Buddhism had no real leader after Guatama died, so there was no one telling the Buddhists what to do so people could live there lives anyway they wanted with total freedom. There was no free will as to the way you wanted to live your own life. In Buddhism, however, women had the same rights as men.