ABSTRACT
One further area in which the two traditions display certain parallels is that they develop after their origins and on the basis of their scriptures. Each develops partly as a result of internal discussion on certain contentious issues, and partly as a result of interaction with external influences and ideas. It is important to note, however, that development springing from internal debate takes different forms in the two traditions, for a number of reasons, and while there is perhaps more similarity with regards to their development through interplay with external ideas, this process took place out of synchronisation chronologically.
