To date, many versions of the life of Buddha have been written. The "Enlightenment of the Buddha" is yet another example of truth turning into fiction through subsequent retelling and embellishment. Although it is difficult to distinguish between fact and fiction, a story that has survived for ov...

David Burns Dr. Davies Shin and Theravada Buddhism Buddhism is not a term one can use to speak about the people of one religion. There are several different forms of Buddhism, and these forms are very different from one another. The two forms of Buddhism being discussed are Theravada and Shin B...

Out of all the religions/philosophies existent in China the Chinese are influenced the most by the philosophies/religions of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. In addition to these popular religions in China there are two others Hinduism and legalism that some people say branched out from other reli...

Hinduism and Buddhism are two of the oldest religions known to man. Although they may share common concepts, there are differences. One of the major differences of the two religions is: Hindu believes in Atman, the eternal self and Brahman as eternity in nature while Buddhism disapproves this kind o...

What are the five major religions in society today? Of the many religions of the world only five of which are considered mainstream. These include: Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam. Some of these are very similar, but each of these religions have very unique and distinct characte...