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Religion, Philosophy, and Belief Systems
There are many religions of the world and each has been a major contributor to the human thought and artistic expression. From the beginning of time to the present day people have expressed their deepest convictions about the universe and mortal life in worship through their religion, philosophy, and belief systems. The Oxford English Dictionary defines religion as “the belief in a superhuman controlling power, esp. in a personal God or gods entitled to obedience and worship” (web definitions for religions). A belief in a God or Gods is found in most faiths and many commonalities exist within the more major religions of Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism and Confucianism, as well as some of the secondary belief systems.
Buddhism began during the reign of Gautama Buddha in India (Upshur, et al, 2002). From India, Buddhism spread to Persia, central Asia and into China via the Silk Road. Gautama believed that......

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