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Buddhism
Many people interpret Buddha as a big fat guy, that will give you luck if you rub his belly. This may be true, but Buddhism is much bigger than that. Buddhism began in Himalaya region and has been around since the first century. In Buddhism, the nature of God is a man named Shakyamuni Buddha. In this paper, we are going to look a little more into Buddhism. We will review responses from an actual Buddhism worshipper. We will also compare Buddhism to other religions.
Although the Buddha was apparently an historical figure, what we know about him is sketchy. His prolific teachings were probably not collected in written form until at least four hundred years after his death. One example of a sacred biography is Buddhacarita, by Asvaghosa. Some of the other texts that describe Buddha are Tripitaka, Mahayana sutras, and The Tibetan book of the dead. Buddhism is a religion of wisdom, enlightenment, and compassion. Buddha is said to be an immanent presence in the universe with......

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