Religion: the human practice of
the collection of world views, beliefs, and how man
relates to their relationship with the unknown. Each
religion establishes holidays to celebrate events,
individuals and beliefs.
Buddhism: the belief system that is based on the
teachings of Buddha. It originated in
Ancient India between
the 6th and 4th century BCE and spread through out
Asia. There are two main denominations
Theravada (Pali:
"The School of the Elders") and Mahayana (Sanskrit:
"The Great Vehicle"). It is the 4th largest religion with
about 500 million members. |