1. Buddhism - Philosophy or Religion?
It also puts across that the Buddha is a teacher, not a God or Prophet, whose fundamental duty is to teach human beings the means to restore Wisdom through overcoming greed, hatred, and ignorance that makes people lack focus in life (Faure 92). ... Since the Buddha did not recognize the role of a deity in his teaching, he comes out as a teacher, which confirms that Buddhism is a philosophy, not a religion ("Buddhism in a Nutshell "). ... Instead of depending on hearsay and religious rhetoric, the Buddha uses an ideal scientific method to show human beings reality in its natural form ("Buddhi...
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