Thread: OT: What's your religeon?
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Old December 8th, 2004, 02:28 AM

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Default Re: OT: What\'s your religeon?
what would be the differance between a spiritual philosophy and a religion?

Dictionary.com defines Religion as:


1) Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe.
2) A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship.
The life or condition of a person in a religious order.
3) A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader.
4) A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion.

While definition 1 doesn't apply to Buddisim, the others do. So yeah, by this I would call Buddisim a religion.
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