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Buddhism Religion

Introduction

Today, the world has many belief systems, particularly about regions, due to increased rights and freedom for worship. Traditionally, many religions were grounded on community values exercised primarily by the people in a particular community. While this view is still predominantly accurate to data, it is also apparent that many religious beliefs have dispersed globally and are now practiced in different parts of the world. However, religions and beliefs on faith continue to be shaped by the traditional values and culture of different communities. People's manner of worship continued to be passed down across generations, with the young generation copying the practices they found growing up. At the same time, the new generation tends to have diverging uptake of religion, with more demand for participation in religious matters over traditional passive (Flory and Donald 235). Many types of religion have come to light throughout learning, such as Jainism, Sikhism, and Hinduism. This research paper digs deep into the Buddhism regions and answers pertinent questions about the knowledge gained during the learning period.

Why did you select this tradition to research?

I elected Buddhism for two main reasons. First, Buddhism is an old religion that does not seem to have changed much over the centuries it has been practiced. According to Groves and Roger, Buddhism is the least changed form of religion, surviving many years of practice with its followers holding onto the same principles, values, and belief systems. This is one of the key reasons I selected Buddhism for this research paper because, unlike other religions, this religious group's principles of faith, ideologies, and doctrine remain unchanged. With traditional ways of worshiping, retaining membership, and scaling to religious leadership, Buddhism continues to follow the same principles that predominated several decades ago. This makes the faith group remain focused by passing down.

Secondly, I selected Buddhism religion because it is fascinating to me in the sense that I find it highly concentrated in a particular region of the world. For example, today, Buddhism is predominantly practiced in Southeast Asia in Burma, Thailand, and Mongolia, among others such as Thailand and Sri Lanka. Josephson (151) indicated that Siddhartha Gautama started Buddhism in India. The practice of this religion continues to follow a specific path, with most of its concentration happening in Asian countries. Unlike other religions, visiting non-Asian countries and finding a Buddhist worship center or even a believer is untypical.

Did you find any conflicting information? If so, what? Which sources are the most reliable, and why?

Information provided by different pieces of research and the class reading book seems to contain well-synchronized information regarding the Buddhism religion. From group organization, leadership, practices, and belief systems, research by Flory, Donald, Groves, Roger, and Josephson concur with most of their findings. The selected reading materials were reliable in offering insight into the selected religious group. The readings showed that Buddhism...