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Originally Posted by willravel
This is a fantastic point! I've always viewed Buddhism as a philosophy, not a religion, but many people specifically see it as a religion. I would hope that someone who does believe Buddhism to be a religion could explain the religious facets to me.
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Actually to clarify I spent some time living in Sri Lanka, a very traditional orthodox Buddhist country. This point was always drivenhome: it was not a religion, but a way of life.