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Do you think it is fair to call buddism an Indian religion?

Why do we mark buddism as an Indian religion? Unlike Judaism, for example, anybody can convert into buddism regardless of their nationality, so it's definitely not a national religion. Christianity, for example, was created in the Roman empire on the land of the modern Palestine ond Israel, but we donot call it Roman or Palestinian religion, so I think it's unfair to mark Buddism as an Indian religion only because of its origins Кокушев Сергей (talk) 05:58, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

That's simply the convention. Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 08:54, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

Buddhism is a philosophical system, quite different from a religion. The Buddha is not considered a sole omnipowerful "God", which is vastly different from how each of the primary deities of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are viewed in those religions.

The higher Buddhist practitioner trains their mind so as to become a buddha, an awakened being. And, eventually to become equal to the Buddha by achieving the teachings.

None of the above mentioned three religions embrace the philosophy of a path that transcends ordinary awareness to becoming equal to their respective primary deities. The absence of this path differentiates a philosophy from a religion, and differentiates Buddhism from the three main religions.

It's all good, whichever system each person selects. But, there are differences between the systems. If a list of sources that state the same things is needed before we correct the error, I'll spend the time to provide it.

Also, "Convention"? Please remember that another convention was to consider the earth as flat. 202.51.92.210 (talk) 12:21, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

We do in fact refer to the Roman Catholic Church and Oriental Orthodoxy. Tryin to make a change :-/ 13:21, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

Well since it orginated in INDIA , we should mark it as a Indian religion . 103.181.40.101 (talk) 14:39, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

It's originated from nepal. Siddharth Gautam Buddha was from Nepal. 113.199.247.27 (talk) 18:10, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

It is not an Indian religion. Period! 174.93.233.113 (talk) 19:41, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

I also agree with that we can't mark Buddhism as a Indian Religion. I think it's needed to be changed. IDB.S (talk) 12:58, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Too bad. It's an Indian religion. wound theology◈ 17:38, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Your feelings wouldn't change the truth. Buddhism is an Indian religion. Go see the sources and study. Buddhism originated in India/Nepal (Indian subcontinent), then it spread to East Asia and Southeast Asia. AimanAbir18plus (talk) 11:38, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

Buddha was born in Nepal and he got bodhijyan (enlightment)from meditation in the land of jambudip. So we cannot say Buddhism is an Indian religion 2403:3800:322C:7322:197B:605B:2312:CA9F (talk) 05:41, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

“Regading” typo in intro

I cannot fix this because the article has been locked 86.31.1.85 (talk) 02:19, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Done, thanks JimRenge (talk) 03:48, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Books are an unreliable source.

The authors of cited books have no experience with Buddhism. If you want to know about Buddhism, ask the Fourteenth Dalai Lama of the Sovereign Nation Tibet. He is the foremost living authority on Buddhism. He objects to the epithet religion, rather referring to Buddhism as a Mind Science. The book authors parrot incorrect notions from before airplanes made trips to Tibet possible. Now that the communist infestation of the once-proud nation China invaded and occupied the sovereign nation Tibet, committing daily genocide with impunity, forcing the Dalai Lama into exile, he has traveled to the US to give teachings memorized by Lineage Lamas and handed down via rote memorization for millennia, His talks and teachings have become accessible. DalaiLama.com contains videos of many of those talks (in English) and teachings (memorized in Tibetan) which repudiate most of the written books, especially those written before 1970. This article quotes none of the Dalai Lama's books. It is therefore incorrect, misleading, and blatantly false. Throw out this article and start over by reading and citing the Dalai Lama's books and public talks. That will go a long way to counteract the lies and falsehoods perpetrated by His sworn enemies, the Chinese Communists, who sends agents to kill him, and the ignorance displayed in the article's citations. Hpfeil (talk) 23:40, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

The authors of cited books have no experience with Buddhism doesn't appear to be accurate by any means. What you're describing is Tibetan Buddhism, which is a specific form of Buddhism, and this article covers Buddhism as a whole, not just Tibetan Buddhism. - Aoidh (talk) 23:56, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

Can we get an image for the lead?

Since the articles for Christianity and Islam have images in the lead sections, can we also get one for this article? Moodgenerator (talk) 04:04, 15 June 2024 (UTC)

Just threw one on, used the Kamakura Daibutsu as it is one of the most famous Buddhist images globally and most representative of the major lay practice. wound theology◈ 07:27, 15 June 2024 (UTC)

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Hi, requesting registered wiki editors to adjust the introduction of Buddhism. It is not a Indian religion, which is a oversimplification. The religion is followed in China, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand and more. It would be better characterize as a global religion or Asian religion or perhaps strike it all together. The origins date back centuries and matter fact buddhist scholars argue the origins of buddhism between Nepal and India.

In short, the summary is misinformed and hoping to see a correction. Tenpuzzles (talk) 02:13, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

This is the term used by reliable sources as cited in Buddhism#cite_note-7. I think discussion and examination of reliable sources supporting such a change would be beneficial before changing this, if you could provide sources for this. - Aoidh (talk) 03:58, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Buddhism originated in Indian subcontinent thats why its called Indian religion and has nothing to do with nationality.Word Indian refers Indian subcontinent not Republic of India. Edasf (talk) 07:23, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template. PianoDan (talk) 06:22, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

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Remove the word "Religion", it is very confusing and completely not true. Unlike most religions that we find in the world, there is no notion in Buddhism of an almighty God who is the sole creator of the universe. Buddhism is basically about changing one’s own consciousness by practicing meditation and following a set of moral codes that have universal values. A common debate among people in modern times, especially among westerners, is that Buddhism is not a religion -- but a philosophy or way of life. This of course, is something people are divided on and really depends on various technicalities in how one defines religion. LeighPointer (talk) 12:52, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template. M.Bitton (talk) 01:50, 7 November 2024 (UTC)