Is Buddhism a religion as well as a philosophy?

If you've studied Buddhism please give detailed answer in your opinion, ty





I've mostly read it is only a philosophy, is this true?|||Every religion has to be Philosophy first. In fact without philosophy religion can't emerge. Buddhism had been philosophized by an Hindu Prince Siddhartha and later by the followers of the philosophy had been named as religion, may be firstly for the betterment in the society, however to day it is like other religion is followed for division of the masses in society (this is purely my own thesis on the basis of viewing happenings in entire World.|||well all religions are philosophies but not all philosophies become religions but Buddhism became a religion because there is a lot of people who have faith in it.|||No, buddhism is a religion. There are certain philosophies that make up buddhism (The 4 Noble Truths, The Noble Eightfold Path, Nirvana...), but it is definitely a religion.|||no not really. i learned about Buddhism in 6Th grade and i do not remember that it says it is only a philosophy...so that is not true which is false|||it is a religion for some people and a philosophy to most everyone else.|||Yes, it is both. It is a set of philosophical teachings that that are to be lived out as a religion.|||I studied Buddhism as a religion when I am in school but I am more interested in its philosophy.


The 4 noble truths and eightfold path seem more logical than other religions.





Buddhism is a religion where GOD is irrelevent.


The world are control by Law of Kharma.





http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/basi鈥?/a>|||In the Therevada scriptures, Gautama Buddha states he teaches from a realized position in Atman.





He surveys maya, and teaches "neti, neti"--not this psyche, not this physis.





From this original Buddha Mind demonstration, Buddhism developed in a typical pattern of increasing general tepidity and formalism or ritual, often with somewhat less fervor and original insight.





Similarly, after Moses and the Prophets, Judaism tailed off during the 400-year period before Saint John the Baptist, and early "People of the Way" (Messianic Jews) broadened into a more tepid Christianity.





Hence, in today's world, many Jews and Christians are more "philosophic" than "spiritually awake." This is similar to Buddhism and apparently any such instauration of Faith, where religious "walking the talk" becomes more philosophic "talking the walk."





(Ironically, the philosopher Edmund Husserl realized God, claimed to teach a permanent change of consciousness for those able to learn; one of his students was Tanabe of the Kyoto School, who later wrote "Philosophy as Metanoetics," bringing to light an understanding of Void which is akin to Buddhist religiosity, and somewhat reflecting Husserl's eidetic reduction, or "neti, neti" type of phenomenological methodism. Dr. Jack Kornfield's "Meditation for Beginners" is a good protocol for obtaining high gamma wave states, which are demonstrated regularly by TIbetan Buddhist insight meditators, and otherwise associated with creativity and profound mentation.)





"A Philosophy of Universality," O. M. Aivanhov,


"The Path of the Higher Self," Mark Prophet,


"Kundalini West," Ann Ree Colton.|||Theravadan believes Buddha was an enlightned one but a mortal regular guy, Mahayana Buddhists believe he is a God and are mostly in Japan.|||yes





I am Christian and I read Tao and Budda