From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!hou5f!ariel!orion!lime!burdvax!hdj Newsgroups: net.misc Title: Re: all religions Article-I.D.: burdvax.522 Posted: Tue Feb 1 22:19:10 1983 Received: Thu Feb 3 01:53:17 1983 References: watmath.4434 Lady Arwen *is* correct. Buddhism - pure Buddhism - is not a religion, but a philosophy. Many Buddhists, though, also believe in gods, or superhuman beings, or spirits, often borrowed from 'neighboring' religions. But if you were to ask a Buddhist monk whether s/he believes in a Buddhist god, the answer is likely to be "no." Incidentally, Buddhists do not worship the Buddha. Herb Jellinek (:-) SDC (a Burroughs Company) R&D burdvax!hdj 215-648-7456