The Pros And Cons Of Buddhism

An overwhelming majority of world populations identify with a religious group. Why is the actual numerical figure of people believing in God or something supernatural approximately six billion and twenty million people? It is axiomatic that religions make a marked impact on the individuals' life in several dimensions, both positive and negative manners. Taking a look at the medieval history of human beings, many people cannot forget the Crusades undertaken by European Christians from 11th to 13th to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims or in the modern period, there are a lot of ongoing religious conflicts including the Israeli- Palestinian crisis, the Syrian civil war, and the war between India and Pakistan. To be candid, religious arguments
With the passing of time, two major divisions of Buddhism appeared: a conveyance that went to Southeast Asia, and a transference that came to East Asia. The sutras were expanded and developed in both vertical and horizontal dimensions to the Buddhist tenets, causing rifts among the various branches. Revolutionists considered themselves as the “greater vehicle” (Mahayana), and they derided the traditionalists the “lesser vehicle” (Theravada). The Theravada branch became trendy in Southern Asia in countries like Burma, Thailand, Laos, Sri Lanka, and Cambodia while Mahayana Buddhism stayed strong in countries of Northern Asia: Tibet, Nepal, China, Korea, and Japan. Buddhism underwent divisions continuously every now and then. Separations into various minor groups left Buddhism no choice but to lose its originality eventually. As the simplicity of Buddhism was lost, the complexity of its challenges rose significantly. As a consequence, the Buddhism followers tried to keep away from it. The recession of Buddhism became a matter of time even in its motherland, India. The flourishing of Buddhism branches brings about a bleak outcome that Buddhism is not a theistic religion because it has a law, the law of karma but no lawgiver in general. Furthermore, there is no general rules for all branches of Buddhism so the faithful of each branch practice their belief and explain the tenets in their own way. For example, Theravada lets their followers eat meat while Mahayana forces their believers follow vegetarianism strictly. The controversy occurs when Theravada blame Mahayana for ascetic life will destroy the Buddhists’ health, Mahayana accuses Theravada of fleshly-minded practice belief. In Tibetan Buddhism, followers even marriage and have next