Posted by PS on February 19, 2003 at 10:11:08:
In Reply to: Re: well, posted by Bob - the Alien on February 19, 2003 at 00:34:05:
: The difference lies in the fact that buddhism is Not a religion at heart... it is a code of ethics, on top of which religions have been built.
Of course this depends how you define "religion." What Buddha himself thought is probably more where you are going with this. But it terms of modern religious studies, which seeks to compare and contrast religious beliefs and practices, Buddhism clearly qualifies as a religion in most substantive, functional, and formal definitions widely in use.