With so many religions in the world it can be hard to keep up with what everyone believes. Religiously Literate is here to help! Join Jay and Ryan on this episode as they discuss a topic that some consider a religion and other do not.

In this episode, we discuss Buddhism, including an overview of the Buddha's life, the Buddhist creation story, and beliefs, as well as Buddhism's connections to Hinduism 

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SHOW NOTES:

A Day in a Buddhist Temple vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRdrTOaMP3w

Top Ten Buddhist Temples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mPjLi3zCuY

Goonasekera, Sunil. “Buddhism in South Asia: Practicing Tradition Today.” In South Asian Religions: Tradition and Today, edited by Karen Pechilis and Selva J. Raj, 143–60. London ; New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013.

Keown, Damien. Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction. Fully updated new edition. Very Short Introductions 3. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013.

Music used in this episode includes “City of Jewels” by Destiny & Time as well as Zen Temple Bell, recorded by Mike Koenig and obtained from http://soundbible.com/1477-Zen-Temple-Bell.html