Archive for September, 2008

What is Buddhism?

There are about 300 million Buddhist around the world. The word comes from budhi or to awaken. It originates about 2,500 years ago when Siddhartha Gotama, known as the Buddha, was himself awakened or enlightened when he was 35 years old. Siddhartha Gotama, or the Buddha was not and did not claim to be a [...]

What is Hinduism?

Hinduism is so old that it cannot be traced to any one individual. Some scholars believe that Hinduism existed even in before 10,000 B.C. The earliest Hindu scripture, The Rig Veda, is thought to date well before 6,500 B.C. The word Hinduism is found in is scriptures. In fact, the term “Hindu” was coined by [...]