Buddhism Buddhism is one of the major religions in today’s world. Some think of Buddhism as a philosophy, others as a religion, and some think of it as both. However, it is not really a religion in the true sense of the word. In Buddhism, there is no belief in a Creator or God, so it cannot be defined as a religion in the strict sense of the word. This does not mean than people interested in Buddhism can not believe in God. People of all religions can study the teachings of the Budda. Buddhists do not worship the Budda; they look to the Budda for teaching and guidence, but not for salvation. Buddists want to make the Budda’s teachings available to all that are interested, they do not attem