What are some fun and facts about Buddhism?

Answer 1

There are many interesting facts about Buddhism. A few:

• Buddhism is based on people's inherent ability to be good
• Buddhism is not based on worshipping a deity
• The "Smiling Buddha" in Chinese restaurants is not a statue of the Buddha, rather it is Hotei a Budai from Chinese folklore
• There are 40 times more Buddhists in the world than Jews
• Buddhism preceded Christianity by 500 years
• Buddhism may have impacted Greek and other Mediterranean countries before the Christian era
• Buddha was a prince, then a beggar, then a teacher
• Buddha had a wife and son
• Buddhists are not prohibited from eating meat
• There is no world wide leader of Buddhism, the Dalai Lama is the leader of one sect in Tibet.
• Buddha was not a fat man - his lifestyle of moderation in eating and walking about teaching would have made him fit not fat
• A Buddhist should eat whatever food is given to him, but should never ask for an animal to be slaughtered for his meal

Answer 2

It is the third oldest of the six major religions.

Answer 3

there are over 8.4 million gods and godesses in hindism and an original buddihist monk was not supposed to cook his food