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Is Buddhism the best religion in the world?

Many people don't think of Buddhism as a religion at all, but more of a philosophy or way of life. Buddhism has no central dogma of faith (a canon or collection of writing or knowledge that outlines what an adherent to a religion must believe), and it doesn't require that adherents worship anything, so it is unlike most religions. It is like a religion insofar as it deals with issues of spirituality, the afterlife and cosmology, but it approaches those issues much in the way a scientist approaches understanding the universe. Buddhism encourages people to think deeply about what it means to be alive in this world, and to treat each other with great compassion, and those two things, I think, make Buddhism "good." Although this is purely opinion, based on the history of other religions, Buddhism seems to be greater in comparison. if you look at the wars and social upheavals caused by Buddhism and another religion (Islam or Christianity for example) they cannot compare. This is to say Buddhism is more peaceful and "down to earth" than others. Also, conversion by force or greed is non-existent in Buddhism. Yet these people have still been persecuted through history. The Buddhist philosophy spread from India by missionaries, though India itself was fixed on Hinduism at the time, it caught on in Sri Lanka, Nepal, China, Mongolia, and southern Asia countries. It was isolated from the western world until immigrants brought the belief to America in the 19th century. Now, Buddhism is the philosophy of over 400 million people across the world.