These are two interrelated things. Society is usually governed by it's Religion, norms and culture. So the latter affects each other.
Religion is a very important and integral part of Society. Without religion there is no Society
The earliest religion in society was animism.
A society without religion will be a ship in the ocean without compass and rudder.
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion was created in 1949.
International Society for the Sociology of Religion was created in 1989.
The British Society for the Philosophy of Religion was created in 1993.
Religion
It would be easier to answer this question if you specify what religion you are talking about affecting the Buddhist society.
Religion was government
Religion has shaped American society in many ways. Some of the ways religion shapes American society are: the judicial system, the way people understand law and how they vote for it. Rights and marriage are also influenced by religion in America.
He considered religion to be unscientific, and not needed in modern society.
the Mayans taught religion and they learned it