Part one of term paper
In explaining Buddhism, one must first understand Hinduism from which Buddhism grew. Buddhism is a reaction against Hinduism as protestant is against Catholicism. According to The World’s Religions by Houston Smith, there are six aspects of religion that appear so often that a suggestion can be implied that they are “seeds” ...

Part two of term paper
... of religion does not only pertain to God’s final authority, but to the authority given to the religious structure. Organized religion is important in that it gives people direction and guidance in their relationship to their God. This “authority” can be seen in the positions of leadership of any organized religion, where the leadership makes decisions that must be obeyed. Buddha preached his religion with an absence of authority. He attacked this authority on two fronts. ...