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Differences Of Religion In Southern And Eastern Asia

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In Southern and Eastern Asia there are different types of religion, but the most prominent ones are Buddhism, Hinduism, Shintoism, Confucianism, and Islam. All of these religion believe in different things like a God or gods, tradition, and customs. These religions have different backgrounds are all around the world not just Asia. First is Buddhism, which believes in reincarnation and Karma. Karma is the belief or saying what goes around comes back around. Buddhist worship Gautama Buddha (The Enlightened One), who taught the Four Nobel Truths in life. Buddha’s main goal was to reach a state of peace similar to heaven (Nirvana). Nirvana is one of Buddha’s earliest and most common teachings. The Eightfold Path is the conduct or rule book for

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