Buddhism isn't a “philosophy”; it’s a religion

Why Buddhism is a religion and why some people want to argue that it isn’t

You’ll often hear it said that Buddhism isn’t a religion, it’s a philosophy. This type of argument plays well in justifying Buddhism to a society that is sick of traditional religion. In a society parched by the death of God, the search for a higher meaning does not disappear; now, however, it must be “reasonable” and “rational”. And obviously that crea…