Why Buddhism

Source:
1. How to Live as a Good Buddhist, Vol 1, by Dept. for the Promotion and Propagation of the Sasana.
2. The article being edited.

Buddhism is not merely a religious. Differ from other religious, Buddhism is not only a religious but also a supreme enlightenment, a great philosophy. Buddhism is also not a "Believing-In" religious. It is practical and scientific in all aspects.
In this post, I would like to discuss why we should practise Buddhism and why not others.

Things Not to Rely On and Things to Rely On

When the Buddha, the All-Knowing One, appeared in the world, he made a sharp distinction between wrong worship and right worship (ie.; the Enlightenment). Thus in Dhammapada, Verse189, we learn the following Dhamma:

“But such are not safe refuges, not the most secure refuge. Not by resorting to any of these is a man freed from all suffering.”

Therefore wrong refuges or wrong worship must be avoided by a clear understanding of the true Dhamma.

To seek refuges rightly and beneficially, the Buddha points the right way as follows:

“Whosoever seeks refuge in the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Samgha, and with correct understanding visualizes the Four Noble Truths, namely, Suffering, the Origin of Suffering, the Cessation of Suffering, and the Noble Eightfold Path that leads to the Cessation of suffering – this is the secure resort, this is the safest refuge. By taking such refuge a man is freed from all suffering (Dhammapada190, 191, 192).”