A Perspective on . Historical Buddhism within the Developing States of Southeast Asia
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Among the "Great Religions" of the world may be discovered repetition and similarity, as well as, variations and significant differences. This similarity becomes clear when it is understood that of the five great religions-Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism-a reduction to two may be made historically. Hinduism and Judaism may be considered the genesis of the other three: Hinduism as the seed ground for Buddhism; Judaism, for Christianity and Islam.
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