(April 2, 2014 at 12:17 pm)Kitanetos Wrote:(April 2, 2014 at 12:14 pm)Rampant.A.I. Wrote: Buddhism is an atheistic religion.
Technically, Buddhism is defined as a philosophy.
Folk Buddhism has many religious characteristics, including dogmas, divinity, offerings and idol worship.
Theravada is the close to a philosophy in the same way Taoism is: it can be practiced as a lifestyle without religious elements, but for many Buddhists it is indeed their religion.