What makes it a Universalizing religion?
Buddhism is considered an universalizing religion because it is traceable to a founder, it has major holidays that relate to it's founder, and it has majorly diffused from its origin. Buddhism can be traced back to Siddhartha Guatama as the buddhist's founder. In addition, some major holidays of Buddhism are Vesak and Bodhi Day. Both of these holidays correspond to events in the life of Buddha. Lastly, it's diffusion is widespread from it's original origin. It can now be found it many countries like the Thailand, Japan, China, and many other countries in Asia. Similar to Christianity, Buddhism differentiates from ethnic religions is because it applies to anyone in any environment or country.
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