[Buddha-l] Buddhism, the second largest religion in the world

[Lawrence K. Starner]

>  Richard Hayes:
> For example, the point of the Vipassana Foundation web site seems 
> to be to 
> claim that Buddhism has at least as many followers as 
> Christianity and Islam. 
> Therefore, Buddhism is not (contrary to what many people say) a 
> religion with 
> a bright past but a dim future; au contraire, it is the way of 
> the future. 
> That claim may make some people feel good, but is it true? Is it even a 
> meaningful claim?
> 
> -- 
	And does it matter?

	~ L