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@klasanaj, I think there is cultural Islam and there is religious Islam and many views in-between. Just like Christianity, Judaism, and Buddhism. All the muslims I know come from Iran and some called themselves Persian not muslim but some of their relatives were muslim. But I didn't pay attention to their religion I enjoyed their lovely personalities and how kind they were to me.

This is the site I learned about everything I know about Islam, which is not a lot.

http://www.sophiaperennis.com/category/books/islam/

What religion do you follow?
Do you believe in a new life after death?
Do you believe in paradise and fire?

I am a Buddhist, I studied Theravada through vipassana mediation and the satipathana sutta, I studied Mahayana through the Son Tradition of Korean Zen and took my Bodhisattva vows and studied the Prajnaparamita. I have several teachers from the Tibetan tradition of Vajrayana and I practice Dzogchen...

I have no belief in a continuing personality I call me but I do believe there is something beyond my limited senses that is not a thing and not the conditional me that continues on after death....

Does that make sense @klasanaj

For you, you are logical because you have studied and educated on the Boudieh
For me I'm not logical
Putting mediation between me and God.
What are the rituals on which the buddhism is based? Is it related to the Hindu religion

Meditation for me clears the way to see God as reality truly is not as I wish. I have done many meditation retreats, mostly 10 day retreats meditating 10 t0 14 hours a day on breath and body sensation. I have seen the body and all my feelings, sensations, and thoughts are constantly changing. What is constantly changing is not me or mine

We all have a natural right to our belief and faith.

The rituals are not based on Hindu Religions which are numbered in the 1000s. The rights and rituals are based in the culture in which Buddhism migrated but all are aimed at clearing away wrong view to see reality as it is and attain freedom from suffering. The Theravada tradition aims at individual freedom called arhat attaining Nibbana without becoming a Buddha. The Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition aim at the Bodhisattva vow of becoming a Buddha and helping all sentient beings become free of suffering.

The Dalai Lama is the father of the Buddhists, so to speak, just as Francis is the Pope of the Christians. His speech is heard not only in Tibet, but in all parts of the Buddhist world, but beyond. He is one of the wise men of the present age and one of the great spiritual figures who is respected worldwide. The Dalai Lama is his title, not his real name, literally "Sea of ​​Science" or "Sea of ​​Wisdom". His real name is Tanzan Gyatso, which means nothing to others and no one knows him.

In this study I will rely mainly on his book "Islam, Christianity and Judaism: How can we live in peace? Towards universal brotherhood between religions. " This religious leader sees that the peculiarity of Islam that distinguishes him from others lies in that very strong relationship between the Muslim and his Lord. Here there is absolute and unconditional acceptance of the divine transcendence of language, thought and body. This transcendence of the Lord accompanied by the approaching of God from the believer as the Quranic verse says: «.. We are closer to the vein of the vein». Thus, God is near and far at the same time. Islam asks its followers to believe in the infinite and eternal nature of God. Any portrayal of God is forbidden, because that encourages the worship of idols which Islam categorically prohibits. Therefore, there are no pictures in Islamic places of worship. It is characteristic of this religion that the Muslim surrenders himself completely to the divine will and is subject to it without discussion. Hence came the word «Islam»

I have read many of the Dalai Lama's teachings although he is not my teacher I have great respect for his ability to teach and his qualities as a person.

Buddhism used to have no images of the Buddha except his feet he does not leave a foot print or mark because he is free from the rounds of rebirth, he is free of kamma/karma....

Images and rituals in all of buddhism are only a reminder of the the Dharma teachings and to establish faith. There is no worship of deities to bring one to heaven or freedom. As Buddhist it is up to the individual effort to break from the rounds of rebirth and suffering from negative conditioning.

This is a different view from all other religions that the individual must win freedom and no god can help....