Buddhism is the world's fourth largest religion, and while it does not hold view that only Buddhists will eventually attain enlightenment, it does profess that Buddhism is the only route to nirvana, or the state of awareness and existence through which a human being is freed from the cycle of suffering. In this way, Buddhists do not believe that any other religious practice or belief can lead to God. But it is interesting to note that Buddhists do not believe that non-believers will go to hell. Instead of employing fear as a tactic to draw more believers, Buddhism uses positive reinforcement, or the idea that nirvana can be achieved through the religion, as a major draw.
The Muslim religion is also one of the largest and oldest religions in the world. it's like other Abrahamic religions like Christianity and Judaism teach that their way is the only way to God. They also believe and teach that non-believers, or "infidels" as Muslims call them, will suffer from their mistake (Hopfe and Woodward). In this way, Muslims, as well as Hindu's and Buddhists believe that their way is the most correct way to enlightenment or God.
Subjectivity
Some religions, like Buddhism and Hinduism leave room for the idea that their religion, while it is the most perfected path to God, is not the best way for some people to achieve enlightenment or walk on their path toward...
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