8 interesting facts you never knew about the religion

oge okonkwo

January 23, 2015 2:27 PM

Charly boy said there are similarities between Buddhism and Christianity with the only difference being the religion's view on afterlife

A recent article on faith written by veteran entertainer, Charly Boy, suggested that most people from other religions have little or no idea what Buddhism is all about and tend to criticise for no reason.

Charly boy also wrote that there are similarities between Buddhism and Christianity with the only difference being the religion's view on afterlife.

An estimated 488 million people are followers of Buddah in the world, with a majority of the religion located in Asian countries.

Little is known to the outside world how Buddhists serve, worship, what the Buddah temple all about.

Collated by Beliefnet, here are eight interesting facts on Buddhism.

oge okonkwo