Buddhism: fifth in a series: God is not One based on the book by Stephen Prothero

Presenter: Helen Christiansen According to Prothero, about 445 million people (7% of the world’s population) are Buddhists. Most of the world’s Buddhists are in Asia, but Buddhism is growing rapidly in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, mostly due to immigration. For Buddhists, the problem to overcome is suffering (dukka). The solution is to extinguish suffering (nirvana).