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Web site 1 URL: http://www.religioustolerance.org/mist_404.htm

Name of Indigenous culture/religion presented in Web site: This website discussed Buddhism.

Consider the examples of roles and observances held sacred by these people. Is this practice being kept alive? This religion is very much alive by their cultural traditions. It is the 4th largest religion in the world. The prayers and festivals still occur today as a form of keeping the religion alive.

Has the culture/religion evolved over time? Yes! It has changed into different sects depending on locality. Here is a list of them from the website.

Theravada Buddhism (sometimes called Southern Buddhism; occasionally spelled Therevada) "has been the dominant school of Buddhism in most of Southeast Asia since the thirteenth century, with the establishment of the monarchies in Thailand, Burma, Cambodia and Laos."

Mahayana Buddhism (sometimes called Northern Buddhism) is largely found in China, Japan, Korea, Tibet and Mongolia.

Vajrayāna Buddhism (a.k.a. Tantric Buddhism, Mantrayana, Tantrayana, Esoteric Buddhism, or True Words Sect). Some consider this to be a part of Mahayana Buddhism; others view it as a third Buddhist path.

To these might be added:

Tibetan Buddhism. This developed largely in isolation from Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism because of the remoteness of Tibet.

Zen Buddhism. This developed from within the Chinese Mahayana school known as Chan. Zen Buddhism is becoming increasingly popular in the West

If the culture/religion still lives, how has Western culture changed it?

Western culture has changed it via trying to create one form of Buddhism.

Who authored this site? Do you think the content of the site is authentic? B.A. Robinson. I do think this site is authentic because is uses historical quotes and citations.

Name one interesting fact you learned from this Web site. I learned that Even the Boy Scouts of America, who expel Atheists,...