nepaldude I agree with ur thoughts abt buddhism. Though I haven't read Dhammapaad and thought I am not a buddhist , One think I can say is ,Buddhidm is really a higher and important concept for spiritual jorney. Its really a path for the transformation of an ordinary person to the higher level of consciousness with the help of meditation. Instead of worshipping other gods and spiritual masters it teaches one to reach the state of enlightment.