Throughout history, people have developed various beliefs about where animals go after they pass ... continue their companionship with humans. Buddhist teachings, on the other hand, offer the ...

But they also presided over the Nat spirit festivals, at which hundreds of animals ... with other pre-Buddhist cults. When Anawrahta made Theravada Buddhism the national religion of the country ...

Buddhism: The Religion of Buddhists ... Siddhartha was very kind to people and animals and there are many stories about what he did that show the way of life that Buddhists follow.