Buddhism makes up the world’s fourth largest world religion and one of the oldest. Religion in general has been slowly decreasing in many countries around the world as society changes and technology advances, but Buddhism has been one of the strongest “religions” to stay around and develop in many countries in the West, especially Australia and Germany, and now in the United States and Canada. A major reason for this is because of Buddhism’s view on one’s life; that we are in control of our happiness and unhappiness, of our present and future conditions, and our own liberation. Another big reason is the absence of the belief in a creator deity; that a higher power controls our life, future, and happiness.