I read an article by a monk that Buddhism was not a religious form when it was first introduced into China. Temples are places to study. Many poor children can't receive education. When they come to the temple, they can not only learn to read and write, but also learn some principles of being a man.

Deep into the scriptures, wisdom is like the sea. Reading and thinking about Confucian classics can open the door to human wisdom. Buddhism is a comprehensive knowledge and the highest philosophy. Science and Buddhism can be highly unified. Nowadays, many young people regard reading and learning a skill of eating as the main purpose of going to school, thinking that this is the most important thing in life, but they lack a lot in being a man. A monk in Tibet said that the forefront of human development is not the field of science and technology, but the spiritual field.

Later, in the evolution of thousands of years, unconsciously, it has now become a religion. So now as a religion, there is nothing wrong.