TWO RELIGIONS

HINDUISM

The number of gods is near infinity.
There is a Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva trinity.
There is a great universal soul.
Merging into it is the goal.
Of all the gods, there is unity.

Hinduism has no founder.
How old it is we can only wonder.
Its priests are of the Brahmin caste.
From father to son their job is passed.
No hierarchy are they under.

BUDDHISM

This life is temporary.
Only a short time here we terry.
Pray for every living being
Ere the judge you're seeing.
Some realms are pretty scary.

Pray that your next life
With trouble will not be rife.
Be you monk or farmer,
It's important to have good karma
And to heed the Wheel of Life.

Follow the eight-fold path
And you may escape the judge's wrath.
This point should be stressed:
The judge is not the least impressed
If you've cut a giant swath.

There'll be a period of transition
Ere you assume your new position.
Some places you might go to
When the judge is through with you
Are a whole lot like perdition.

If you're a Pollyanna,
You might expect Nirvana.
But I really do believe
It's right hard to achieve
No matter how much you wanna.