What is Buddhism

Given below is an extract from "What is Buddhism" by the most Ven. Narada Maha Thero

A Buddhist is not a slave to a book or to any person.
Nor does he sacrifice his freedom of thought
by becoming a follower of the Buddha.
He can exercise his own free will and develop his knowledge
even to the extend of attaining Buddhahood himself...

Another extract from " The Bodhisatta Ideal" by the same author.

The whole universe is a vast field of battle. Everywhere there is fighting.
Existence is nothing but a vain struggle against germs of dreadful diseases,
molecules against molecules, atoms against atoms and electrons against electrons.
Mind is still more a scene of battle.
Forms, sounds, tastes etc., are resultants of counteracting and
belligerent forces.
The very existence of war proves that there is a state of
Perfect Peace. It is what is called Nibbana....

I hope that the above will make your understanding of the Dhamma clearer......