Religion affects the lives of its followers by...

1. Moral Code

1.1. Christianity's moral code is set up within 10 rules called the "Ten Commandments". In the Ten Commandments, there are rules such as "You shall not steal". The way the world is now, there are lots of people that steal things that they want and other people have, and that's a crime you also broke one of the Ten Commandments.

2. Sense of Belonging

2.1. In all religions, I bet people wanna feel as if they really belong there and they wanna stay. In Hindu you're divided into groups based on your social classes and work. This is called the Hindu Caste System. In the text, "The priestly class, born from the mouth of Brahma."A reader can infer that the priests use their mouth to spread the word and religion, they'll also probably feel as they belong because they were put into a group to do something they're good at, and that's what the Hindu Caste system is all about, dividing people into group based on their work.

3. Understanding of Life

3.1. According to the religion of the Buddhists, "The Four Noble Truths" is their understanding of life and it includes suffering. According to The Four Noble Truths, "it is this craving to which leads to renewed existence, accompanied by delight and lust, seeking delight her and there, that is craving for sensual pleasures, craving for existence, craving for extermination." But ending the way to the suffering as it states in the text, "it is the Noble Eightfold Path; that is right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration