Lay People Coming to Buddhism, First Need to Understand Buddha and Buddhism

 You are a lay person, following a religion, not following any religion, looking for a path to liberation, to end suffering. How do you want to refer to the Buddha's method of ending suffering?

- Then you need to learn correctly about the Buddha and Buddhism and then practice it yourself, if you feel at peace then you should believe in it.

- The Buddha is the first person to show the path to ending suffering by the method of the Noble Eightfold Path clearly, practically, and easily understood, anyone who is self-reliant and diligent in practicing the Buddha's method will be able to master their body, end their own suffering, and escape the cycle of birth and death.