"Sadly, I'm not too clued in on the eastern religions and their beginnings."
Like the rest of the fairy tales they have high points and low points but I don't recommend wasting more than a cursory look. Given the chance I will kick the 14th Dalai Lama in the groin so hard he will reincarnate as the 15th.
Scientology fascinates me in a way, the same way that Nazi Germany does. I honestly think the only reason they have celebrities members is due to blackmail. Although I will say researching Scientology introduced me to Jack Parsons and he is one fascinating dude.
The Abrahamic religions were what I was referencing when I said "Nothing good ever came from the desert". I can't wait for the day Xtianinty is exposed for the fraud it is & all those idiots will have to choose between Judaism or Islam to continue worshipping the same God.