Well then what IS Buddhism?

I had asked about a 'Buddhistic Bible', if there was one in English, and where I could get a copy. My question was just me seeking a means to answering another question, which it seems I'll be unable to do since there's so much disagreement about Buddhism's origins.

So then the real question I want answered is, "What is Buddhism?"

I've been listening to Alan Watts for years, and he's spoken a great deal about Buddhism, but the philosophy he delivers is really just his own. The 'Alan Watts School', which is itself an amalgam of Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, Christianity, and who knows what else. And as this enjoyable but suspect source is currently my only source for Buddhist teaching, I was hoping to find 'the original' source. Because I have ideas about what Buddhism is, but I want to make sure I'm accurate before I accidentally put my foot in my mouth.

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