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WORLD RELIGIONS
Religion
Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
Hindus
Buddhists
Jews
Monotheistic/Polytheistic
Nontheistic/Polytheistic
Monotheistic
Nation of
Origin
India
India
Canaan
Language
Indian
Indian
Hebrew
Followers
Belief System
Symbol
Founder &
Date
Om
Wheel of Life
Star of David
No Founder - 2000 BCE
Siddhartha Guatama - 5th Century
BCE
Abraham - 2000 BCE
Holy
Book/Sacred
Texts
Upanishads, Mahabharata, & 4 Vedas
Sutras
Torah (1st 5 books of the Bible) &
Talmud
Major God(s)
Brahman, Vishnu, & Shiva. Atman =
Essential self/Perfect understanding.
No rituals, Gods, or Priests.
Enlightenment through meditation
only
Yahwh, God
No holy day, every day/Temple
No holy day, every day/Temple
Fri-Sat Evening/Synagogue
Brahmins (Priestly Class)
Monks, Dalai Lama, no rituals, Gods,
or Priests.
Rabbi
Beliefs/Sacred
Ideas
All Hindus are vegetarian. Daily
declaration of prayer, pilgrimmage;
Kharma (Actions) + Dharma
(Religious and Moral Duty) =
Reincarnation up or down.
Trinity: Buddha, Dharma
(teachings/laws), and Sangha
(community of believers. 4 Noble
Truths & 8-Fold Path. Prayer,
meditation, and ritual to achieve
enlightenment.
Covenent b/w God and the Jewish
people; Jesus was just a man; Wailing
Wall; A moral life through obedience
to God’s law.
Afterlife
Reincarnation based on moral code
and Caste system until reach
enlightenment
Day of/Place of
Worship
Clergy
Sects/Major
Splits
Importance of
Jerusalem
Nirvana is the release from wheel of
Arrival of Messiah; Do not presume to
life (cessation of suffering for some
know. Lead a good life and the
and paradise for others) and cycle of
afterlife will take care of itself
birth/rebirth.
Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism, and
Smartism
Theraveda: Strict fundamentalists
(monks). Mahayana: Less strict
observance - commoners
Orthodox, Reform, Conservative
None
None
Site of 1st Jewish Temple – Temple of
Solomon. Birthplace.
WORLD RELIGIONS
Religion
Christianity
Islam
Sikhism
Christians
Moslems
Sikhs
Monotheistic
Monotheistic
Monotheistic
Nation of
Origin
Palestine
Arabian Peninsula
India
Language
Latin, English, Greek
Arabic
Punjabi
Followers
Belief System
Symbol
Founder &
Date
The Cross,
(crucifiction)
Crescent & Star
Khanda
Jesus – 33 CE
Muhammad - 622 CE
Guru Nanak - 15th Century CE
Sacred Texts
The Bible
Qu’ran or Koran
Shri Guru Grath Sahib
Major God(s)
God
Allah
Ik Onkar
Sunday/Church
Friday/Mosque
No holy day, every day/Temple
(Gurdwara)
Priest, Preacher, Bishop, and Pope.
Prophet
Panj Pyare
Day of/Place of
Worship
Clergy
Beliefs/Sacred
Ideas
Afterlife
Sects
Importance of
Jerusalem
Ablutions (washing of hands, face, and Overcome the self, align life with will
Faith, prayer, Golden Rule, Jesus was
feet) before prayer, Muezzin (Call to of God, and become a "saint soldier,"
the Son of God, Jesus died for man’s
Prayer), Minaret Towers, Ramadan,
fighting for good; Prayer and
sins. Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy
Jihad (the effort of a good Muslim to meditation on God's name, turban
Ghost. Messiah. Disciples. Baptism,
preserve community). Jesus was a
and five Ks. Balance work, worship,
Communion (Eucharist)
prophet.
and charity.
Heaven/Hell
Paradise /Hell
Reincarnation until resolve karma and
merge with God
Catholic, Protestant, hundreds of
other groups and denominations.
Fundamentalist, Shi’ite (radical
traditionalists), Sunni (Majority), Sufi
(Mystics)
The Nirankaris ("followers of the
Immortal"), Namdharis ("bearers of
the divine name")
Church of Holy Sepulcher – Site of
Crucifixion of Jesus
Gabriel’s ascendance to Heaven on
horseback.
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