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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. None