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Buddhism Founder Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha) Origin Location North East India Size followed by 350 million live by the Five Moral Precepts which mean refraining from: Beliefs Sit on the floor barefoot facing an image of Buddha and chanting harming living things taking what is not given sexual misconduct lying or gossip taking intoxicating substances e.g. drugs or drink Life is full of suffering caused by desire and that use meditation as part of the path the way to end this suffering is through toward Enlightenment and Nirvana enlightenment that enables one to halt the endless sequence of births and deaths to which one is otherwise subject. This breaking of the cycle is called Nirvana. stress charity Karma- our actions have results Do not believe in a personal creator God Prayers are written on the prayer wheel. Spinning the Dharma Wheel (wheel of wheel to the Buddhist is the same as orally reciting the life) -symbol of cycle of prayers. life, death, and rebirth lotus flower-symbol of purity and divine birth Symbols temple eight spokes for eight ways of life prayer beads called malas pagoda Judaism Moses is also an important figure. Abraham Founder Origin Location Israel Size smallest of monotheistic religions, with only about 12 million followers spiritual leaders are called Rabbis (has no special religious status) a single God who not only created the universe, but with whom every Jew can have an individual and personal relationship Beliefs Men are required to cover their heads during worship. The head covering is called a kippah or yarmulka. Star of David synagogue menorah Symbols symbolizes the burning bush as seen by Moses on Mount Sinai most holy Jewish book is the Torah (the first five books of the Hebrew Bible) which four sided top played during Hanukkah (an eight- was revealed by God to Moses on Mount Sinai over 3,000 years ago day holiday) Islam Founder Muhammad Origin Location Saudi Arabia Size second most popular religion in the world with over a thousand million followers 6 main beliefs Beliefs Allah as the one and only God (absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah) angels holy books Prophets (special messengers) o Adam, Abraham, Moses, David, and Jesus o Muhammad - final prophet Day of Judgment o heaven or hell Predestination o That Allah has already decided what will happen. o Muslims believe that this doesn't stop human beings making free choices The Five Pillars of Islam are an essential part of Muslim life. These are five rules that every Muslim has to live by. They are declaration of faith, saying prayers five times a day, abstaining during daylight hours in Ramadan, giving money to the poor, and making a pilgrimage to Makkah. prayer mat and prayer cap Qur'an (Koran) Symbols mosque Crescent Moon and Star pray five times a day Allah's words spoken through Muhammad Christianity Jesus of Nazareth Founder Origin Location Israel Size world's biggest religion, with about 2.2 billion followers only one God, but that this one God consists of 3 "persons" Jesus Christ was the Son of God & was the Messiah promised in the Old Testament Beliefs Symbols Easter egg and Christmas tree God the Father God the Son The Holy Spirit Cross and Bible bread and wine God sent his Son to earth to save man from his sins. church, chapel, cathedral Hinduism no founder, it developed out of Brahmanism - no prophets Founder variety of different religious groups which come out of India Origin Location India Size world's third most popular religion, with around 750 million followers Yoga Beliefs caste system Karma- our actions have results believe in a universal soul or God called reincarnation (soul Brahman - a is eternal and lives supreme being of many lifetimes) many forms and natures which is found in everything Aum main Hindu scriptures sound heard in deepest meditation Symbols Diya Ganeshagod of wisdom and the remover of obstacles, son of Shiva and Parvati, a lamp made usually of clay, with depicted as a short fat wick made of cotton and dipped in man with an elephant's ghee or vegetable oils used used head for praying to the deceased ancestors the Vedas, a collection of hymns praising the Vedic gods the Ramayana, long epic poems about Rama and Sita the Mahabharata, which includes the Bhagavad Gita the Puranas, a collection of stories about the different incarnations and the lives of saints worship every day at home and have a shrine there mandir (temple vary in size fro small village shr to large buildin