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RELIGION meaning of god God : Spirit or being who is worshipped as creator and ruler of the world Someone very much admired by a group of people and who influences them a lot is sometimes referred to as a god Deity : Another word for god or goddess philosophy vs religion Here, a philosophy is a particular theory that someone has about how to live Sometimes it refers to a study of how people should live A religion is a belief in a god or gods and the activities that are connected with this belief hinduism founder No single founder place of origin India about 2500 B.C. religious books/writings Vedas BOOKS OF KNOWLEDGE written by the Brahmins or priests Upanishads religious teachings on the human spirit The Epics RAMAYANA & MAHABHARATA hinduism key ideas/beliefs Hindu deities EG Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva Karma Sum of total deeds, thoughts and actions from a previous life Reincarnation When people die, their souls are reborn into the bodies of people or animals Caste system People are divided into social classes by birth buddhism founder Siddharta Gautama place of origin Nepal, India 6th century B.C. religious books/writings Tripitakas buddhism key ideas/beliefs Karma Reincarnation Life of every living thing is important Aim of Buddhism is to achieve Enlightenment Four Noble Truths Eight-Fold Noble Paths taoism founder Laozi place of origin China 6th century B.C. religious books/writings Daodejing taoism key ideas/beliefs Live simply Work closely with nature Do not pursue wealth and power taoism Taoism - origins traced to Laozi ie "elder master." Early historical sources : Laozi was a royal scholar in the sixth century B.C. However, sources probably based on legends Possible that Laozi may not have existed as a historical figure taoism The philosophical text attributed to him was the Classic of the Way and Its Power The text is actually a compilation of various writings collected over the course of generations Compiled around the third century B.C. Some of its ideas may have been more than a century old by that time taoism Historians now agree that Laozi was a legendary figure developed to provide an author for the Daode jing Daode jing believed to be compiled by a group of scholars in the third century B.C. served as the foundation for both philosophical and religious Taoism During the Han dynasty, Laozi was deified Laozi remains one of the most important deities in religious Taoism taoism confucianism founder Confucius place of origin China 6th century B.C. religious books/writings Analects confucianism key ideas/beliefs Family as the unit of society King should think of his people as a family Rules for right behaviour Importance of education islam founder Prophet Muhammad place of origin Middle East 7th century A.D. religious books/writings Koran islam key ideas/beliefs Brotherhood of believers Five pillars of faith
