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Buddhism
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Siddharta Gautama
(known as the Buddhathe enlightend one)
Abraham
around 1812 BC
Jesus of Nazareth,
c. 30 CE,
the Prophet
Muhammad
founded 622 CE in
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Indigenous
4000 years ago in India
Symbol
Founder
and year
c. 520 BC, India
Deity
or
Deities
Buddhists do not believe
in a personal creator God.
Monotheistic
Yahweh
Monotheistic
Holy Trinity = God the
Father + God the Son +
God the Holy Spirit
Monotheistic
Allah
Pantheism ( elements of
polytheism)
One Supreme Reality
(Brahman) manifested in
many gods and
goddesses
Places of
worship
Temple
Synagogue
Church
A mosque
Mandir or temple
Typical: pagoda in Japan
Stupa
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Buddhism
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Beliefs vary from no
afterlife to shadowy
existence to the World to
Come (similar to heaven)
Eternal heaven or hell (or
temporary purgatory).
Resurrection of body
and soul followed by
Paradise or Hell
Reincarnation until gain
enlightenment.
Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Bethlehem,
Nazareth, Lourdes (a
popular place of
pilgrimage), Rome,
Canterbury
Mecca
The Ganges River
The Torah
Bible (Hebrew Bible +
New Testament)
Qur'an
The Vedas,
Upanishads,
Mahabharata ,
Ramayana,
Reincarnation
Afterlife
beliefs
Holy
places
Holy
Books
They believe that unless
someone gains
Enlightenment, when they
die they will be reborn. If
a person can gain
Enlightenment, they can
break out of this cycle.
Breaking out of the cycle
is called Nirvana
places associated with
Buddha's life:
his birthplace, Lumbini
Grove, the place of
enlightenment, Bodh
Gaya, the place of his first
sermon, Sarnarth, and the
place he died, Kusinara.
the Tripitaka or The Three
Baskets
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Rules
Eightfold Path
10 Commandments
And 5 Precepts
1. Thou shalt have no
other gods before me
2. Thou shalt not make
unto thee any graven
image
3. Thou shalt not take the
name of the LORD thy
God in vain
4. Remember the Sabbath
day and keep it holy
5. Honour thy father and
thy mother
6. Thou shalt not kill
7. Thou shalt not commit
adultery
8. Thou shalt not steal
9. Thou shalt not bear
false witness against thy
neighbour
10. Thou shalt not covet
anything that is thy
neighbour's
Do not take the life of
anything living. (Do not
kill)
Do not take anything not
freely given. (Do not
steal)
Abstain from sexual
misconduct and sensual
overindulgence.
Refrain from untrue
speech, (Do not lie)
Do not consume alcohol
or other drugs.
10 Commandments
Five Pillars
Faith
Prayer
Alms
Fasting
Pilgrimage
1 Moksha - the release
of the soul (Atman) from
the cycle of rebirth.
The individual soul
(Atman) unites with
Brahman the universal
soul. There are different
ways to Moksha.
2 Dharma - the code for
leading one's life. Duty
3 Artha - the pursuit of
material gain by lawful
means.
4 Karma- through pure
acts, knowledge and
devotion, you can
reincarnate to a higher
level. The opposite
achieves the contrary
result.