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Roughly 2,120,900,550 followers
Monotheistic
God is three persons
Bible- main teachings
CHRISTIANITY
Roman CatholicEastern OrthodoxProtestantAnglicanAmishBaptistLutheranPresbyterianQuakerSeventh-Day Adventists
BRANCHES
Christmas – Celebrations of Jesus, their messiah’s birthday. On December 25
Easter – Celebration of Jesus, their messiah’s resurrection from the dead which their religion is based around.
MAJOR HOLIDAYS
Very normal lifestyle, family life is encouraged.
Charity and good deeds are expected from followers
Followers may sometimes be religious sisters and brothers.
LIFE STYLE
CHARI
TY
About 1,280,780,150 followers
Monotheistic
Based on revelations of their prophet Muhammad.
Founded in Mecca Saudi Arabia in 622 CE
Sacred text is the Qur’an(Koran)
“There is no God but God, and Muhammad is his Prophet.”
ISLAM
FaithPrayerFastingPilgrimageAnd Alms
One day everyone will be judged and go to either Paradise or Hell.
MAJOR PILLARS
Ramadan: month long
Eid ul-Fitr: festival of breaking fast
Eid al Adha: festival of sacrifi ce
HOLIDAYS
There prophet Muhammad they do not believe to be divine.
There life goal is to submit to the will of Allah and make it into the afterlife.
SOME BELIEFS
The soul continues on when the body dies.
There is a final judgment that decides between Paradise and hell
There will be a resurrection
and day of judgment
AFTERLIFE
Approximately 860,690,890 followers
Has no single founder, Scripture, and no commonly agreed set of teachings.
Elements of it stretch back Many thousands of years.80% of Indian population Identify themselves as Hindu.Supreme god whose qualities and forms are represented by the multitude of deities.
HINDUISM
Existence is the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth governed by Karma.
The soul passes through a cycle of successive lives and its next incarnation is dependent on how the previous life was lived.
Believe in complete freedom of belief and
worship. Main texts are the four Vedas and
their supplements. Veda is a Sanskrit word meaning knowledge. Contain dharma which means code of conduct, law, or duty.
BELIEFS
Brahman- supreme godTrimurti:
Brahma- creator of the universe Vishnu- preserver of the universe Shiva- destroyer of universe to be re-created
Triumvirate consorts are Saraswati, Lakshima, and ParavatiOther gods: Ganesh, Murugan, KrishnaOther goddesses: Durga, Kali, Radha
DEITIES
Earliest evidence of religion in India dates back to the late Neolithic in the early Harappan period (5500–2600 BCE).
Beliefs and practices of the pre-classical era (1500–500 BCE) are called the “Historical Vedic Religion.”
Fire-sacrifi ces, called yajña are performed, but no temples or idols are known.
‘Hindu’ is derived (through Persian) from the Sanskrit word Sindhu, the name for the Indus River which is fi rst mentioned in the Rig Veda.
HISTORY
Does not have a declaration of faith or a creed. Is an umbrella term comprising of and based of the Vedic
traditions.This makes it diffi cult to defi ne it as a religion according
to traditional Western conceptions.Hinduism is a traditional way of life to its followers.The World’s oldest, most complex, and most diverse
religionSome Hindus are even atheists
DEFINITION
Around 381,610,980 followers
Also a philosophyFounded by
Siddhartha Guatama Buddha- comes from
budhi which means “To awaken” Son of an Indian
warrior-king Became a monk
BUDDHISM
Four Truths Life is suffering Craving and aversion cause
suffering It is possible to end suffering Being moral is the path that leads to
the end of sufferingCycle of rebirth is based on Karma
Fortunate Realms- Demigods, Gods, Men
Unfortunate Realms- Animals, Ghosts, Hell
Man is the highest realm because it off ers Nirvana or enlightenment.
BELIEFS
Two Main Branches: Theravada- "The School of the Elders“
widespread following in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar etc.)
Mahayana- "The Great Vehicle“ found throughout East Asia (China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore,
Taiwan etc.) Vajrayana
Also recognized as a part of Mahayana practiced mainly in Tibet and Mongolia, and adjacent parts of China
and Russia
*Buddhism recognized as the fastest growing religions in the world
BRANCHES
The BuddhaThe Dharma (the teachings)The Sangha (the community)Taking "refuge in the triple gem" has traditionally
been a declaration and commitment to being on the Buddhist path, and, in general, distinguishes a Buddhist from a non-Buddhist.
THE THREE JEWELS
Around 25,140,910 followers
Not very well known
Most people would think that Judaism is more popular but it’s about 10,000,000 followers short.
SIKHISM
One god that can’t be in the form of a human
Goal in life is to be with God
Cardinal vices (or sins) are: Kam (lust) Krodh (anger) Lobh (greed) Moh (worldly attachment) Ahankar (pride)
BELIEFS
Celibacy is not needed for Eternal LifeThe Guru Ganth Sahib is their holy bookDeny distinctions like gender or race
TEACHINGS
Some people believe that Christianity will continue to the hold the majority in world religions.
While looking at the map on your right, this would seem to be true.
WILL CHRISTIANITY REMAIN?
About est. 13.5 million followers world wide, mostly in Israel, the United States, and Russia
Founded by Abraham around 2000 BCE in Israel
1st known monotheistic religion in the world
Jews have a covenant or agreement with god created by Abraham
JUDAISM
Moses leads the Jews out of slaveryDelivers the Ten CommandmentsThe most sacred writing in Judaism is the Torah (first 5 books of the Bible)
The Talmud contains the oral traditions of Jewish law in written form
JUDAISM
Some believe that all major world religions will merge into one super religion.
Others believe that the current trend will be to Atheism.
Religion has been around for over 5,000 years and during all of human civilization. If Atheism were one day to reign supreme, it would likely not occur for thousands of years.
What do you think?
WHAT’S NEXT?
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