Major Religions Around The World

The world's principal religions and spiritual traditions may be classified into a small number of major groups, although this is by no means a uniform practice. This theory began in the 18th century with the goal of recognising the relative levels of civility in societies.

Religion is a cultural system of behaviours and practices, world views, ethics, and social organisation that relate humanity to an order of existence. 84% of the world's population is affiliated with one of the five largest religions, namely Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism or folk religion.

There are twelve classical world religions—those religions most often included in history of world religion surveys and studied in world religions classes: Baha'i, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, and Zoroastrianism. Sizes shown are approximate estimates, and are here mainly for the purpose of ordering the groups, not providing a definitive number. This list is sociological/statistical in perspective.)

Christianity: 2.1 billion Islam: 1.5 billion Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 1.1 billion Hinduism: 900 million Chinese traditional religion: 394 million Buddhism: 376 million primal-indigenous: 300 million African Traditional & Diasporic: 100 million Sikhism: 23 million Juche: 19 million Spiritism: 15 million Judaism: 14 million Baha'i: 7 million Jainism: 4.2 million Shinto: 4 million Cao Dai: 4 million Zoroastrianism: 2.6 million Tenrikyo: 2 million Neo-Paganism: 1 million

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Unitarian-Universalism: 800 thousand Rastafarianism: 600 thousand Scientology: 500 thousand

List of Religions their Founders, Holy Books and Place of Worship:

BUDDHISM

Founder Gautam Buddha

Sacred Texts The Tripitaka

Place Of Worship Vihar (Temple) and Monastery (Where

Monks Resides)

Sects Mahayana and Hinayana

CHRISTIANITY

Founder Jesus Christ (P.B.U.H)

Sacred Texts Bible

Place of Worship Church

Sects Catholics and Protestants

HINDUISM

Founder Ancient Sages

Sacred Texts

The Vedas, The Upanishads, The Bhagavad

Gita And Epics Of Ramayana

and Mahabharata

Place of Worship Temple

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ISLAM

Last Messenger Prophet Mohammed (P.B.U.M)

Sacred Texts Quran (Words Of Gods), Hadis (Collection Of

Prophet’s Saying)

Sacred Places Makkah (Mecca)

Place Of Worship Masjid (Mosque)

Important Sects Sunnis and Shias

JAINISM

Founder Vardhamana Mahavira

Sacred Texts Agama, Tattvartha Sutra

Place of Worship Jain Temple

Important Sects Shwetambara & Degambara

JUDAISM

Founder Moses (P.B.U.H.), Born In Egypt

Sacred Texts Talmads

Sacred Places Jerusalem

Place of Worship Synagogue

SIKHISM

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Founder Guru Nanak

Sacred Texts Guru Granth Saheb

Sacred Places The Golden Temple of Amritsar

Place of Worship Gurudwara