The Five Major Religions

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Compare and contrast the tenets

of the five maor !orld reli"ions
#i$e$% Christianit&% Buddhism%
Islam% 'induism% and (udaism)$
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Christianit&
Islam
'induism
(udaism
Buddhism
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Christianity
Christianity
Christianity
Christianity

The earl& 'e*re!s !ho eventuall&

developed into the (e!ish reli"ion
*ecame the foundation of
Christianit&$

(esus% or the Messiah% !as a (e!ish

*o& !ho disa"reed !ith some of the
(e!ish principles of his da& *e"an to
profess a ne! !a& of thin+in"$

This eventuall& led to the *e"innin"

of the Christian reli"ion$
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Christianity
Christianity
Christianity
Christianity

Christianit& started a*out ,---

&ears a"o a*out the same time of
(esus$

The central point of Christian

*elief is that .od% the /ather%
entered into human histor& as
the Son% (esus of Na0ereth% and
arose as the 'ol& Spirit$
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Christian Philosophy
Christian Philosophy
Christian Philosophy
Christian Philosophy

.od is the Creator of the universe$

There is one .od% 1ho is Three
2ersons3
/ather% Son and 'ol& Spirit$

(esus is *oth full& man and full&

.od$ 'e !as *orn of the 4ir"in Mar&
Crucified% resurrected from the
dead% and ascended to the /ather$
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Christian Philosophy
Christian Philosophy
Christian Philosophy
Christian Philosophy

Sin and Evil are realities in our

e5istence$

The Bi*le is the 'ol& Boo+ that

records .od6s revelation$

All *elievers are promised life

everlastin"$

The leader of Christianit& !as

(esus% and the follo!ers !as his
7, disciples$
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Buddhis
Buddhis
Buddhis
Buddhis

/oundin" person of Buddhism is

.uatama% the Buddha

The 8alai 9ama is a Buddhist mon+

!ho remains the leader of the
Ti*etans$

Buddhism is a maor reli"ion in

China% (apan% India% and Ti*et$
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The Major Philosophy o! Buddhis
The Major Philosophy o! Buddhis
The Major Philosophy o! Buddhis
The Major Philosophy o! Buddhis

9ove: !ithout conditions

Compassion: or feelin" at one !ith

the person !ho is sufferin"

S&mpathetic (o&:Cele*rate the

happiness of others% and do not
resent their "ood fortune$

Impartialit&: Treat ever&one e;uall&%

and do not use others for personal
"ain or to !in approval$
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The Major Philosophy o! Buddhis
The Major Philosophy o! Buddhis
The Major Philosophy o! Buddhis
The Major Philosophy o! Buddhis

Buddhism states that e5istence

is a continuin" c&cle of death
and re*irth called reincarnation$

Each person6s position in life is

determined *& his or her
*ehavior in the previous life$
This is +no!n as their <+arma<
#also a 'indu *elief)$
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Buddhis
Buddhis
Buddhis
Buddhis

Buddhism is the !orld6s oldest

universal reli"ion and it is the
second fastest "ro!in"
reli"ion$
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"sla
"sla
"sla
"sla

IS9AM is the name "iven to the

reli"ion preached *& the prophet
Muhammad in the =--s A$ 8$

The Islamic reli"ion started in the

area +no!n as 2alestine in the &ear
=--A8$

It has a*out >?- million follo!ers%

most of them in the re"ion north and
east of the Mediterranean Sea$
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"sla
"sla
"sla
"sla

The hol& *oo+ of Islam is the

<Koran$< Muslims *elieve its !ords
to *e those of Allah himself% spo+en
to Muhammad *& an an"el$

Allah% is the Islamic .od$

2eople !ho *elieve these ideas are

called Muslims$
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"slai# Philosophy
"slai# Philosophy
"slai# Philosophy
"slai# Philosophy

Muslims learn that life on earth is a period of

testin" and preparation for the life to come$

An"els record "ood and *ad deeds$

2eople should *ehave themselves and help others%

trustin" in Allah6s ustice and merc& for their
re!ard$
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"sla
"sla
"sla
"sla

Muslims pra& five times dail& in their mos;ues

#churches)$

1hile pra&in"% the& face the hol& cit& of Mecca #in Saudi3
Ara*ia) and sometimes +neel !ith faces to the "round$

All Muslims are re;uired to ma+e a pil"rima"e #trip to a

sacred place) to Mecca at least once in their lifetime$
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Hinduis
Hinduis
Hinduis
Hinduis
'IN8UISM is one of the !orld6s oldest reli"ions$
Over ,@A6s of the !orld6s 'indus live in IndiaB lar"e num*ers reside in Africa
also$
'indus *elieve in man& "ods% num*erin" into the thousands$ The& reco"ni0e
one supreme spirit called Brahman #<the A*solute$<)
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Hindu Philosophy
Hindu Philosophy
Hindu Philosophy
Hindu Philosophy
'indus *elieve in man& "ods% num*erin" into the thousands$
The& reco"ni0e one supreme spirit called Brahman #the A*solute)$
The "oal of 'indus is to someda& oin !ith Brahman$
Until that union ta+es place% *elievers are in a continuous process of
re*irth called <reincarnation$<
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Hindu Philosophy
Hindu Philosophy
Hindu Philosophy
Hindu Philosophy
At death% the 'indu6s deeds #+arma) determine !hat the ne5t life !ill *e$
/ollo!ers !or+ to *rea+ this c&cle33*irth% death% re3*irth33 #referred to *&
!riters as the <1heel of 9ife<) and "ain release$
The 'indu6s soul then mer"es !ith Brahman in a condition of spiritual
perfection #mo+sha)$
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Hinduis
Hinduis
Hinduis
Hinduis
'induism has man& sacred *oo+s% the oldest *ein" a
series called the <4edas$C
Traditional 'indu societ& !as divided into "roups of four
classes #or varnas)$ This !as +no!n as the <caste s&stem$<
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$udais
$udais
$udais
$udais

(U8AISM is a reli"ion of ust one

people: the (e!s$

(U8AISM !as the first to teach

*elief in onl& one .od$ T!o other
important reli"ions developed
from (udaism: Christianit& and
Islam$
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$udais
$udais
$udais
$udais

(e!s thin+ that .od !ill send a

Messiah #a deliverer) to unite them
and lead them in 'is !a&$

Christians *elieve that (esus !as the

Messiah$ The (e!ish people do not
a"reeB the& anticipate 'is arrival in
the future$

(udaism teaches that death is not

the end and that there is a !orld to
come$
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$udais
$udais
$udais
$udais

The <Torah%< the first five *oo+s

of the 'e*re! Bi*le% is the most
important (e!ish scripture$

It contains the *asic la!s of

(udaism$

Another important *oo+ is the

<Talmud%< servin" primaril& as a
"uide to the civil and reli"ious
la!s of (udaism$
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$udais
$udais
$udais
$udais

The (e!ish house of !orship is called a

s&na"o"ue$

Da**is #spiritual leaders) conduct

services% act as interpreters of (e!ish
la!s% and deliver sermons$

Toda& there are over 7> million follo!ers

of (udaism scattered throu"hout the
!orld$ A lar"e num*er of those people
live in the (e!ish nation of Israel$ Over
si5 million live in the United States$
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$e%ish Philosophy
$e%ish Philosophy
$e%ish Philosophy
$e%ish Philosophy

.od is one and uni;ue

.od is the creator

.od is transcendent

.od is immanent$

.od is la!"iver

.od is personal

1e have the o*li"ation to !orship

The Torah is .od6s la!

.od is ud"e

The Messiah !ill come$

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