By: Brooke Schatzman

World Religions project

HinduismBuddhismJudaismChristianity Islam

5 Religions

• This power point will explain each 5 of the religions

• It will talk about each of them and like what people in the religion do

• Religions are important because that depends on how some people connect with the world society

• Each religion says how much people depend on that religion

About the power point

Followers world wide: around 900 million people

Name of Deity: Three main gods 1) Brahma 2) Vishnu 3) Shiva

Holy book: there is no one book

Leadership: Guru, Holy man, Brahmin Priest

Hinduism

Basic Beliefs: The soul never dies but is continually reborn

Persons achieve happiness and enlightment after they free themselves from their earthly desires

Freedom from earthly desires comes from a lifetime of worship, knowledge, and virtuous actions.

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Followers Worldwide: Around 400 million people

Name of Deity: Does not teach of a personal deity

Founder: The Buddha- Siddhartha Guatama

Holy Book: No one book

Leadership: Buddhist monks and nuns

Buddhism

Buddhism continue Basic Beliefs: Persons achieve

complete peace and happiness, known as nirvana, by elimination their attachment to worldly things.

Nirvana is reached by following the noble eightfold path

Right views Right aspirations Right speech Right conduct Right livelihood Right endeavor Right mindfulness Right meditation

Followers worldwide: 14 million people

Name of Deity: God ( Yahweh)

Founder: Abraham

Holy Book: Torah and the Hebrew bible

Leadership: Rabbis

Judaism

Judaism ContinueBasic Beliefs: There is

only one god, who watches over and cares for his people

God loves and protects his people, but also holds people accountable for their sins and short comings

Persons serve god by studying the Torah and living by its teachings

Followers Worldwide: 2.1 Million people

Name Worldwide: God

Founder: Jesus Christ

Holy Book: Bible including New and Old Testament

Leadership: Clergy ( priest and Ministers)

Christianity

Christianity ContinueBasic Beliefs: There is

only one god, who watches over and cares for his people

Jesus Christ was the son of God

He died to save humanity form sin

His death and resurrection made eternal life possible for others

Followers worldwide: 1.2 billion people

Name of Deity: God ( Allah in Arabic )

Founder: Mohammad

Islam

Holy Book: Quran

Leadership: No Clery

Basic Beliefs: Persons achieve salvation by following the 5 pillars of Islam and living a just ( good) life

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Basic Beliefs: the five pillars areFaithAlmsgivingFastingPilgrimagePrayer

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Hinduism: I learned that the soul never dies but is continually reborn and that Hinduism is the oldest of the worlds major living religions.

Buddhism: I learned that 400 million people are Buddhism

Judaism: I learned that Judaism was the first major religion to believe in one god

What I learned

Christianity: I learned that more people are Christianity then the other religions

Islam: the followers of Islam are knows as Muslims

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Eastern Religions: they have no holy book has multiple god or no god

Western Religions: Has holy book and has one god

Comparison

Eastern: They have no more then 900 million followers and some followers believe that the should is continually reborn

Western: some religions have up to 2.1 billion followers some of the followers believe that there is only one god the watches over all of them and cares for them

Contrast

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