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The Most important Religions

Buddhism: history

Buddhism developed from the teachings disseminated by its founder Siddhartha Gautama, about V century. C. in northeast India.

Began a rapid expansion to become the predominant religion in India in the third century. C. In this century, the Indian emperor Asoka makes it official religion of his vast empire.

Buddhism is not organized in a vertical hierarchy. Religious authority is based on sacred texts: the Sutras (literally 'discourses').

Buddhists in the world Unlike other religions Buddhism does not know the

notion of holy war, forced conversion, nor considers the notion of heresy as something always punishable.

The statistics on the number of Buddhists in the world vary significantly according to different sources available among the 1.691 million (which would make it the third largest religion in the world after Christianity and Islam) and 230 million. (Which would keep as the fourth largest religion in the

Buddhist population. Red: countries where a high percentage of the population is Buddhist. Purple:

significant population.

world after Hinduism)

Buddhist Principals: the Four Noble Truth.

According to Buddhism the Four Noble Truths are:

1. Life includes ‘’duhkha ‘’(suffering, dissatisfaction or discontent) despair.2. The origin of suffering is ‘’trsna’’ (longing, desire , Literally thirst).

3. Suffering can be extinguished when the cause ceases.

4. The noble path is the way to extinguish suffering: Buddhism prescribes a method, or path, with which you try to avoid extremes of satisfaction on the one hand, and an unnecessary mortification on the other. This path requires wisdom, ethical conduct and training of the 'hearts and minds' through meditation, mindfulness and attention to this continuously.

Christianity: history

Is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in biblical canon New Testament scriptures. His followers believe that Jesus is the Son of God and the Messiah (or Christ) prophesied in the Old Testament, who died for the redemption of the sins of mankind, and rose again three days after his death.

Practices

With in Orthodox and Catholic practices, especially seven sacraments include:

 1.Baptism: sign initiatory introduction to Christianity. 2.Confirmation:a sign that confirms faith in Jesus Christ;

3.Eucharist:liturgical sign of the Catholic Church. (Last Supper).4.Penance: a sign of forgiveness, repentance of sins.5. Orders: which are initiated by the priests. (Washing of feet).

6.Marriage, celebration of the union of a man and a woman before God and the community.

7. Anointing of the Sick: a sign of patient care.

The doctrine of Islam

The Islamic doctrine has five pillars of their faith as part of the inner workings of the Muslims. The pillars are:

1.  The profession of faith, that is, accept the basic principle that there is only one God and Mohammed is the last and most important of his prophets.

2. The prayer. 3.The zekat or azaque (sometimes

translated as charity), is, sharing resources with the needy.

4. Fasting in the month of Ramadan but you can eat something when the sun goes down.    

5.The pilgrimage to Mecca (for those who can) at least once in life or pay an hydraulic building for everybody.

The History of Islam

Mahoma was born in Meca on 570 a.C.

Many people began to follow, but his uncle was against her, all defending Allah, the followers of his uncle wanted to kill the worth, but Muhammad took refuge in the desert for several months, he returned back to the Quran and said that gave the Archangel Gabriel, but it was not until his death spread his word throughout the peninsula Arabica. After families were passing by the power and continued to expand Islam almost all African and Hispania.

It is forbidden to represent the face of Mohammed and Allah in a picture.

There is a pillar is not obliged that the great Jihad, that person to achieve the level of excellence according to the Koran.

If you meet with the pillar go to Mecca but not with others you do not recognize any of the pillars, even to go to Mecca.

In places of prayer, the walls no drawing is a place where only you will say a prayer, not to show something good of your religion.

Curiositis of Islam

Judaism

It is the oldest of the three monotheistic religions most widely used (along with Christianity and Islam), also known as "religions of the book" or "Abrahamic" and the least of which the number of faithful. Judaism is broken down, historically, the other two.

Books’

1.The Tanakh, equivalent to thatpart of the Bible. 2.The Torah, literally "Doctrine. 3.The Nevi'im, or Book of the Prophets, The Ketuvim (literally

"The Writings").  4.The Mishnah, collection of

oraltraditions and exegesis of theTorah.5.The Talmud or Gemara. 6.The Shulchan Aruch.  7.The Mishneh Torah of

Maimonides.