World Religions

•Originated in northern India in the 5th century B.C.

• Founder: Gautama Buddha• Follow the ‘’4 Nobel Truths’’• 1.Meditation - Mental concentration and mindfulness• 2.Mantras - Sacred sounds• 3.Mudras - Symbolic hand gestures• 4.Prayer Wheels - Reciting mantras with the turn of a wheel

BUDDHISM

BUDDHISM

• The Holy Book - The Diamond Sutra• Buddhist place of worship – a Vihara• Major Rituals• Making offerings or practicing Dana.• Confession of faults• Precept ceremonies• Calling on spiritual forces for support or protection• Major Beliefs- Reincarnation(the concept that people

are reborn after dying), Karma( ones actions effects their current state, and life is all about suffering.

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• Founder: Abraham• Originated in Canaan• Major Rituals: Sabbath, Kosher food laws, and

prayers• Holy Book: Torah• Place of Worship: Synagogues• Area where practiced: South America

Judaism

• Founder: Jesus Christ• Originated: Israel• Worship in: Synagogues• Christianity is the most popular and practiced

religion in the world today.• Holy Book: The Bible• Believe in the Ten Commandments• Major Rituals: Baptism, Communion

CHRISTIANITY

• Founder: None• Originated in Northern India• Place of Worship: Home, or Shrine• Believe in reincarnation and Karma/Dharma• Holy Book: Vedas• Follow Caste System • Polytheistic

HINDUISM

• Originated in the Central Arabian Desert• Founder: Elijah Mohammed• Major Rituals: Praying, Fasting, Charity, and

Purification• Holy Book: Quran • Place of Worship: Home or Outside on mat to

pray• Area Practiced: Mainly Middle East

ISLAM

• Originated in China• Founder: Confucius • Major Rituals: Ancestor Worship• Holy Book: The Analects• Place of Worship: None• Area Practiced: Korea, Japan, and Thailand

CONFUCIANISM

• Originated in Japan• Founder: None• Major Rituals: Purification and National Events

in Japan• Holy Book: The Kojiki• Place of Worship: Shrines• Area Practiced: Japan

Shinto

• Founder: Lao-tzu• Originated in East Asia• Major Rituals: Purification, meditation and

offerings to deities• Holy Book: Daozang and Zhuangzi• Place of Worship: Daoism temple• Area practiced today: China

Taoism/Daoism