Religion pt.2

Today in class we learned about the other three religions.

Hinduism:
number of adherents: 1.1 billion (third largest)
call them: Hindus
geographic location: India, Nepal
holy book: The Vedas- eternal truths revealed to ancient sages; composed in verse form (meant to be sung and easily memorized)
founder: No distinct founder- it is a series of intellectual or philosophical points of view rather than a rigid, strict set of beliefs- probably the oldest extant religion, although Hinduism is less a religion than a way of life, or a faith
Example: "As a person puts on new clothes and discards old and torn clothes, similarly an embodied soul enters new material bodies, leaving the old bodies" (In other words.......reincarnation)

Buddhism:
number of adherents: 500 million-1.5 billion (estimates very quite a bit)
call them: Buddhists
geographic location: Southeast Asia, China, Nepal, Japan (there are 1.2 million Buddhists in the USA)
denominations: Tibetan, Zen, Theravada, Amidist
founder: Siddhartha Guatama
Four Nobel Truths: 
1. There is suffering
2. Attachment to desire is the origin of suffering
3. There is a cessation of suffering
4.  The Eightfold Path will lead to the cessation of suffering
The Eightfold Path:
Right view
Right Intention
Right Speech
Right Action
Right Livelihood
Right Effort
Right Mindfulness
Right Dedication

Judaism:
number of adherents: 14-18 million (ninth)
call them: Jews
geographic location: Israel (6.4 million, 75.4%), USA (5.3-7 million, 1.7%-2.6%)
founder: Abraham
holy book: The Torah (The first five books of the New Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy)
beliefs: ethical monotheism- God is one, and concerned with the actions of humankind

  • Ten Commandment
  • 13 Principles of Faith

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