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TIMELINE: What years did this religion originate?
LOCATIONS: Where are its followers today?
POPULATIONS: How many followers are there today?
IMPORTANT IMAGERY
CORE BELIEFS:
A BRIEF SUMMARY
JUDAISM
BUDDHISM
CHRISTIANITY
ISLAM
SIKHISM
HINDUISM
~2000 B.C.E.
~2000 B.C.E.
~500 B.C.E.
~0
C.E.
~622
C.E.
~1500 C.E.
India
Nepal
Mauritius
Bali, Indonesia, the Caribbean, North America, South America, Europe, and worldwide.
Israel
North America, Middle East,
North Africa, Europe, Latin America, Caribbean, and worldwide.
China,Nepal, Thailand, Myanmar,India, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Korea, Japan,
and worldwide.
North and South America, Europe, the Philippines, Sub-Saharan Africa, Oceania, and worldwide.
Southwest Asia, North Africa,Southeast Asia, India, North and South America, China, Europe, and worldwide.
India
United States
Canada
United Kingdom,
and worldwide.
~ 507 million
~ 7% of population
~ 1.16 billion
~ 15% of World Population
~14.7 million
~ .2% of World Population
~ 2.4 billion
~ 30% of population
~ 2 billion
~ 25% of population
~ 26 million
~ .3% of population
World Religions
Guru Granth Sahib
Polytheistic: The Trimurti: Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva and incarnations of main gods that make up the one Supreme God, Brahman which is the ultimate reality .
Pursuit of Truth
Doing what is Morally Right and Good.
Karma (Actions Affect your Next Life)
Dharma (Do what is Just and Good)
Reincarnation
(Souls are born again after death)
Monotheistic: Belief in One God.
God's Covenant: Worshipping the one true God and following the Ten Commandments,
Speaking the truth,
Promoting peace and justice,
Charity and service to others,
Importance of education
Monotheistic: Belief in One God.
The Holy Trinity: Belief in the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
Jesus is the Son of God, the Messiah through whom one can find salvation
Love and Forgiveness,
Asking Forgiveness from God for your Sins,
Charity and service to others,
Importance of education
Monotheistic: Belief in One God (Allah in Arabic).
Muhammad was God's Final Prophet
The Quran is the Word of God
Importance of prayer,
Promoting peace, justice, and equality,
Charity and service to others,
Importance of education
Monotheistic: Belief in One God.
Following the teachings of the 10 Sikh Gurus and the holy book,
the Guru Granth Sahib
Importance of prayer, charity and serving others
Promoting peace, justice
and equality for all,
Duty to look after
God's creations
Buddha is the Enlightened One,
a revered teacher
The Four Noble Truths: Everyone suffers, we are the cause of our suffering, we can end our suffering, following the Eightfold Path leads to an end of suffering
The Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Concentration, Right Mindfulness,
Karma (Actions Affect your Next Life)
Dharma (Do what is Just and Good)
Reincarnation
(Souls are born again after death)