Followers - Mr. Farshtey's Classroommrfarshtey.net/whnotes/Major_Religions.pdf · Allah God no...
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Major Religions
Hinduism Judaism
* t SO C364 million 2 billion 828 million 1.2 billion 14.5 millionFollowers .
worldwide(estimated2003 figures)
6.3 million
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Allah God
no founder Abraham Confuciusbut spread byMuhammad
Qur'an Hebrew Bible, Analectsincluding theTorah
. Name ofgod
no god God Brahman
Founder the Buddha' Jesus no founder
Holy book many sacredbooks,including theDhammapada
Bible, includingOld Testamentand NewTestament
many sacredtexts, includingthe Upanishads
Clergy no clergyBuddhist" monks priests,ministers,monks, andnuns
Brahmin priests,monks, and gurus
no clergy but a rabbisscholar class,called theulama, an'dimams, who maylead prayers
Basicbeliefs
• Followerscan achieveenlightenment byunderstandingThe Four NobleTruths and byfollowing TheNoble EightfoldPath of rightopinions, rightdesires, (ightspeech, rightaction, right job,right effort, rightconcentration,and rightmeditation.
• There is onlyone God, whowatches overand cares forhis people.
• Jesus is theSon of God.He died tosave humanity.His death and.resurrectionmade eternallife possible forothers.
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• The soulnever dies butis continuallyreborn until itbecomes divinelyenlightened.
• Persons achievehappinessand divineenlightenmentafter they freethemselves fromtheir earthlydesires.
• Freedom fromearthly desirescomes frommany lifetimesof worship,knowledge, andvirtuous acts.
• Personsachieve salvationby following theFive Pillars ofIslam and living. a just life. Thepillars are faith,prayer, charity,fasting, andpilgrimage toMecca .. '
• There is onlyone God, whowatches overand cares for hispeople.
• God lovesand protects hispeople but alsoholds peopleaccountable fortheir sins andshortcomings.
• Persons serveGod by studyingthe Torah andliving by itsteachings.
• Social order,harmony, andgood governmentshould be basedon strong familyrelationships.
• Respect. for parents'and elders isimportant to awell-orderedsociety.
• Education isimportant for thewelfare of boththe individualand society.
Source: World Almanac 2004
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