Introduction to World Introduction to World Religions and Belief Systems Religions and Belief Systems

Eastern and Monotheistic Eastern and Monotheistic ThoughtThought

Table of ContentsTable of Contents ConfucianismConfucianism LegalismLegalism DaoismDaoism ShintoismShintoism HinduismHinduism BuddhismBuddhism JudaismJudaism ChristianityChristianity IslamIslam ConclusionConclusion Works CitedWorks Cited

ConfucianismConfucianism

Origins:Origins: China China Founder:Founder: Confucius Confucius Date:Date: 6 6thth Century BC Century BC

““The strength of a nation The strength of a nation derives from the derives from the integrity of the home."integrity of the home." ConfuciusConfucius

LegalismLegalism Origins:Origins: China China Founder:Founder: Hanfeizi Hanfeizi Date:Date: 6 6thth Century BC Century BC

“Humaneness may make one shed tears and be reluctant to apply penalties, but law makes it clear that such penalties must be applied. Hence it is obvious that humaneness cannot be used to achieve order in the state. …”

HanfeiziHanfeizi

DaoismDaoism Origins:Origins: China China Founder:Founder: Laozi Laozi Date:Date: c. 6 c. 6thth Century BC Century BC

“ “ By letting it go, it all By letting it go, it all gets done. The world is gets done. The world is won by those who let it won by those who let it go. But when you try go. But when you try and try the world is and try the world is beyond the winning.” beyond the winning.” LaoziLaozi

ShintoismShintoism

Origins:Origins: Japan Japan Founder:Founder: Unknown Unknown Date:Date: c. 6 c. 6thth Century Century

BCBC

"Be charitable to all "Be charitable to all beings, love is the beings, love is the representative of representative of God."God."Hachiman KasugaHachiman Kasuga

HinduismHinduism Origins:Origins: India India Founder:Founder: Unknown Unknown Date:Date: c. 6500 BC c. 6500 BC

““God is Infinite. Many God is Infinite. Many are the names of God are the names of God and infinite the forms and infinite the forms through which He may through which He may be approached.”be approached.”Sri RamakrishnaSri Ramakrishna

BuddhismBuddhism Origins:Origins: India India Founder:Founder: Siddhartha Siddhartha

GautamaGautama Date:Date: 6 6thth Century BC Century BC

““Noble Truth of Suffering Noble Truth of Suffering : : birth is suffering;… death is birth is suffering;… death is suffering; presence of suffering; presence of objects we hate is objects we hate is suffering; separation from suffering; separation from objects we love is suffering; objects we love is suffering; not to obtain what we not to obtain what we desire is suffering.”desire is suffering.”

BuddhaBuddha

JudaismJudaism

Origins:Origins: Palestine Palestine Founder:Founder: Abraham Abraham Date:Date: c. 4000 BC c. 4000 BC

““I will surely bless you I will surely bless you and make your and make your descendants as descendants as numerous as the stars numerous as the stars in the sky and as the in the sky and as the sand on the seashore.”sand on the seashore.”

Genesis 22:17Genesis 22:17

ChristianityChristianity Origins:Origins: Palestine Palestine Founder:Founder: Jesus of Jesus of

NazarethNazareth Date:Date: c. 33AD c. 33AD

““For unto us a child is For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is born, unto us a son is given:… and his name given:… and his name shall be called shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The The mighty God, The everlasting Father, everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. “The Prince of Peace. “

Isaiah 9:6Isaiah 9:6

IslamIslam Origins:Origins: Arabian Arabian

PeninsulaPeninsula Founder:Founder: Muhammad Muhammad Date:Date: c. 7 c. 7thth Century AD Century AD

““All that is in heaven and All that is in heaven and earth gives glory to earth gives glory to Allah. He is the Mighty, Allah. He is the Mighty, the Wise One.”the Wise One.”

Koran 57:1Koran 57:1

ConclusionConclusion Which regions of the world did these Which regions of the world did these

religions appear in first?religions appear in first? In what century did most of these religions In what century did most of these religions

begin?begin? Why do you think that people in such Why do you think that people in such

different parts of the world felt the need to different parts of the world felt the need to create these “belief systems” or create these “belief systems” or “religions”?“religions”?

What other religions do you know of What other religions do you know of besides the ones we have discussed?besides the ones we have discussed?

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