WORLD RELIGIONS

What is ‘RELIGION’ ?

o a set of COMMON BELIEFS and PRACTICES

o PRAYER, RITUAL, religious law

o cultural TRADITION, writings, history, mythology

o personal FAITH and MYSTIC experience

Major world religions

o Christianityo Islamo Hinduismo Buddhismo Judaismo Primal-indigenous: animists, tribal/ethnic religionistso Chinese traditional: Taoism, Confucianismo Sikhismo Jainismo Baha'io Shinto

Religion in Europe

Religious symbols

Christianity

Islam

Sikhism

Judaism

Hinduism

Shinto

Baha’i

Jainism

Buddhism

St. Peter’s Basilica

Vatican City

Notre Dame Cathedral

Paris, France

St. Mark’s Cathedral

Venice, Italy

Kölner Dom

Cologne, Germany

Sagrada Familia

Barcelona, Spain

St. Mary’s Church

Cracow, Poland

Westminser Abbey

London, England

Catedral de Guadalajara

Guadalajara, Mexico

Catedral Metropolitana de Brasília

Brasília, Brasil

Salt Lake Mormon Temple

Salt Lake City, United States

St. Basil’s Cathedral

Moscow, Russia

The Great Synagogue

Jerusalem, Israel

Blue Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey

Masjid al-Haram (The Sacred Mosque)

Mecca, Saudi Arabia

The Great Mosque of Djenné

Djenné, Mali

Buddhist Temple ‘Lama’

Beijing, China

Buddhist Temple ‘Borobudur’

Java, Indonesia

Buddhist Temple ‘Kawasaki Daishi’

Kawasaki, Japan

HinduTemple ‘Sri Mariamman’

Singapore

Lotus Temple

New Dehli, India