5 MAJOR WORLD RELIGIONS Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism Have out your daybook. Thanks

Polytheism  Polytheism is the worship of more than one god.  May accept gods from other religions  Choose your favorite god!

HINDUISM  From India around 1700 BCE  No single founder  3 rd largest religion  Holy Book: Rig Veda  Brahman is the source of all divinity (holiness)  Believe in reincarnation (soul is reborn many times based on Karma).

Major Hindu Gods VISHNU SHIVA BRAHMA

 Buddhism:  Started in India, then spread throughout Asia  Branched off of Hinduism about 500 BCE.  Founder’s name: Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) Buddhism

 Basic Tenets of Buddhism  The world is full of suffering  Meditation is our only escape  Nirvana is the ultimate goal  Follow the Eightfold Path

Eightfold Path  Understanding  Thought  Speech  Action  Livelihood  Effort  Mindfulness  Concentration

Images of Buddha

Monotheism  Belief in ONE God  Common Beliefs:  God created the universe  God continues to govern the universe  The Ten Commandments were given to Moses by God on Mt. Sinai and must be followed

Monotheism  Began in Palestine with the Jews  Abraham is the founder of:  Judaism  Christianity  Islam

JUDAISM (Jewish) THE OLDEST RELIGION  Followers are called Jews  Believe that God made a covenant with Abraham and his people (Israelites)  Adherents are worldwide, but most are in Israel  Holy book is the Torah or Old Testament

Hebrews spread into Egypt, where their numbers grew, so the Pharaoh (Ramses II) forced them into slavery! Their religion is based largely on a set of rules (commandments) Place of Worship Synagogue

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Christianity  Jesus was a Jew from Palestine.  He is believed by his followers to be the messiah and the son of God.  He was crucified for treason (claiming to be the king of the Jews) by the Romans.

Christianity  Christians believe Jesus rose from the dead on his own & appeared before his disciples  He is believed to have ascended into heaven, where he sits with God  Their holy book is the Bible

ISLAM  The Muslim name for God is Allah.  Muhammad was a camel driver from Saudi Arabia  The Angel Gabriel gave Muhammad The Koran, the Muslim holy book.  Mecca, Saudi Arabia is the holiest city in Islam.

ISLAM  Muslims worship in a mosque  Muslims must follow the Five Pillars of Islam:  Stating the Faith  Prayer 5 times/day facing Mecca  Charity to poor  Pilgrimage ( Hajj )  Fast during Ramadan