1. HINDUISM Founder of Hinduism Variations of Hinduism
Vedic Priests who lived more than 3500 years ago in Northern India.
Variations of Hinduism
Hundreds maybe thousands.

2. Beliefs of Hinduism Brahman (Kind of like Christian Trinity.)
Brahma Creator
Vishnu Preserver
Shiva Destroyer
Do your Dharma (Duty) Then You Have Good Karma.
Good Karma results in moving up.

3. Hinduism Reincarnation or Afterlife?
Eastern Religion or Western Religion?
Eastern Religion

6. Judaism
Moses founded the religion of Judaism approximately 3600 years ago.
The father of the Jewish people is Abraham.

7. Variations of Jews
Hassidic
Orthodox
Reformed

8. RELIGIOUS TEXT OF JUDAISM
Torah
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy.

9. FOLLOW GOD’S COMMANDMENTS
Beliefs of Judaism
FOLLOW GOD’S COMMANDMENTS
TEN COMMANDMENTS:
You shall have no other gods before Me.
You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Honor your father and your mother.
You shall not murder.
You shall not commit adultery.
You shall not steal.
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's.

10. Judaism Polytheistic or Monotheistic? Reincarnation or Afterlife?
Jews are strictly Monotheistic
Reincarnation or Afterlife?
Afterlife
Eastern Religion or Western Religion?
Western Religion
“You shall have
no other
gods before Me.”

11. FOUNDER OR BUDDHISM
Siddhartha Guatama a prince at 30 saw four things that changed his life.
He saw a horribly ill man. He saw an old man with all of the maladies we see the elderly having. And he saw a corpse. This frightened him and he set out to try and decide how to avoid these sufferings, and eventually created Buddhism.
He began his search and eventually found enlightenment and became known as Buddha – The Enlightened One.

12. Buddhism Eastern or Western Religion? Polytheistic or Monotheistic
Variations of Buddhism:
Theravedan, Maharandan, Zen and Dozens of others.
Afterlife of Reincarnation?
Reincarnation until you reach Nirvanna.
Eastern or Western Religion?
Eastern Religion
Polytheistic or Monotheistic
Depends on the Buddhist you ask

13. Beliefs of Buddhism Follow the Middle Path = Be selfless not selfish.
Follow the Eightfold Path:
Right Understanding
Right Thoughts
Right Speech
Right Action
Right Livelihood
Right Effort
Right Mindfulness
Right Concentration

18. Variations of Christians
Catholic
Orthodox
Protestant

22. Christianity Afterlife Western Religion Polytheistic or Monotheistic
Reincarnation or Afterlife?
Afterlife
Eastern Religion or Western Religion?
Western Religion

23. ISLAM Founder: Variations of Muslims:
Muhammad a former caravan spice/silk trader.
Variations of Muslims:
Wahabi
Strict form of Sunni
From Saudi Arabia
Sunni
Shia

24. Beliefs of Islam “There is one God and his name is Allah.”
Five Pillars of Faith
Confession of Faith
Prayer
Fasting
Giving Alms or Charity
Pilgrimage to Mecca

25. Islam Afterlife Western Religion Monotheistic or Polytheistic
Muslims are strict Monotheists
Reincarnation or Afterlife?
Afterlife
Eastern Religion or Western Religion?
Western Religion

30. Do your dharma (duty) and you reach union with God which is salvation.
Beliefs of Sikhism
One God.
Do your dharma (duty) and you reach union with God which is salvation.