"Chart about religions"

By: ArgemiroCelestino and Michael Talero

English VII- Group 14- Mr. Jairo Soto

Religions Characteristics
Buddhism Buddhism comes from the region that is
present-day Nepal, a region that followed
Hindu beliefs. Buddhism developed out of the
teachings of Siddhartha Gautama who, in 535
BCE, reached enlightenment and assumed the
title Buddha.
Buddhists believe in reincarnation and that
one must go through cycles of birth, life, and
death. After many such cycles, if a person
releases their attachment to desire and the
self, they can attain Wirwana.
In general, Buddhists do not believe in any
type of God, the need for a savior, prayer, or
eternal life after death.

Christianity Christians, believe that Jesus is the son of God

and the Messiah (or Christ) prophesied in the
Old Testament.
To Christians, Jesus
Christ is a teacher, the model of a virtuous life,
the revealer of God, and most importantly the
savior of humanity who suffered, died, and
was resurrected in order to bring about
salvation from sin.
Christians teach that Jesus will return to judge
the living and the dead, granting everlasting
life to his followers.
Like Judaism and Islam, Christianity is classified
as an Abrahamic religion. It began as a Jewish
sect in the eastern Mediterranean.
By the 4th century, Christianity had become
the dominant religion in the Roman Empire.
There are a multitude of forms of
Christianity which have developed either
because of disagreements on dogma,
adaptation to different cultures,
or simply personal taste. For this reason there
can be a great difference between the various
forms of Christianity. They may seem like
different religions to some people. The main
branches are the Catholic,
Protestant, and Orthodox faiths.
Hinduism HINDUISM The origins of Hinduism can be
traced to the Indus Valley civilization in
present-day Pakistan and India, sometime
between 4000 and 2500 BCE.
Though believed by many to be a polytheistic
religion, the basis of
Hinduism is the belief in the unity of
everything. This totality is called Brahman.
The purpose of life is to realize that we are
part of God, and by doing so we can leave this
plane of existence and rejoin with God.
Karma is the accumulation of all one's good
and bad deeds and this determines the
person's next reincarnation.
Bad acts and thoughts will cause one to be
born at a lower level, as a person or even an
animal.
Islam Islam was founded in 622 CE by Muhammad
the Prophet, in Mecca, present-day Saudi
Arabia. Though it is the youngest of the
Abrahamic religions, Muslims do not view it as
a new religion.
They believe that it is the same faith taught by
the prophets, Abraham, David, Moses and
Jesus.
The two sacred texts of Islam are the Qur'an,
which are the words of Allah 'the One True
God' as given to Muhammad, and the Hadith,
which is a collection of Muhammad's sayings
During the month of Ramadan, the month that
Muhammad received the Qur'an from Allah..
Muslims follow a strict monotheism with one
creator who is just, omnipotent and merciful.
They respect the earlier prophets,
Abraham, Moses, and Jesus, but regard the
concept of the divinity of Jesus as
blasphemous and do not believe that he was
executed on the cross.
Judaism Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the Baha'i
faith all originated with a divine covenant
between the God of the ancient Israelites and
Abraham around 2000 BCE.
The next leader of the Israelites, Moses, led
his people out of captivity in Egypt and
received the Law from God. Joshua later led
them into the promised land where
Samuel established the Israelite kingdom with
Saul as its first king. King David established
 Jerusalem and King
Solomon built the first temple there.

Jews believe in one creator who alone is to be

worshipped as absolute ruler of the universe.
The Torah was revealed to Moses by God and
cannot be changed though God does
communicate with the Jewish people through
prophets.

Sikhism The Sikh faith was founded by Shri Guru Nanak

Dev Ji in the Punjab area, now Pakistan. He
began preaching the way to enlightenment
and God after receiving a vision.
After his death a series of nine Gurus
(regarded as reincarnations of Guru Nanak) led
the movement until 1708.
Holy Text, the Shri Guru Granth Sahib, Sikhs
believe in a single formless God with many
names, who can be known through
meditation.
Sikhs pray many times each day and are
prohibited from worshipping idols or icons.
They believe in samsara, karma, and
reincarnation as Hindus.
They believe that everyone has equal status in
the eyes of God.