world religions pt. 2
Today in class we finished our unit on world religions. We have a test on the top 5 world religions tomorrow. I don't know if I will do very well. Today we learned about Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism.
Hinduism has about 1.1 billion adherents. It is the third largest religion in the world. People who follow Hinduism are called Hindus. Hinduism is mainly located in India and Nepal. Their holy book is the Vedas which is the eternal truths of their religion revealed to ancient sages. It is composed in verse form and is meant to be sung and easily memorized. There is no distinct founder of Hinduism. It is a series of intellectual or philosophical points of view rather than a rigid, strict set of beliefs. Hinduism is probably the oldest religion, although it is less of a religion and more of a way of life or faith. Hindus believe in reincarnation.
Buddhism has about 5 million to 1.5 billion adherents. People who follow this religion are called Buddhists. It is prominent in Southeast Asia, China, Nepal, and Japan. Its founder is Siddhartha Gautama. They have four different denominations. They are Tibetan, Zen, Theravada, and Amidst. They believe in the Four Noble Truths. These Noble Truths are suffering, attachment to desire is the origin of suffering, there are cessation of suffering, and the eight fold path will lead to the cessation of suffering. The Eightfold Path is right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right dedication.
Judaism is the last religion that we learned about. Judaism has about 14-18 million adherents. It is the ninth most popular religion in the world. People who follow Judaism are called Jews. Judaism is prominent in Israel (6.4 million, 75.4%) and the US (5.3-7 million, 1.7-2.6%). This is an Abrahamic religion, meaning that it was founded by Abraham. Their holy book is the Torah. These are the first five books of the Old Testament of the Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). Their beliefs are ethical monotheism (God is one) and concerned with the actions of humankind, The Ten Commandments, and the 13 Principles of Faith.
Hinduism has about 1.1 billion adherents. It is the third largest religion in the world. People who follow Hinduism are called Hindus. Hinduism is mainly located in India and Nepal. Their holy book is the Vedas which is the eternal truths of their religion revealed to ancient sages. It is composed in verse form and is meant to be sung and easily memorized. There is no distinct founder of Hinduism. It is a series of intellectual or philosophical points of view rather than a rigid, strict set of beliefs. Hinduism is probably the oldest religion, although it is less of a religion and more of a way of life or faith. Hindus believe in reincarnation.
Buddhism has about 5 million to 1.5 billion adherents. People who follow this religion are called Buddhists. It is prominent in Southeast Asia, China, Nepal, and Japan. Its founder is Siddhartha Gautama. They have four different denominations. They are Tibetan, Zen, Theravada, and Amidst. They believe in the Four Noble Truths. These Noble Truths are suffering, attachment to desire is the origin of suffering, there are cessation of suffering, and the eight fold path will lead to the cessation of suffering. The Eightfold Path is right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right dedication.
Judaism is the last religion that we learned about. Judaism has about 14-18 million adherents. It is the ninth most popular religion in the world. People who follow Judaism are called Jews. Judaism is prominent in Israel (6.4 million, 75.4%) and the US (5.3-7 million, 1.7-2.6%). This is an Abrahamic religion, meaning that it was founded by Abraham. Their holy book is the Torah. These are the first five books of the Old Testament of the Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). Their beliefs are ethical monotheism (God is one) and concerned with the actions of humankind, The Ten Commandments, and the 13 Principles of Faith.
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