Post on 28-Dec-2015
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World Religions
Atheist: disbelief or lack of
belief in the existence of God or gods.
Agnostic: a person who doesn’t know if there’s a god or not. And believes that no one can really ever know
Polytheism: belief in many Gods
Monotheism: belief in 1 God
Jews, Christians and Muslims all believe in 1 invisible God
They are not supposed to make a statue of Him
Eastern/Western Philosophy
Eastern Philosophy
World Soul (force) rather than God
Reincarnation after death (not Heaven or Hell)
Karma (what you do affects you)
Meditate to improve myself not pray to ask God for help
Yogi or swami not priest Spirits of ancestors are out
there to guide Better oneself to honor
family name or ancestors
Reincarnation: The belief that after
each death your soul is reborn into another human being
INDIA
Hinduism
Developed over time Vishnu, Shiva, Krishna, Ganesh All part of Brahma (world force) Caste System Brahmins (priests) Rulers Warriors Workers Peasants Outcastes “untouchables” KARMA Do Yoga to join your soul with the
“world soul” Moksha – (Nirvana) Meditate to purify thoughts and actions
– improve karma Bathe in the Ganges River to purify
self for better reincarnation
Indian Caste System
Buddhism Siddhartha Gautama Indian prince in a kingdom in the Himalayas
Left his palace in a 6 year search for Why is there suffering in life
Meditated for 49 days before becoming a Buddha or “Enlightened One”
4 Noble Truths 1. Life is full of pain 2. Pain comes from your desire 3. The way to rid yourself of
pain is to rid yourself of desire 4. Follow the 8-fold path or
Middle Way to reach Nirvana – or one with the
universe - no more reincarnation
Today, many see Buddha as God who can help them find their own success
Nirvana a transcendent state
in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth.
It represents the final goal of Buddhism.
Hinduism Developed over time Vishnu, Shiva, Krishna, Ganesh All part of Brahma Caste System Brahmins (priests) Rulers Warriors Workers Peasants Outcastes “untouchables” KARMA Do Yoga to join your soul with
the “world soul” Meditate to purify thoughts and
actions – improve karma Bathe in the Ganges River to
purify self for better reincarnation
Buddhism Siddhartha Gautama Why is there suffering? Pain comes from your desire The way to rid yourself of pain
is to rid yourself of desire Buddha=Enlightened one The 8-fold path or Middle Way Nirvana – or one with the
universe - no more reincarnation
Today, many see Buddha as God who can help them find their own success
Hinduism
Buddhism
Taoism Teachings of Lao tzu Forces of Yin and Yang Follow the ‘way of nature’
or the Tao Yin: dark, soft, slow, wet,
cold, gentle Yang: light, hard, fast,
dry, hot, aggressive In-action: you don’t have
to do anything – over time everything will balance itself
Islam
MuhammadArabiaMedinaMeccaKa’abaMosqueQur’anSunni/ShiiteThe 5 Pillars*Faith*Prayer*Alms (charity)*Fasting (Ramadan)*Hajj (pilgrimage)Jihad “duty”
Hebrews/Jews/Israelites Adam/Eve Garden of Eden Noah’s Ark Abraham Promised Land Isaac/Ishmael Moses Red Sea 10 Commandments David and Goliath wisdom of Solomon Sabbath synagogue Rabbi Torah Kosher Hanukah Passover
The 10 Commandments
Who is the most known Jewish Woman in the world?
Christianity Based on the teaching of a
Jew named Jesus Claimed to be son of God Taught for 3 years until the
Jewish religious teachers gave him over to the Romans to be crucified for claiming to be the son of God
Christians believe that Jesus’ death forgives their sins
Christians believe that Jesus came back to life and then was taken up into heaven (Easter)
Christmas (birth of Christ) Catholic/Protestant/Orthodox
Catholic(follow the Pope)- Protestants are churches that “protested” against the Pope and started
their own churches
Vatican City: Center of the Catholic Church. Smallest country in the world. Home to hundreds of pieces
of Renaissance art
Roman Catholic – follows the leadership of the Pope
Protestant - Protested against catholic Church (Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Mormon, Jehovah Witness, and many more)
Orthodox – spread east to Greece and Russia
Why would someone die for their faith?
What are 3 similarities between all the faiths?
What are 2 major differences between the faiths?