WORLD RELIGION

GLOSSARY

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• Buddism
• Beliefs and Practices largely based on Siddhartha
• Christianity
• Monotheistic religion based on Life and Teachings of Jesus Christ

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• Hinduism
• Laws and Prescriptions of Daily Morality
• Islam
• Monotheistic religion articulated by the Qur'an

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• Judaism
• Monotheistic religion, philosophy of the Torah
• Confucianism
• Ethical and philosophical system developed by philosopher Confucius

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• Legalism
• Strict obedience to legal systems
• Daoism
• Emphasizes living in Harmony

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• Zoroastrianism
• Iranian religion and a religious Philosophy
• Greek Orthodox
• Several churches within the larger communion of Eastern Orthodox

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• Sikhism
• Monotheistic religion founded during the 15th century

RELIGIONS ACROSS THE US

BUDDISM

BUDDISM

• Indian Subcontinent
• Teachings attributed to Siddhartha G.
• Commonly known as the "Buddha"
• Meaning "the awakened one"
• Remains Most popular Within Asia and India

CHRISTANITY

CHRISTANITY

• Worlds Largest Relgion
• Is an Abrahamic religion that began as a Jewish sect
• During Middle Ages the Remainder Of Christianity
• Three Largest Christianity Groups Catholic Protestantism and Orthadox

CATHOLICISM

• Catholicism is distinguished from other forms of Christianity
• usually known as Roman Catholicism

HINDUISM

HINDUISM

• Dominant religion of the Indian subcontinent
• Particularly in India Nepal
• Consists of many diverse traditions
• Has no single founder

ISLAM

ISLAM

• God is one and incomparable
• Purpose of existence is to submit to and serve God
• Believe that Islam is the complete and universal primordial faith
• Most Muslims are of two denominations Sunni Or Shia

SUNNI

• Belief in Angels
• Day of judgement.
• Belief in unseen
• Belief in the last messenger and former prophets
• Belief in the holy books sent by God

JUDAISM

JUDAISM

• Includes a wide corpus of texts, and forms of organizations
• Most of which emerged from Rabbinic Judaism
• Historically, special courts enforced Jewish Law
• Judaism claims a historical continuity spanning more than 3,000 years

CoNFUCIANISM

CONFUCIANISM

• Developed from teachings of Chinese Philosopher Confucius
• Since the Han Period onward, most Chinese emperors mix this system with Legalism
• Confucian revival began during the Tang Dynasty
• Late Tang Dynasty Confucianism absorbed some aspects of Buddhism and Daoism
• Core of Confucianism is humanism

LEGALISM

LEGALISM

• Chinese Philosophy
• Emphasizing strict obedience to the legal system
• Main philosophic currents during the Warring States Period
• Fa, Shu, Shi three laws to rule over all

TAOISM

TAOISM

• Emphasizes living in harmony
• "Tao" means , path, way, principle
• Laozi and Zhuangzi texts build the foundation of Taoism

ZOROASTRIANISM

ZOROASTRIANISM

• the creator Ahura Mazda is all good, and no evil originates from him.
• with evil (druj) trying to destroy the creation of Mazda (asha), and good trying to sustain it.

Greek Orthodox

GREEK ORTHODOX

• Greek Orthodox Churches are united with each other and with the other Orthodox Churches
• They are notable for their extensive tradition of iconography,

Sikhism

SIKHISM

• Sikhism is a spiritual, social, and political system of beliefs
• Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Guru established the system

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