About Religions Of The Worlds
- Buddhism
Founder – Gautam Buddha (563-483 BC), Born in Lumbini, Nepal
Founded in — 525 BC
Followed in – China, Tibet, Korea, Mongolia, Nepal, Bhutan, Thailand, Japan, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Bhutan and Vietnam.
Sacred text – The Tripitaka (Collection of Buddha’s teachings) also called Sutras
Sacred places – Lumbai (Nepal) where Buddha was born, Bodh Gaya (Bihar) where he received enlightenment and Kusinagara (UP) where he attained nirvana
Place of worship — Vihar a (temple) where he attained nirvana
Sects – Mahayana and Hinayana
- Confucianism
Founder – King Fu Tsu, better known as Confucius (551-479 BC), born in State of Lu in China
Founded in — 500BC
Followed in – China, Taiwan, South Korea, Nauru and Vietnam
Sacrred text – The Analects
Sacred place – Peking (Beijing) in China
Place of worship – No church or temple
- Christianity
Founder — Jesus Christ (5 BC to 30 AD) born in Judea, also called Jesus of Nazareth
Founded in — 2000 years ago
Followed in — Spread all over the world
Sacred text – Holy Bible consisting Old Testament (before Christ) and the New Testament (during and after Christ)
Sacred place – Jerusalem, where Christ lived and preached
Place of worship – Church
Important sects – Catholics and Protestants
- Hinduism
Founder – Of divine origin
Founded in – 1500BC
Followed in – Concentrated in Indian and Nepal and also found in Bhutan, Fiji, Gyuana, Indonesia, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago, Bali
Sacred texts – The Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita and the epics of the Mahabharata and Ramayana
Place of worship – Temple
- Islam
Founder – Prophet Mohammed (570-632 AD), born i9n Mecca (Saudi Arabia)
Founded in – 622 AD
Followed in – West coast of Africa which includes Tanzania, Southern part of Russia and China, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Indonesia, and parts of North Africa
Sacred texts – Quran (words of God), Hadith (collection pf Prophet’s sayings)
Sacred places – Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia
Place of worship – Masjid (mosque)
Important sects – Sunnis and Shias
- Judaism (Religion of the Hebrews)
Founder – Moses, born in Egypt
Founded in — 1300BC
Followed in – Worldwide, with concentration in Israel and United States
Sacred texts – Hals, found particularly in the five books of the Bible; commentary on the Torah known as Talmud and Midrash
Sacred Places – Jerusalem
Place of worship – Synagogue
- Shintoism
Founder – Began with Japanese culture and developed out of tradition and ancestor worship
Founded in – Antiquity
Followed in – Japan
Sacred texts – No specific text
Sacred Places – Jerusalem
Place of worship – Central Shrine of Ise (central Japan) and the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo
- Sikhism
Founder – Guru Nanak (1469-1539)
Founded in – 1500 AD
Followed in – India
Sacred texts – Guru Granth Saheb
Sacred Place – The Golden Temple at Amritsar
Place of worship – Gurdwara
- Taoism
Founder – Lao-tse, a Chinese philosopher
Founded in – 6th century BC
Followed in – China, Taiwan, Nauru, Brunei, Singapore and Vietnam
Sacred texts – Tao-te-Ching
- Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion)
Founder – Zoroaster, Born in Medea (modern Iran), about 660 BC
Founded – Around 500 BC
Followed in – Iran and north-west India. The Zoroastrians who filed to India during the eighth century are the ancestors of the present Parsi community in India
Sacred texts – Zend Avesta
Place of Worship –Fire temple
