Famous Cults
This cult believes that immortality can be achieved through auditing and training programs.
What is scientology?
Consists of followers of the Bible, one of the most popular religions in the World.
What is Christianity?
Started the religion known as Mormonism.
Who is Joseph Smith?
Judaism originated in this middle-eastern coastal city
What is Jerusalem?
This religion believes we are "ignorant of the True Nature of Reality."
What is Hinduism?
This Cult ended when the FBI surrounded and then raided their compound resulting in the death of all their members and their leader, David Koresh.
What is the Branch Davidians?
A religion which began in Asia, achieves nirvana via the Eightfold path.
What is Buddhism?
Experienced a vision in a cave, leading to the development of the Islamic Religion.
Islam originated near this city in Saudi Arabia
The view that all choose evil over their divine purpose.
What is Chritianity?
This religious cult group believed they would be picked up by aliens after committing suicide.
What is Heavens-Gate?
This religion features no real founding text, although we read about the text of the Upanishads.
What is Hinduism?
Founded the Peoples Temple Cult.
Who is Jim Jones?
Mormonism originated in this state
What is New York?
The Belief that life is Dukka, or suffering, and that we hold onto what we cannot, or tanha.
What is Buddhism?
This cult-family murdered a number of people including an eight and half year old pregnant women, hypothetically it was over a failed music career.
What is The Manson Family?
This religion includes the first five books of the Bible in their foundational text.
What is Judaism?
Founded the Heavens Gate Cult
Who is Marshall Applewhite?
This city in Texas was the home of the Branch Davidians, whose compound came under siege by the FBI
What is Waco, Texas?
The Belief that there is confusion regarding the New or Second Testament, requiring a third testament to serve as a reminder.
What is Islam?
This cult ended with the mass suicide of all 909 members in Guyana.
What is the People's Temple?
We did not discuss this Religion in class, but it originates from the Eastern Hemisphere, features no founder or founding script, and is practiced alongside Buddhism.
What is Shinto?
In the traditional birth stories, this leader of the religion Buddhism was believed to be the last reincarnation of the Buddha. A Prince.
Who is Siddhartha?
This city is was home to the Peoples Temple, also hosts DCI and the Colts NFL team.
What is Indianapolis?
The Belief that discord is brought on by misalignment with the Decree of Heaven. Humanity searches for things such as money, and lacks honor and benevolence.
What is Confucianism?