Buddhism
(re-born on earth)
until they have reached inner peace/enlightenment
Reincarnation
Religious Duties or responsibilities
Dharma
Muslims believe that
_______________ was the last
prophet
Muhammad
(Hebrew name
for God as used in Bible)
God=Yahweh
Based on life and teachings of
_________ of _________, c. 30 CE.
Jesus of Nazareth
the result of our own past actions
and our own present doings. That people are
responsible for our own happiness and sorrow.
KARMA
(known in the west as
reincarnation): that after death, the souls of
humans and animals will be reborn depending on
the karma of their past life.
Samsara
Arabic word for God.
Allah
Belief in one God
Monotheism
The Holy Text(s)
Bible, Old Testament, New Testament
66 books
Goal of Buddhism is to reach a state of inner peace/enlightenment
Nirvana
Four books of knowledge written in Sanskrit.
Believed to be the work of a deity (higher being)
Vedas
____________Believed to be the word
of God as dictated to Muhammad
by the angel Gabriel.
______________ Collection of traditions
containing sayings of the prophet
Muhammad that, with accounts
of his daily practice (the Sunna),
constitute the major source of
guidance for Muslims.
QURAN/HADITH
The symbol for Judaism is
Star of David
Christians believe he was the son
of God, as God made in flesh (part
of the holy trinity). They consider
him to be the Jewish __________________
(savior of the world)
Messiah
Wheel of Law is ________________.
and the founder of Buddhism is ______________.
The Eight spokes that represent the Eight Fold Path/Siddhartha Guatama
Three primary forms of the gods in Hinduism are __________, ___________, and ______________
Supreme being is worshiped in 3 forms:
Brahma (the creator), Vishnu (the preserver) and
Shiva (the destroyer).
The two caliphs or groups of Muslims
Sunni and Shia
The Holy Texts of Judaism. One is composed of 39 books and the other deals with customs, culture and ceremonial law.
Hebrew Bible or Tanakh and the
Talmud.
(One God in three
persons)=God the Father + God
the Son + God the Holy Spirit
Holy Trinity
Handed down orally then written down in the 3rd
century B.C. E. (50 volumes) Contains the Four Noble Truths and the Eight Fold Path
The Tripitaka/The Pali Cannon
_____ billion world wide, _____% of the population and ______% live in India
1, 15, 95
Approximately ______ billion
Shia - _______% of population
Sunni - Approximately ____% of
population.
1.3, 10-13, 90
There are approximately _____ million
14
Approximately ____ billion
Catholic -. Approximately 53%
of Christians.
Eastern Orthodox –
Approximately 9% of
Christians.
Protestant – Approximately
33% of Christians.
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