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REVIEWER BY TEAM PM  PLACE OF SACRED RELIGION PRACTITIONERS OTHER IMPORTANT DEETS SYMBOL/S WORSHIP TEXT “Ichthys” Biggest Religion They believe in the 10 commandments, 7 sins, and 7 sacraments Abraham – “The Jesus is the Messiah father of all Biggest religion Christianism “Cross” nations” The Has been Separated into Eastern Orthodox, Roman The Bible Priest – one who Church Catholicism, and Protestant (Monotheistic) leads Christians Ichthys – to spread the “Good news” Cross – Christianity as a religion “YHWH” is the name of God Inri – “Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews.” REVIEWER BY TEAM PM  Muhammad – Top “The Star and prophet and last Crescent” messenger of God 2nd Largest Religion Kaaba (Cube) in Mecca – Most Sacred Place Imam – one who One and incomparable God (Allah) leads Islam Teachings and normative examples in Quran are “Allah in Arabic” called sunnah, composed of accounts called hadith Allah - God Jesus as a prophet Islam There appeared on 5 Pillars of Islam: Mosque Quran the feet of Ishmael ○ Shahada – Testament of Faith (Monotheistic) (son of Abraham ○ Salat – Daily prayers 5 times with Hagar) a well, ○ Zakat – give to the poor which then became ○ Sawm – Fasting during Ramadan the place of Mecca ○ Hajj – Pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca “The Star of David” Mother of Islam and Christianity Synagogue/ They wear Yarmulke, Kippah, or Koppel Judaism Rabbi – Priest Temple that symbolizes someone is above them Tanakh (Google “Menorah” (Monotheistic) Jesus is an ordinary person only) “YHWH” is the name of God The Star of David : Two interlocking triangles are the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin REVIEWER BY TEAM PM  AKA “Sanatana Dharma” or Eternal Tradition “Swastika” Oldest religion 3rd Biggest Beliefs include ○ Dharma - Talks about ethics/duty and this is the foremost goal and is the truth (Satya) ○ Samasara - Continuous cycle of birth, life, Hinduism Swami (Priest) Mandir or death, and rebirth Temple The Veda ○ Moksha/Nirvana/Samadhi – (Polytheistic) Freedom from samsara ○ Yogas – Paths or practices ○ Karma – Action, intent, and consequences The main Gods are: ○ Vishnu - god of preservation ○ Shiva - god of destruction ○ Brahma - god of creation 3 Poison: Delusion, Greed, Hate Goal is to liberate Samsara REVIEWER BY TEAM PM  During Siddhartha’s wondering he saw a sick person, an old person, a corpse, and a religious “The Wheel of Dharma” leader Buddha is not their God but their teacher The Four Noble Truths: Siddhartha ○ The Noble Truth of suffering - Gautama – “dukkha” Buddhism Founder Temples of ○ The Noble Truth of the cause of Buddha – The Monastery Tripitaka suffering (Non-Theistic) awakened one ○ The Noble Truth of cessation of suffering - “nirvana” ○ The Noble Truth of the way to cessation The Eight Paths: View, Intention, Action, Speech, Livelihood, Effort, Mindfulness, and Concentration REVIEWER BY TEAM PM  Youngest religion God has many names one of which is “The Khanda” “Waheguru” Simran: meditation of The Words of Guro Granth Sikh – A Sahib disciple/follo wer Guru Nanak states 5 Thieves: lust, anger, greed, attachment, and pride Guru - The Words Originated in the Punjab Region of India Sikhism religious leader Sikh of Guro Fundamental Beliefs are: Temple Granth 1. Double-edged (Monotheistic) ○ Faith and meditation on the name of the Guru Nanak Sahib sword - belief of a one creator - most important single God. ○ Unity of all humankind Guru (1st Guru) 2. A Circle (Chakkar) ○ Engaging in selfless service - God has no ○ Striving for social justice for the benefit beginning or end. and prosperity of all 3. Two Crossed ○ Honest conduct and livelihood while Kirpans (Curved Swords) - God’s living a householder's life. spiritual authority and political power. “Yin Yang” Emphasize wu wei (effortless action) Taoism Lao Tzu – Lao Tzu, who wrote the Main Book of Taoism, the Tao Temple No Philosopher (Google) sacred Te Ching (Non-Theistic) Three treasures: Compassion, Frugality, and text humility -Belief in Gets name from Dao which means “The Way” matched Does not have a God in the way Abrahamics religions do. opposites. REVIEWER BY TEAM PM  Does not have a “The Torri Gate” founder Torri Gate/Kami-no-Michi – Transition b/w our world Shintoism “Shinto Gods” are and of the Gods - No sacred called “Kami” Shinto - Way of the Gods (Polytheistic) text Amaterasu – The Purity is their main virtue most venerated Harae - purification rites Deity Amaterasu – The most venerated Deity in the Shinto Cult, and the Japanese flag symbolizing the sun in a red circle, is a direct reference to her. “The hand with a India wheel on the AKA Jain Dharma palm” Jains (follower) – Sanskrit word Jina or Victor Ahisma – Wheel on palm meaning that there should be no violence in any form Dharmachakra – Halt the samsara 1st Thirthankaras is Rishabhanatha and twenty- Thirthankaras - fourth being the Mahavira around 500 BCE. teacher Agams / Jainism 5 Vows: 24 savior/teacher Basadi -A Agam Jain Sutras ○ Ahimsa (most treasured) – non violent (Transtheistic) - The wheel Temple (Google ○ Sotya – Truth (Google only) represents ○ Asteya – Not stealing only) the dharma ○ Bramacharya – celibacy (for nuns and monks) chakra. ○ Aparigraha – non-possesiveness - a word 3 Jewels written in ○ Samyak Darshana – Right Faith the middle ○ Samyak Jnana – Right Knowledge of the ○ Samyak Charitra – Right Conduct wheel - “Ahimsa” (Non-Violence) REVIEWER BY TEAM PM  “Chinese of Water” More of a belief system Confucios taught that all human life takes place within a system of relationships Li or Duty - Within each of these relationships, “Scholar Symbol” we have duties Filial Piety – Honoring one’s parent and worship your ancestors Social order through hierarchy - Hierarchy was “Jen Symbol” Collecetd into necessary for the preservation of social order Confucianism (No set a book called Confucius The Golden Rule - “Do not do unto others what place) The (Non-Theistic) you would not want others do unto you.” Analects “Li Symbol” 5 Bonds: ○ Ruler and subject ○ Parent and child ○ Husband and wife ○ Elder sibling and younger sibling ○ Elder friend and younger friend REVIEWER BY TEAM PM