Social Studies Geography Major World Religions A Look At The Numbers Pie Chart Christianity Islam Hinduism Buddhism Sikhism Religions by Followers Roughly 2120900550 followers Monotheistic ID: 705321
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World HistoryWorld ReligionsSocial StudiesGeography
Major World ReligionsSlide2
A Look At The NumbersSlide3
Pie ChartSlide4
ChristianityIslamHinduismBuddhismSikhism
Religions by FollowersSlide5
Roughly 2,120,900,550 followersMonotheisticGod is three personsBible- main teachings
ChristianitySlide6
Roman CatholicEastern OrthodoxProtestantAnglicanAmishBaptist
LutheranPresbyterianQuakerSeventh-Day Adventists
BranchesSlide7
Christmas – Celebrations of Jesus, their messiah’s birthday. On December 25Easter – Celebration of Jesus, their messiah’s resurrection from the dead which their religion is based around.
Major holidaysSlide8
Very normal lifestyle, family life is encouraged.Charity and good deeds are expected from followersFollowers may sometimes be religious sisters and brothers.
Life style
CHARITYSlide9
About 1,280,780,150 followersMonotheisticBased on revelations of their prophet Muhammad.
Founded in Mecca Saudi Arabia in 622 CESacred text is the Qur’an(Koran)
“There is no God but God, and Muhammad is his Prophet.”IslamSlide10
FaithPrayerFastingPilgrimageAnd Alms
One day everyone will be judged and go to either Paradise or Hell.
Major PillarsSlide11
Ramadan: month long
Eid ul-Fitr: festival of breaking fast
Eid al Adha: festival of sacrificeHolidaysSlide12
There prophet Muhammad they do not believe to be divine.There life goal is to submit to the will of Allah and make it into the afterlife.
Some beliefsSlide13
The soul continues on when the body dies.There is a final judgment that decides between Paradise and hellThere will be a resurrection
and day of judgmentAfterlife
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Approximately 860,690,890 followersHas no single founder, Scripture, and no commonly agreed set of teachings.Elements of it stretch back
Many thousands of years.80% of Indian population Identify themselves as
Hindu.Supreme god whose qualities and forms are represented by the multitude of deities. HinduismSlide15
Existence is the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth governed by Karma.The soul passes through a cycle of successive lives and its next incarnation is dependent on how the previous life was lived.Believe in complete freedom of belief and
worship.Main texts are the four Vedas and their supplements.
Veda is a Sanskrit word meaning knowledge.Contain dharma which means code of conduct, law, or duty. BeliefsSlide16
Brahman- supreme godTrimurti:Brahma- creator of the universeVishnu- preserver of the universe
Shiva- destroyer of universe to be re-createdTriumvirate consorts are Saraswati, Lakshima
, and ParavatiOther gods: Ganesh, Murugan, KrishnaOther goddesses: Durga, Kali, Radha
DeitiesSlide17
Earliest evidence of religion in India dates back to the late Neolithic in the early
Harappan period (5500–2600 BCE).Beliefs and practices of the pre-classical era
(1500–500 BCE) are called the “Historical Vedic Religion.”Fire-sacrifices, called yajña are performed, but no temples or idols are known.‘Hindu’ is derived (through Persian) from the Sanskrit word Sindhu, the name for the Indus River
which is first mentioned in the Rig Veda.historySlide18
Does not have a declaration of faith or a creed.Is an umbrella term comprising of and based of the Vedic traditions.This makes it difficult to define it as a religion according to traditional Western conceptions.
Hinduism is a traditional way of life to its followers.The World’s oldest, most complex, and most diverse religionSome Hindus are even atheists
DefinitionSlide19
Around 381,610,980 followersAlso a philosophyFounded by Siddhartha GuatamaBuddha- comes from
budhi which means “To awaken”Son of an Indian warrior-king
Became a monkBuddhismSlide20
Four TruthsLife is sufferingCraving and aversion cause sufferingIt is possible to end suffering
Being moral is the path that leads to the end of sufferingCycle of rebirth is based on KarmaFortunate Realms- Demigods, Gods, MenUnfortunate Realms- Animals, Ghosts, Hell
Man is the highest realm because it offers Nirvana or enlightenment.BeliefsSlide21
Two Main Branches: Theravada- "The School of the Elders“widespread following in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Laos, Thailand,
Myanmar etc.) Mahayana- "The Great Vehicle“
found throughout East Asia (China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore, Taiwan etc.)VajrayanaAlso recognized as a part of Mahayanapracticed mainly in Tibet and Mongolia, and adjacent parts of China and Russia*Buddhism recognized as the fastest growing religions in the world
branchesSlide22
The BuddhaThe Dharma (the teachings)The Sangha (the community)Taking "refuge in the triple gem" has traditionally been a declaration and commitment to being on the Buddhist path,
and, in general, distinguishes a Buddhist from a non-Buddhist.
The three jewelsSlide23
Around 25,140,910 followersNot very well knownMost people would think that Judaism is more popular but it’s about 10,000,000 followers short.
SikhismSlide24
One god that can’t be in the form of a humanGoal in life is to be with GodCardinal vices (or sins) are:Kam
(lust)Krodh (anger)Lobh (greed)Moh
(worldly attachment)Ahankar (pride) beliefsSlide25
FastingReligious vegetarianism PilgrimagesSuperstitionsWorship of idols
Things to RejectSlide26
Celibacy is not needed for Eternal LifeThe Guru Ganth Sahib is their holy bookDeny distinctions like gender or race
teachingsSlide27
Some people believe that Christianity will continue to the hold the majority in world religions.While looking at the map on your right, this would seem to be true.
Will Christianity Remain?Slide28
About est. 13.5 million followers world wide, mostly in Israel, the United States, and RussiaFounded by Abraham around 2000 BCE in Israel1st
known monotheistic religion in the worldJews have a covenant or agreement with god created by Abraham
JudaismSlide29
Moses leads the Jews out of slaveryDelivers the Ten CommandmentsThe most sacred writing in Judaism is the Torah (first 5 books of the Bible)The Talmud contains the oral traditions of Jewish law in written form
JudaismSlide30
Some believe that all major world religions will merge into one super religion. Others believe that the current trend will be to Atheism. Religion has been around for over 5,000 years and during all of human civilization. If Atheism were one day to reign supreme, it would likely not occur for thousands of years.
What do you think?What’s Next?Slide31
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