Major world religions
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monotheism
the belief in one god
polytheism
the belief in multiple gods
3 monotheistic religions
Christianity, Judaism and Islam
polytheistic religion
hinduism
founder of hinduism
rishis
sacred text of hinduism
Vedas
in hinduism, what is dharma
your sacred duty for whatever stage of life you’re in
in hinduism, what is karma
the law of cause and effect- it means from good comes good and from bad comes bad
in hinduism, what are the three main gods
Brahma (the creator), vishnu (the preserver) and shiva (the destroyer)
in hinduism what is reincarnation
a belief that when a person dies their soul is reborn into a new life
in hinduism what is moksha
union back with god, the ultimate goal in life
judaism’s founder
abraham, isaac and jacob
judaism’s sacred text
the tanakh- and in it the torah, the nev’im and the ketuvim
torah means
law
in judaism there are how many commandments
613
mitzvah means
commandment or good deed
covenant means
an agreement recognised by law. in judaism, the covenant made by abraham is that the people would worship one god and, in return, god would take care of them
buddhism’s founder
buddha; siddartha gautama
buddhism’s sacred text
pali canon
asceticism
practicing self- discipline and the denial of any pleasure, often associated with trying to achieve a spiritual goal
nirvana
the state of enlightenment buddhists are trying to reach
buddha means
enlightened one
the four noble truths
The Truth of Suffering,The Truth of the Cause of Suffering, The Truth of the end of Suffering, The Truth of the Path to the end of Suffering
the eightfold path
a guide to overcome suffering and reach a state of enlightenment
the five precepts of buddhism
five rules to help buddhists live a good life
founder of christianity
jesus christ
sacred text of christianity
the bible
messiah means
chosen one
bible means
books
the trinity
the idea of god as father son and holy spirit
3 branches of christianity
orthodox, roman catholic, protestant
resurrected
raised from the dead
islam’s founder
muhammad
sacred text of islam
quran
hijrah
the journey from mecca to medina
the arabic word for god is
allah
the five pillars of islam
statement of faith, pray 5 times a day, give to charity, fast during ramadan and go on pilgrimage to mecca
the ka’ba is
in mecca, it is the house of god, and the direction muslims pray every day