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Hinduism

A religion with approximately 1.2 billion followers, primarily located in the Asia-Pacific Region.

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Christianity

A religion with approximately 2.3 billion followers, found mainly in the Americas, Europe, and Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Judaism

A religion with approximately 14.8 million followers, with the most common locations being Israel and the United States.

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Islam

A religion with approximately 2 billion followers, predominantly located in Southeast Asia and South Asia.

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Buddhism

A religion with approximately 320 million followers, primarily found in the Asia-Pacific Region.

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Shruti

A Hindu sacred text that is considered to be divinely revealed.

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Smriti

A Hindu sacred text that is based on human memory and traditional practices.

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The Bible

The sacred scripture of Christians.

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Tanakh

The canonical collection of Jewish texts.

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Talmud

A central text in Rabbinic Judaism, comprising the Mishnah and Gemara.

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Qur'an

The holy book of Islam, believed to be the word of God as revealed to Muhammad.

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Tripitaka

The traditional scripture of Buddhism, also known as the Pali Canon.

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Brahman

The single, unchanging, universal spirit in Hinduism.

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God

The single deity worshipped in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

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Allah

The Arabic word for God in Islam.

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Buddhas

Enlightened beings in Buddhism.

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Bodhisattavas

Individuals in Buddhism who have attained enlightenment but delay it to help others.

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Devas

Divine beings or gods in Hinduism.