Religions Of The World
Religions of the World
Religions of the World History
Buddhism |
Founder |
Gautam Siddhartha Buddha (563 - 483 BC) born in Nepal (Lumbini)
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Founded In |
528 BC |
Followed In |
China, Tibet, Korea, Mongolia, Nepal, Bhutan, Thailand, Japan, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Bhutan and Vietnam
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Sacred Text |
The Tripitaka (Collection of Buddha's teachings) also called Sutras
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Sacred Places |
Lumbini (Nepal) where Buddha was born, Bodh Gaya (Bihar) where he received. Enlightenment and Kushinagar (UP) where he attained 'Nirvana'
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Place Of Worship |
Chaitya (temple) and Vihara (where Monks reside) |
Sects |
Mahayana and Hinayana |
Confusianism |
Founder |
King Fu Tsu, better known as Confucius (551 - 479 BC) born in the State of Lu in China
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Founded In |
500 BC |
Followed In |
China, Taiwan, South Korea, Nauru and Vietnam |
Sacred Text |
The Analects |
Sacred Places |
Peking (Beijing) in China |
Place Of Worship |
No Church or temple |
Christianity |
Founder |
Jesus Christ (5 BC to 30 AD) born in Judea, also called Jesus of Nazareth
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Founded In |
2005 years ago |
Followed In
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Sacred Text |
Holy Bible consisting of the Old Testament (before Christ) and the New Testament (during and after Christ)
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Sacred Places |
Jerusalem where Christ lived and preached |
Place Of Worship |
Church |
Important Sects |
Catholics and Protestants |
Hinduism |
Founder |
Of divine origin |
Founded In |
1500 BC |
Followed In |
Concentrated in India and Nepal and also found in Bhutan, Fiji, Gyuana, Indonesia, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago, Bali
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Sacred Text |
The Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita and the epics of the Mahabharata and the Ramayana
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Place Of Worship |
Temple |
Islam |
Founder |
Prophet Mohammed (570 - 632 AD) born in Mecca (Saudi Arabia) |
Founded In |
622 AD |
Followed In |
West coast of Africa which includes Tanzania, Southern part of Russia and China, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Indonesia. Also parts of North Africa
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Sacred Text |
Quran (words of God), Hadis (collection of Prophet's sayings) |
Sacred Places |
Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia |
Place Of Worship |
Masjid (mosque) |
Important Sect |
Sunnis and Shias |
Judaism (Religion of the Hebrews) |
Founder |
Moses, bom in Egypt |
Founded In |
1300 BC |
Followed In |
World wide; mainly in Israel and United States |
Sacred Text |
Hals, found particularly in the five book of the Bible; commentary on Torah known as Talmud and Midrash
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Sacred Places |
Jerusalem |
Place Of Worship |
Synagogue |
Shintoism |
Founder |
Began with Japanese culture and developed out of tradition and ancestor worship
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Founded In |
Antiquity |
Followed In |
Japan |
Sacred Text |
No specific text |
Sacred Places |
Central Shrine of Ise (central Japan) and the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo
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Sikhism |
Founder |
Guru Nanak (1469 - 1539) |
Founded In |
1500 AD |
Followed In |
India |
Sacred Text |
Guru Granth Saheb |
Sacred Places |
The Golden Temple of Amritsar |
Place Of Worship |
Gurdwara |
Taoism |
Founder |
Lao-tse, a Chinese philosopher |
Founded In |
6th century BC |
Followed In |
China, Taiwan, Nauru, Brunei, Singapore and Vietman |
Sacred Text |
Tao-te-Ching |
Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion) |
Founder |
Zoroaster, Born in Medea (modern Iran) about 660 BC |
Founded In |
Around 500 BC |
Followed In |
Iran and north-west India. The Zoroastrians who fled to India during the eighth century are the ancestors of the present Parsi Community in India
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Sacred Text |
Zend Avesta |
Place Of Worship |
Fire temple |
World Religions (In Figures):
Religion | Percentage of World Population |
Christians |
33.06 |
Muslims |
20.28 |
Hindus |
13.33 |
Sikhs |
0.39 |
Jains |
0.07 |
Buddhists |
5.87 |
Jews |
0.23 |
Non-religious |
11.92 |
Atheists |
2.35 |
Chinese folk religionists |
6.27 |
Neo religionists |
1.68 |
Tribal religionists |
3.97 |
Shintoists |
0.04 |
Spiritists |
0.20 |
Bahais |
0.12 |
Confucionists |
0.10 |
Other religions |
0.02 |
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Spread all over the world |
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