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    The five major world religions - Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism - can be compared and contrasted based on their core tenets and beliefs. Some key differences include their conception of deity (God, Allah, Brahman, Buddha), foundational religious texts (Bible, Torah, Quran, Vedas, Dhamma), places of worship (church, synagogue, mosque, temple), and core teachings or principles (Trinity, 10 Commandments, Five Pillars of Islam, karma, nirvana). However, they also share some similarities, such as various religious figures, ceremonies, and the concept of a spiritual leader or teacher.

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    The five major world religions - Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism - can be compared and contrasted based on their core tenets and beliefs. Some key differences include their conception of deity (God, Allah, Brahman, Buddha), foundational religious texts (Bible, Torah, Quran, Vedas, Dhamma), places of worship (church, synagogue, mosque, temple), and core teachings or principles (Trinity, 10 Commandments, Five Pillars of Islam, karma, nirvana). However, they also share some similarities, such as various religious figures, ceremonies, and the concept of a spiritual leader or teacher.

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    The five major world religions - Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism - can be compared and contrasted based on their core tenets and beliefs. Some key differences include their conception of deity (God, Allah, Brahman, Buddha), foundational religious texts (Bible, Torah, Quran, Vedas, Dhamma), places of worship (church, synagogue, mosque, temple), and core teachings or principles (Trinity, 10 Commandments, Five Pillars of Islam, karma, nirvana). However, they also share some similarities, such as various religious figures, ceremonies, and the concept of a spiritual leader or teacher.

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    the tenets of the five major world religions?

    WORLD
    RELIGIONS
    VOCABULARY
    A child sits near idols 
    of Hindu Goddess 
    Lakshmi, the Goddess 
    of wealth, on the eve 
    of Diwali in Hyderabad, 
    India.
    BELIEFS

    • religion: relationship w/ a higher


    power
    • monotheism: belief in one god
    • polytheism: belief in many gods
    • atheists: people who do not
    believe in a god or gods
    5 MAJOR WORLD RELIGIONS

    Christianity Judaism Islam

    Hinduism Buddhism
    DEITY: HIGHER POWER

    •God­Christian deity
    •Yahweh­Jewish deity
    •Allah­Islamic deity
    •Brahman­Hindu universal spirit
    translated as God
    • goddesses­female gods
    •Buddha­Buddhist deity
    Buddhist monks and other devotees walk back to their camps 
    through a field after attending a teaching session of Tibetan 
    spiritual leader the Dalai Lama during the Kalachakra.
    FIGURES
    •  Jesus Christ: believed by Christians to be the son of God
    (Messiah), sent to save the Jewish people
    •  Rabbi: Jewish teacher of the Torah
    •  Hebrews: Jews that began praying to one God in 2000 BC that
    speak Yiddish (Hebrew/Jewish language)
    •  Abraham: Hebrew leader that made a covenant (holy
    agreement) w/ God
    •  Moses: Jewish man believed to have been given the 10
    Commandments (instructions for holy living) directly from God
    •  Muhammad: prophet that is believed by Muslims (people of
    Islamic faith) to have received messages from Allah
    •  guru: religious teacher that leads Hindu worship
    •  Dalai Lama: spiritual leader of Tibet associated with Hindu
    •  Siddhartha Gautama: Indian prince that witnessed ppl.
    Suffering in India, became known as Buddha
    •  monks: men responsible for preserving and teaching Buddhist
    teachings/guiding lay followers
    An elderly couple read from the Quran together near 
    Orlando, Florida.
    HOLY BOOKS

    •  Bible: Christian holy book, especially the New Testament


    •  Gospels: first 4 books of the New Testament which tell the life and
    teachings of Jesus Christ
    •  Torah: Jewish holy book, first 5 books of the Old Testament
    in the Bible
    •  Koran/Quran: holy text of Islam, messages recorded by
    Muhammad from Allah
    •  The Vedas: Hindu holy book
    •  Dhamma: Buddhist collection of sayings/teachings from
    Buddha
    Tens of thousands of Muslim 
    pilgrims move around the Kaaba 
    (center) inside the Grand 
    Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
    RELIGIOUS PLACES

    •  church: Christian place of worship, typically attended on


    Sunday
    •  synagogue: Jewish place of worship, also known as
    temple, typically attended on Saturday
    •  mosque: Islamic place of worship, often visited on Friday
    by men for prayer
    •  Mecca: holy city for followers of Islam
    •  temple: Hindu place of worship in addition to shrines to
    god/goddesses
    CEREMONIES/OBSERVANCES

    •  Sabbath: Saturday, day of rest, day that Jews


    attend synagogue to worship
    •  Ramadan: fasting during daylight hours as
    observance of month that Muhammad received
    messages from Allah
    •  pilgrimage: religious journey
    Orthodox Christians immerse themselves in the Jordan 
    River at a baptism ceremony, during Holy Week, in 
    Jericho, where Jesus is believed to have been baptized.
    TEACHINGS
    •  baptism: Christian teaching of being immersed in water for forgiveness of sins
    •  crucifixion: death by being nailed to a cross; the way religious/political
    leaders killed Jesus
    •  resurrection: to raise from the dead; Christians believe that Jesus Christ was
    resurrected after being crucified on the cross
    •  Trinity: Christian belief in God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit
    •  Kosher: food that is fit or allowed to be eaten or used, according to the
    Jewish dietary or ceremonial laws
    •  covenant: religious promise or agreement
    •  10 Commandments: instructions for Hebrew people on how to live/worship
    •  Five Pillars of Islam: ways in which to worship and pray to Allah
    •  reincarnation: rebirth in which a soul moves to another body depending on
    how well a person lives his/her life
    •  karma: actions that affect future lives
    •  nirvana: an end to imperfection, state of perfect peace
    •  meditation: the practice of training your mind to focus only on the important
    things
    •  Four noble truths: Buddhist teachings about suffering

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