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Hinduism

Hinduism is the world's third most popular religion, with around 750 million followers. The religion of Hinduism originated in Northern India, near the river Indus, about 4000 years ago and is the world's oldest existing religion.

Who is the founder of Hinduism?

Hinduism has no founder. Hinduism is the oldest religion in the world.

Where does the name Hindu come from?

The word Hindu comes from the name of the river Indus.

What do Hindus believe?

For many Hindus religion is a matter of practice rather than of beliefs.Hindus believe in a universal soul or God called Brahman. Brahman takes on many forms that some Hindus worship as gods or goddesses in their own right.Hindus believe that there is a part of Brahman.

Hindus believe in reincarnation which is a belief that the soul is eternal and lives many lifetimes in one body after another. The soul is sometimes born in a human body,sometimes in an animal body and sometimes in a plant body or etc. Hindus believe that all forms of life contain a soul that have the chance to experience life in different forms.Reincarnation means going through the cycle of repeated births and the Hindus believe that existence of this cycle is governed by Karma. What is Karma?

Hindus believe that the soul passes through a cycle of successive lifes and will reincarnation dependenting on how the previous life was lived.Karma is the cause of our particular destiny our present life are the result of acts that we have committed in the past.Our actions in our present lifes will determine our fate in the lifes that follow. Hindus aim to live in a way that will cause each of their lifes to be better than the life before. What is Moksha?

The spiritual goal of a Hindu is to become one with Brahma.Until moksha is achieved an Hindu believes that a person will be repeatedly reincarnated in order for that person to work towards self-realization of the truth.

What is the Hindu way of life?

For many Hindus there are four goals in human life that are Moksha which is the release of the soul from the cycle of rebirth.Spiritual involves acquiring spiritual knowledge through yoga and meditation. Devotion to god working selflessly for the good of society.Dharma is the code for leading one's life.Respect for elders is considered important and many consider marriage as a son's religious duty. Artha is the pursuit of material gain by lawful means.Karma is when you go through pure acts, knowledge and devotion you can be reincarnate to a higher level in life.

How do Hindus achieve Moksha?

There are four different paths to achieve Moksha they are the path of knowledge. Spiritual knowledge is the relationship between the soul and God.The path of meditation is the idea is to concentrate so you can reach the real self within you and become one with Brahman. The Path of Devotion is choosing a particular god or goddess and worshipping them throughout your life in actions, words and deeds. The path of good works involves doing all your duties correctly throughout your life.

What is the Hindu place of Worship?

Hindus worship every day at home and have a shrine there. A shrine can be anything from a room, a small altar or simply pictures or statues. Family members often worship together.At the shrine Hindus make offerings to a murti. A murti is a stautue of God or a god or goddess.The Hindu building is for communal worship and its called Mandir.The temples are dedicated to different gods and are the focus of religious life. Outside Indian people mainly gather at the mandir at the weekend.

What is Hinduism's Holy book?

Hinduism has several types of bibbles. The Vedas scriptures guide Hindus in their daily life. They also help to preserve the religious dimensions of family and society. Hindus have developed their system of worship and beliefs from the scriptures.The most ancient texts of the Hindu religion are written in Sanskrit and called the Vedas. There are two main categories of the Hindu scriptures which are called Shruti that consists of the four Vedas and Upanishads scriptures.

What are the practicies of Hindus?

1 Worship 2 Cremation 3 Compliance with the rules of the caste system

Christianity

Christianity is the world's biggest religion and has about 2.2 billion followers worldwide. It is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ who lived in the Holy Land 2,000 years ago.

What do Christians believe?

Christians believe that Jesus Christ was the Son of God and that God sent his Son to earth to save humanity from the consequences of its sins.Jesus was fully human and experienced this world in the same way as other human beings of his time. Jesus was tortured and gave his life on the Cross.Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his Crucifixion.Christians believe that there is only one God but that this one God consists of three personswhich are the God the Father,God the Son,The Holy Spirit and that God made this world.

Where do Christians worship?

The Christian place of worship is called a Church. They are often built in the shape of a cross with the altar facing east towards the rising sun.The Christian spiritual leaders are called priests or ministers.

What is Christian worship like?

Christian worship involves praising God in music, speech, readings from scripture, prayers of various sorts, a sermon and various holy ceremonies.

What is the Christian holy book called?

The Bible is the Christian holy book. It is divided into the Old and New Testaments. Parts of the writing contained in the Old Testament is mostly used with Jewish and Muslim people. The new testament us used by the christians.

What are the 10 Commandments

1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me 2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image 3. Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain 4. Remember the sabbath day and keep it holy 5. Honour thy father and thy mother 6. Thou shalt not kill 7. Thou shalt not commit adultery 8. Thou shalt not steal 9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour 10. Thou shalt not covet any thing that is thy neighbour's What are the different branches of Christians?

There are several denominations of the Christian faith but they all share common beliefs.

Church of England - Anglicanism The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England.

Roman Catholic The Catholic Church is the oldest institution in the western world. It can trace its history back almost 2000 years.

Baptists For Baptists, the church is not just a particular place or building, but rather a family of believers, committed to Christ, to one another and to the service of God in the world.

Methodist The calling of the Methodist Church is to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission.

Orthodox The Orthodox Church shares much with the other Christian churches in the belief that God revealed himself in Jesus Christ, and a belief in the incarnation of Christ, his crucifixion and resurrection.

Seventh-day Adventist The belief which makes Seventh-day Adventists really stand out, though it is not the most important part of the faith, is the belief that Saturday is the Sabbath (the day of worship).

Islam

Islam is the second most popular religion in the world with over a thousand million followers. Islam began in Arabia and was revealed to humanity by the Prophet Muhammad.Those who follow Islam are called Muslims. Muslims believe that there is only one God who is called Allah.

What does Islam mean? Islam means peace, submission and obedience.

What do Muslims believe? The basic belief of Islam is that there is only one God who name is Allah and is the sole ruler of the universe.

Muslims have 6 main beliefs

1.Belief in Allah as the one and only God 2.Belief in angels 3.Belief in the holy books 4.Belief in the Prophets Muhammad 5.Belief in the Day of Judgement 6.Belief in Predestination

What is the holy book of Islam called?

The Muslim scripture is the Holy Qur'an. Muslims believe it is the word of God.Muslim beliefs and practices are rooted in the Qur'an. Muslims treat the Qur'an with great respect because they believe that the Qur'an is from Allah.

Where do Muslims worship?

The Muslim building for worship is called a mosque.The word comes from the Arabic for "place of prostration".Very often Mosques have a domed roof and a tall tower called a minaret.There are no pictures or statues in a mosque. They are decorated with patterns and words from the Qur'an. There is also very little furniture inside because Muslims use prayer mats for prayer. When people go into the mosque they take off their shoes. This is to keep it clean for prayer. There is often a fountain or pool at least an area with water where people can wash.Muslim wash their bodies parts in the mosque.This symbolises spiritual cleansing and purity in readiness for coming before God.Women do not pray in the same place as men.They usually have screened off area for them.

When are services held?

Services is held every day at the Mosque and the most important service is on Friday at noon.

What are the five Pillars of Islam?

These are five duties that every Muslim has to oblige.They are the Shahadah which is the declaration of faith.Example is thatMuslims are required to pray five times.Zakat is giving a fixed proportion to charity.Saum is fasting during the month of Ramadan.Hajj which is the pilgrimage to Mecca.

When do Muslims pray?

Each period for prayer has a special name and each time is separated by two hours.These times are..

1.After first light and before sunrise ( Fajr ) 2.Between the sun reaching its height and mid-afternoon ( Dhuhr ) 3.Between mid-afternoon and sunset ( Asr ) 4.After the sun has finished setting ( Maghrib ) 5.In the dark of the night ( Isha )

Buddhism

Buddhism began in northeastern India and The religion is 2,500 years old and followed by 350 million Buddhists worldwide. The founder of this religion is named the buddha.

Where do Buddhists Worship?

Buddhist worship at home or at a temple. Worshippers may sit on the floor barefoot facing an image of Buddha and chanting. It is very important that their feet face away from the image of Buddha. They listen to monks chanting from religious texts and take part in prayers.At home Buddhists will often have a shrine. There will be a statue of Buddha, candles, and an incense burner.At the temple Buddhist temples come in many shapes.All Buddhist temples contain an image or a statue of Buddha.

How to Buddhists Worship?

People chant to show their love for the Buddha. They make offerings of flowers, candles, incense and pure water at a shrine. People thank Buddha for his teachings.When Buddhist worship alone they usually meditate and read from the Buddhist holy books.Every month most Buddhists have special religious days. These are often days when there is a full moon. Many Buddhists go to temples to worship on these special days.

What is Enlightenment and Nirvana / Nibbana?

Buddhist believe that there is a cycle of birth and rebirth.They believe that unless someone gains enlightenment when they die they will be reborn.If a person can gain enlightenment they can break out of this cycle. Breaking out of the cycle is called Nirvana.It is the end of everything that is not perfect like peace, free of suffering.

Meditation helps buddhists try to reach Nirvana by following the Buddha's teaching and meditating. Meditation means training the mind to empty it all of thoughts when this happens what is important comes clear.