Modern Religions Comparison Chart
Buddhism
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Islam
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Judaism
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Hinduism
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Christianity
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Symbol
|
wheel with 8 spokes
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Crescent &
Star
|
Star of
David
|
the Aum symbol
|
cross, fish
|
Size (No. of Followers or
Ranking)
|
376 million
|
1.5 billion
|
14 million
|
900 million
|
2.1 billion
|
Founder
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Siddartha Gautama
(Buddha)
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Muhammad
|
Abraham
|
The Seven Sages called the Saptarishis
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Jesus of Nazareth
|
Holy Book
|
Tripitaka &
Mahayanna
Sutras
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The Koran
|
The Talmud & Torah
|
The Vedas
|
The Bible
|
Country of
Origin
|
India
|
Central Asian
Arabian Desert
|
Canaan/
Israel
|
India
|
province of Judea
|
Main
Beliefs
|
Four Noble
Truths-
1)life means
Suffering
2)the origin
Of suffering
Is attachment
3)stopping
Suffering is
Attainable
4)there is a
Path to the end of
Suffering
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Five Pillars of Islam -
1) the Islamic Creed
2) daily prayers
3)almsgiving
4)fasting in
Ramadan
5)pilgrimage to Mecca
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one God;
613 commandments from the Torah;
Maimon-
ides 13
Principles
Of Faith
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Life has 4 stages; pantheistic
(God is in everything); devotion and discipline
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There is one God; Jesus is the Son of God;
he died on the cross for the sins of man
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Religion Today
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