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RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD |
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Islam |
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Founder |
prophet Mohammad PBUH (570-632 AD) born in Mecca (Saudi Arabia) |
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Founded in |
622 AD |
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Followed in |
West coast of Africa which includes Tanzania, Southern part of Russia and
China, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Indonesia. Also parts of
Northern Africa |
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Sacred texts |
Quran (words of God), Hadis (collection of Prophet's sayings) |
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Sacred places |
Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia |
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Place of worship |
Masjid (mosque) |
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Important sects |
Sunnis and Shias |
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02 |
Buddhism |
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Founder |
Gautam Siddhartha Buddha (563-483 BC) born in Nepal (Lumbini) |
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Founded in |
525 BC |
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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 Kusinagara (UP) where he attained 'Nirvana' |
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Place of worship |
Vihar (temple) and Monstery (where Monks reside) |
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Sects |
Mahayana and Hinayana |
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03 |
Confucianism |
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Founder |
Kung 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 |
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Followed in |
China, Taiwan, South Korea, Nauru and Vietnam |
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Sacred text |
The Lun Yu, The Analects |
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Sacred place |
Peking (Beijing) in China |
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Place of worship |
No church or temple |
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04 |
Christianity |
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Founder |
Jesus Christ (5 BC to 30 AD) born in Judea, also called Jesus of Nazareth |
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Founded in |
2000 years ago |
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Followed in |
Spread all over the world |
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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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05 |
Hinduism |
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Founder |
Not Known |
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Founded in |
1500 BC |
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Followed in |
Concentrated in India and Nepal and also found in Bhutan, Fiji, Guyana,
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 |
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06 |
Judaism |
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Founder |
Moses, born in Egypt |
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Founded in |
1300 BC |
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Followed in |
Worldwide with concentration in Israel and United States |
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Hal's, found particularly in the five books of Bible, commentary on Torah
known s Talmud and Midrash |
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Sacred Places |
Jerusalem |
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Place of worship |
Synagogue |
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Shintoism |
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Founder |
Began with Japanese culture and developed out of tradition |
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Founded in |
Antiquity |
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Followed in |
Japan |
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Sacred texts |
No specific text |
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Sacred Places |
Central Shrine of Ise (central Japan) and the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo |
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08 |
Sikhism |
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Founder |
Guru Nanak (1469-1539) |
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Founded in |
1500 AD |
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Followed in |
India |
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Sacred texts |
Guru Granth Sahed |
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Sacred Places |
The Golden Temple of Amritsar |
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Place of worship |
Gurdwara |
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09 |
Taoism |
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Founder |
Lao-tse, a Chinese philosopher |
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Founded in |
6th century BC |
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Followed in |
China, Taiwan, Nauru, Brunei, Singapore and Vietnam |
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Sacred texts |
Tao-te-Ching |
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10 |
Zoroastrianism |
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Founder |
Zoroaster, Born in Medea (modern Iran) about 660 BC |
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Founded in |
Around 500 BC |
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Followed in |
Iran and north-west India. The Zoroastrians who fled to India during the
eight century are the ancestors of the present Parsi Community in India |
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Sacred texts |
Zend vesta |
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Place of worship |
Fire temple |
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WORLD RELIGIONS --- IN FIGURES |
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Religion |
Percentage of world population |
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Muslims |
22 |
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Christians |
32.91 |
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Hindus |
14 |
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Sikhs |
0.34 |
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Jains |
0.07 |
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Buddhists |
5.99 |
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Jewish |
0.33 |
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Religion |
5.99 Percentage of world population |
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Non-religious |
14 |
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Atheists |
4.46 |
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Chinese folk religionists |
4 |
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New religionists |
2.44 |
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Tribal religionists |
1.75 |
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Shintoists |
0.06 |
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Shamanists |
0.21 |
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Bahais |
0.09 |
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Confucionists |
0.11 |
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Other religions |
0.22 |
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