World Religions
By Jessica Lomas
Backround information
-Hinduism- Pantheistic
** They recognize the existence of Brahman, the unifying principle and supreme reality behind everything.
** There are 4 purposes in life to the Hindu Religion:
Dharma:fulfilling one's life purpose, Artha: prosperity, Kama:desire,Moksha-enlightenment
** Follows the sacred texts called "Veddas" that are concerned with mythologies& rituals of the religion.
**Holidays: Diwali,Holi, Mahashivaratri
-Christianity-Monotheistic
** Holy book is The Bible
**Three Churches: Catholic,Protestant,Eastern Orthodox Church
**Holidays: Ash Wednesday, Lent,Advent,Christmas,Easter,Good Friday,Thanksgiving
** One purpose in life: To know,Love and Serve God
-Islam:Monotheistic
**Holy book is the Qur'an
**Their God is called Allah
**Purpose in life is to please Allah to be rewarded with paradise
**Holidays:Ramadan,Ashura
-Buddhism:Pantheistic
**Holy book is the Tipitaka
**Purpose in life is to end all suffering
**Believe that a God did not create the world or rules it
*Holidays: Buddhist New Year,,Vesak (Buddha day), Festival of Floating Bowls,Elephant Festival, Ancestor Day
-Judaism:Monotheistic
**Holy book is the Torah
**Believe in God
**Believe that humans were created in the image of God
**Holidays: Hanukkah,Yom Kippur,Passover,Rosh Hashanah
Religious Practices
Christianity:
•Baptism.-it grants or symbolizes salvation, cleanses away sins, confers grace.
•Sign of the cross.- signifies belief in the holy trinity (the father, the son and holy spirit).
•Eucharist (communion).- commemoration of Christ’s instructions to share his body and blood (bread and wine) given the night before his death.
•Holidays.- to celebrate or commemorate the birth, death and resurrection of Christ, and other holy historical events.
Judaism
•The Mitzvot.- refers to the divine commandments given by God, doing good deeds.
•Eat kosher foods.
•The synagogue.- The synagogue is the house of worship for Jews.
•613 commandments.- Following of the commandments found in the Jewish Bible.
•The Rabbinic Law.- rules and laws in addition to the 613 commandments; punishment for violating these rules is less sever and rules can be changed.
Islam
•Following of the Five Pillars of Islam:
1) daily confession of faith,
Buddhism
•Meditation.- mental concentration and mindfulness
•Mantras.- sacred sounds
•Mudras.- symbolic hand gestures
•Prayer Wheels.- reciting mantras with the turn of a wheel.
•Pilgrimage.- visiting sacred cities
•Veneration of Buddhas and deities
Bonus
Celebration to focus on:Diwali
Short yet informational videos
The Holy Trinity-Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Buddhism