Comparison of World Religions
Cahshauna Murray
Christianity
-Jesus
-God the Father
-Christains believed that Jesus entered the world and died to save humanity from sin
- Judea; present day Isreal
- It began 2000 years ago
- Jesus used Parables in a lot of his teachings ( parables also can be in the old and new testaments) Noah's Ark, with all the animals and Noah saving everyone from the flood.
- Their "holy book" is called The Bible
-Their are about 2 billion followers
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Buddhism
-Siddhartha Gautama
-God's do not exist in Buddhism
-Northern India
- They believe that the ultimate goal in life is to achieve enlightenment as they perceive it.
-2,500 years ago
-The parable of The Poisoned Arrow
-It spread through Asia
-Tipitaka
-Relic were holy
-Estimated around 35 million believers
Hinduism
-Brahma
-Their God is referred to as Brahman
- 4000 years ago
-Six men and the Elephant
-There are 2.3 million Hinduism followers
- Spread to Southeast Asia and the Pacific
-Vedas
-Cattle were considered scared or holy
-The Wish Fulfilling Tree, the story is about children going under a wishing tree