Major World Religions

MAJOR WORLD RELIGIONS

No religious discussions allowed only factual information concerning the major world religions will be discussed

7 Major World Religions

5 Categories of Religions

______- belief in 1 god
Polytheism - belief in ______than 1 god
Non-theistic - does not ______any god
Atheism - belief there is no ______
Animism - worship of ______of ______
______Americans
Proselytize - try to ______someone to your religion

Religion

A set of ______shared by a people group & the ______used to express those beliefs

______through migration, missionary work, trade, & war

Hinduism

Hindu is the world’s ______religion
It is the major religion of ______
Hindus worship ______gods, which represent different forms of ______
the most ______in the religion
Hinduism stresses that a person has true enlightenment when the ______themselves from earthly desires
True Enlightenment is achieved through ______and ______acts
A holy site is the______River in India
People go to bathe in the water because it will ______them
______(Spiritual leaders) spread much of the Hindu religion
Gurus are believed to have had the gods’ words ______to them
They also ______to villages and ______the religion to those who cannot read
Book they follow is the ______
Hindus each spring celebrate the festival of ______, which is a tribute to Shiva, one of the leading Hindu gods
Shiva ______the world so he can ______it

Ganesha

Lord of ______(Hindus) & ______of evils & ______
He represents the perfect ______between force and kindness and between power and beauty
Believe the ______contains many heavens & hells
People are ______or ______
the form that a person takes when they are reborn is ______of how they lived their life
The GangesRiver is believed to be the holy river that can ______people

Confucianism

It is more of a ______than a ______
It is based on the ______of a Chinese scholar names Confucius which were grounded in ______or good, ______behavior
It stresses ______and ______responsibility
Confucius was a teacher so in this culture teachers are regarded ______
______celebrates Confucius’ birthday on ______, known as Teachers’ Day
The religious practice of is ______ancestors
Some build shrines and temples for ______
others offer prayers, and some eat a meal believing ______can taste it
Confucius says (______)
Before you seek revenge, dig ______graves
When ______rises, think of consequences
Wheresoever you go, go with all your ______
Have no friends not equal to ______
It does not matter how ______you go so as long as you do not ______
______the past if you would define the future
What you do not want done to ______, do not do to ______

Buddhism

Buddhism is mainly is ______and East ______
It is the teachings of ______, known as the ______
Siddhartha ______, called Buddha, created the religion
Book they follow is the ______
Mahaboghi temple inBodhgava India, where Gautama Buddha attained ______under the Bodhi Tree
Buddha preached that the key to ______was to free yourself from all ______possessions
Buddhists monks and nuns are expected to lead a life of ______
Monks carry begging bowls so they can learn ______and beg for money & food
Many believe in ______(everything comes back to life)
Want to end ______in the world by approaching ______
Believe that you must understand the four ______truths & ______path
Life as we know it ultimately is or leads to suffering/uneasiness (dukkha) in one way or another
Suffering is caused by ______
______ends when craving ends (achieved by eliminating delusion) & reaching a liberated state of Enlightenment
Reaching this liberated state is achieved by following the ______laid out by the Buddha

Prajna - ______that purifies the mind, allowing it to attain spiritual insight into the true nature of all things

dṛṣṭi (ditthi): viewing ______as it is, not just as it appears to be
saṃkalpa (sankappa): intention of renunciation, freedom and harmlessness

Sila - the ethics or morality, or abstention from ______deeds

vāc (vāca): speaking in a ______& non-hurtful way
karman (kammanta): ______in a non-harmful way
ājīvana (ājīva): a non-harmful ______

Samadhi - the ______discipline required to develop mastery over one's own mind. Done through the

practice of various contemplative & ______practices

vyāyāma (vāyāma): making an effort to ______
smṛti (sati): awareness to ______things for what they are with clear consciousness, being aware of the present reality within oneself, without any craving or aversion
samādhi (samādhi): correct meditation or concentration, explained as the first four jhanas

The practice of the ______is understood in two ways
as requiring either simultaneous development (all eight items practiced in______)
a ______series of stages through which the practitioner moves, the culmination of one leading to the ______of another

Islam

Believe that they must live their lives by the ______
5 Pillars are group ______, praying ______times a day, ______during Ramadan, ______, & pilgrimage to ______(Hajj)
Leader is “______” which refers to the one God
Follow the teachings of the ______
______- which is the basic creed of Islam that must be ______under oath with the specific statement: "I testify that there is none worthy of worship except God and I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of God"
Salah,or ritual prayer, which must be performed ______times a day
Sawm - fasting during the month of ______
Muslims must not ______or ______from ______to ______during this month, and must be mindful of other sins
Zakat - or alms-giving, which is giving a fixed ______of accumulated ______by those who can afford it to help the poor or needy, and also to assist the spread of Islam
The Hajj - which is the ______during the Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah in the city of Mecca
Every able-bodied Muslim who can afford it must make the pilgrimage to Mecca at least ______in his or her lifetime
Believe God came to speak to ______in Mecca
Muhammad ______that people should turn away from sin and worship the one true God
His followers believe that he is a prophet or ______
Islamic Law “______”
literally "the path leading to the watering place" is Islamic law formed by traditional Islamic scholarship, which most Muslim groups ______- to
In Islam, Sharia is the expression of the divine ______, and "constitutes a system of ______that are incumbent upon a Muslim by virtue of his religious belief
______- religious ______of Muslims (often considered the 6th pillar)
Muslims use the word in a religious context to refer to ______types of struggles
an internal struggle to maintain ______, the struggle to improve the Muslim society, or the struggle in a ______-war
It can simply mean striving to live a ______and virtuous life, spreading and defending Islam as well as fighting injustice and ______

Judaism

Religious ______of the Jewish people
Follow the ______(Hebrew Bible)
Believe in God, but do not believe that Jesus was the ______sent to save the people from their sins
They are still ______for the prophet to come and save all people
According to Jewish thought, God established a covenant with the Jewish people, then known as the Israelites, & revealed his laws and commandments to them in the form of the ______
Jewish practice is devoted to the ______and ______of these laws & commandments, as they are interpreted according to various ancient & modern authorities (______Principles of Faith)
God ______
God is one and unique
God is incorporeal
God is ______
______is to be directed to God alone & to no other
The words of the prophets are true
Moses' ______are true, and Moses was the greatest of the prophets
The Written ______(first 5 books of the Bible) & Oral Torah were given to Moses
There will be no other Torah (Bible)
God knows the ______and ______of men
God will reward the good & punish the wicked
The ______will come
The dead will be ______

Sikhism

Believe in one God and do not ______based on class, color, or gender
"Realisation of Truth is higher than all else. Higher still is truthful living“
See God in ______-
Follow the teachings of ______from the scriptures of the ______
Guru Nanak founded & formalised the ______pillars of Sikhism
______on God through reciting, chanting, singing & constant remembrance followed by deep study & comprehension of God’s Name & virtues
Live a life founded on decency immersed in ______
One must be part of a community that is living the flawless objective ______set out by the Sikh Gurus
Guru Nanak’s main contributions were
Equality of ______
Equality of ______
______message for all people

Christianity

Christianity (from the Ancient Greek word Χριστός, Khristos) "Christ", is a ______religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in canonical gospels
Christianity teaches Jesus is the Son of God, God having become human and the ______of humanity
Believe that Jesus was the Son of God & he was sent to ______all people from their ______
Believe that if you ______in Jesus & accept him as your Savior you will live ______
______based on times in Christ’s life
Most ______religion in the world
Catholic
Protestant (sometimes referred to as Baptist)
Eastern Orthodox (Europe & Russia)
St. Peter's Basilica - a late ______church located within the ______City
St. Peter's Basilica has the largest ______of any Christian church in the world, holding ______people
Regarded as one of the ______Catholic sites
It has been described as "holding a unique position in the Christian world" & as "the ______of all churches of Christendom"