By: Brooke Schatzman

Hinduism Buddhism Judaism Christianity Islam

This power point will explain each 5 of the religions It will talk about each of them and like what people in the religion do Religions are important because that depends on how some people connect with the world society Each religion says how much people depend on that religion

Followers world wide: around 900 million people Name of Deity: Three main gods 1) Brahma 2) Vishnu 3) Shiva Holy book: there is no one book Leadership: Guru, Holy man, Brahmin Priest

Basic Beliefs: The soul never dies but is continually reborn Persons achieve happiness and enlightment after they free themselves from their earthly desires Freedom from earthly desires comes from a lifetime of worship, knowledge, and virtuous actions.

Followers Worldwide: Around 400 million people Name of Deity: Does not teach of a personal deity Founder: The Buddha- Siddhartha Guatama Holy Book: No one book Leadership: Buddhist monks and nuns

Basic Beliefs: Persons achieve complete peace and happiness, known as nirvana, by elimination their attachment to worldly things. Nirvana is reached by following the noble eightfold path Right views Right aspirations Right speech Right conduct Right livelihood Right endeavor Right mindfulness Right meditation

Followers worldwide: 14 million people Name of Deity: God ( Yahweh) Founder: Abraham Holy Book: Torah and the Hebrew bible Leadership: Rabbis

Basic Beliefs: There is only one god, who watches over and cares for his people God loves and protects his people, but also holds people accountable for their sins and short comings Persons serve god by studying the Torah and living by its teachings

Followers Worldwide: 2.1 Million people Name Worldwide: God Founder: Jesus Christ Holy Book: Bible including New and Old Testament Leadership: Clergy ( priest and Ministers)

Basic Beliefs: There is only one god, who watches over and cares for his people Jesus Christ was the son of God He died to save humanity form sin His death and resurrection made eternal life possible for others

Followers worldwide: 1.2 billion people Name of Deity: God ( Allah in Arabic ) Founder: Mohammad

Holy Book: Quran Leadership: No Clery Basic Beliefs: Persons achieve salvation by following the 5 pillars of Islam and living a just ( good) life

Basic Beliefs: the five pillars are Faith Almsgiving Fasting Pilgrimage Prayer

Hinduism: I learned that the soul never dies but is continually reborn and that Hinduism is the oldest of the worlds major living religions. Buddhism: I learned that 400 million people are Buddhism Judaism: I learned that Judaism was the first major religion to believe in one god

Christianity: I learned that more people are Christianity then the other religions Islam: the followers of Islam are knows as Muslims

Eastern Religions: they have no holy book has multiple god or no god Western Religions: Has holy book and has one god

Eastern: They have no more then 900 million followers and some followers believe that the should is continually reborn Western: some religions have up to 2.1 billion followers some of the followers believe that there is only one god the watches over all of them and cares for them