1. Unit World Religions
**We study different religious practices in order to understand one another. Many people have strong convictions, and it would be impossible to understand them without first understanding their beliefs.

3. Monotheism
is the belief in the existence of one god or in the oneness of God. Christianity, Islam, and Judaism are main religions

4. Hinduism
India’s 1st major religion. Believed to be the first religion known to mankind. Hindus hold a wide variety of beliefs about the nature of God and of ultimate reality
Vishnu
Aum

5. Caste System
A system of division of labor and power in the human society, most notably in India

6. Buddhism
Based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha). The religion is 2,500 years old. The main religion in many Asian countries. It is a religion about suffering and the need to get rid of it
Buddha
Dharmachakra, or "wheel of law.

7. Karma
is the concept of "action" or "deed", understood as that which causes the entire cycle of cause and effect

8. Nirvana
term used in Indian religions to describe the profound peace of mind that is acquired with liberation…it is the state of being free from suffering
(not these guys)

9. Reincarnation
the religious or philosophical concept that the soul or spirit, after biological death, begins a new life in a new body that may be human, animal or spiritual depending on the moral quality of the previous life's actions

10. Christianity
a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings. Believers are called Christians.
Sermon On The Mount

11. Judaism
Hebrew leader Abraham founded Judaism (believers are called Jewish) around BCE. Judaism is the oldest of the monotheistic faiths
Star of David
Torah in synagogue

12. Islam
Believers in Islam are called Muslims, or "those who surrender." Muslims adhere to the teaching of Mohammad, who Muslims believe was the last of a series of holy prophets that included Abraham, Moses, and Jesus.
The holy city of Mecca