2. Hindus Aum or Om 13.33% 900 Million

3. Indigenous (native) religion India

4. henotheistic – one deity (Brahman) with many forms. Vedas & Bhagavad Gita

5. Reincarnation until reach enlightenment Humans are in bondage to ignorance and illusion, but are able to escape. Purpose is to gain release from rebirth, or at least a better rebirth.

6. Yoga Meditation worship (puja) devotion to a god or goddess pilgrimage to holy cities live according to one's dharma (purpose/ role).

9. 6.27% 394 million

10. Indigenous folk religion of China China

11. Dualistic - yin and yang; mythological beings and folk deities None Purpose is a favorable life and peaceful afterlife, attained through rituals and honoring of ancestors

12. Judgment, then reincarnation or temporary hell until gain a Buddhist- type paradise Ancestor worship & prayer longevity practices divination, prophecy and astrology, feng shui

15. Buddhists 8 Spoke Wheel / Wheel of Law 5.87% 360 Million

16. Mongolia, Southeast Asia, China and Japan Siddhartha Gautama - Buddha in 520 BCE – NE India

17. Buddha taught that nothing is permanent. Tripitaka (Pali Canon); Mahayana sutras like the Lotus Sutra; others

18. Nirvana - Enlightenment Purpose is to avoid suffering and gain enlightenment and release from cycle of rebirth, or at least attain a better rebirth by gaining merit.

19. Meditation Mantras (statement of belief repeated to aid concentration in meditation) devotion to deities (in some sects)

22. Khanda.39% 23 million Sikhs (pronounced Sic-khs (like khakhi))

23. Guru Nanak, c. 1500 AD, Punjab, India. Kashmir and Punjab

24. Henotheistic - Only one God in many forms. God: (Ik Onkar, Nam) Adi Granth (Sri Guru Granth Sahib) written in Gurumukhi (language created by Guru Nanak)

25. Reincarnation until resolve karma and merge with God Overcome the self, align life with will of God, and become a "saint soldier," fighting for good

26. Prayer and meditation on God's name services at temple (gurdwara) turban and five Ks: (Kesa – long hair, kangah – comb, kacha – short pants, kara – metal bracelet, and Kirpan – ceremonial dagger) Balance work, worship, and charity

29. .12% 5-7 million Baha’is

30. Founded by Bahá'u'lláh, 1863, Tehran, Iran. India, Middle East, and Asia

31. One God, who has revealed himself progressively through major world religions Writings of Bahá'u'lláh and other Bahá'í leaders

32. Soul separates from the body and begins a journey towards or away from God. Heaven and hell are states of being The soul is eternal and essentially good. Purpose of life is to develop spiritually and draw closer to God

33. Daily prayer avoidance of intoxicants scripture reading hard work, education, and work for social justice and equality God is unknowable, but has sent great prophets: Adam, Abraham, Moses, Krishna, Zoroaster, Buddha, Jesus Christ, Mohammed, The Bab, and Baha'u'llah (there will be more)

36. Confucians.10% 5-6 Million Water symbol

37. Kung Fu Tzu / Confucius in 551-479 BCE - China China and Koreas

38. none – way of life - not religion The Analects of Confucius

39. Not addressed Purpose in life is to fulfill one’s role in society with propriety, honor, and loyalty

40. Honesty, politeness, propriety, and humaness Perform correct role in society Loyal to family and nation Many people practice Confucianism and another belief system.

43. .07% 4 million Jains

44. Mahavira, c. 550 BC, eastern India. Mostly in India

45. The universe is eternal; many gods exist. Gods, humans and all living things are classified in a complex hierarchy teachings of Mahavira in various collections.

46. Reincarnation until liberation The soul is uncreated and eternal and can attain perfect divinity by avoiding all bad karma

47. Five Great Vows (Non- Violence, Truth, Celibacy, Non-Stealing, Non- Possessiveness) worship at temples and at home Meditation and mantras

50. Torii Gate Shintos.04% 3-4 million

51. Indigenous religion of Japan Japan

52. Polytheism based on the kami, ancient gods or spirits Important texts are Kojiki (Records of Ancient Matters) and Nihon-gi (Chronicles of Japan)

53. Death is bad and impure. Some humans become kami after death. Humans are pure by nature and can keep away evil through purification rituals and attain good things by calling on the kami.

54. Worship and offerings to kami at shrines and at home. Purification rituals.

57. Taoists (pronounced Daoists) Yin - yang.04% 20 Million

58. Lao-Tzu, c. 550 BC, China. Taiwan

59. Pantheism - the Tao pervades all. Yin-yang - opposites make up a unity. Tao Te Ching, Chuang-Tzu

60. Revert back to state of non- being, which is simply the other side of being. Purpose is inner harmony, peace, and longevity.

61. "go with the flow" of the Tao. Tai-chi acupuncture and alchemy to help longevity

64. Zoroastrians.04% 20 Million

65. Zoroaster in c.6th cent. BC, Persia. Official religion of ancient Persia. May have influenced Judaism and Vedic religion In India called Parsism also in Central Asia

66. One God, Ahura Mazda, but a dualistic worldview in which an evil spirit, Angra Mainyu, is almost as powerful Zend Avesta

67. Judgement followed by heaven or hell. Hell is temporary until final purgation and return to Ahura Mazda Humans are free to do good or evil, must choose the side of good

68. Good deeds, charity, equality, hard work

71. Crescent Moon & Star 21% 1.5 billion Muslims

72. Muhammad, 622 AD in Saudi Arabia Middle East, North Africa, Central & Southeast Asia

73. One God, the God of Abraham (Allah). Qur’an (Koran) – scriptures. Hadith - traditions

74. Paradise or Hell Humans must submit to the will of God to gain Paradise after death.

75. 5 Pillars of Islam – Giving of alms, Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj), Fasting during Ramadan, prayer, declaration of faith. Mosque is the building. Service is on Friday Ablutions (ritual washing) before prayer. No alcohol or pork Holidays related to pilgrimage (Hajj) and fasting of Ramadan. Sunnis (90%) Shi’a (10%)

76. Kabah cornerstone. Given to Abraham by God. The door to the Kabah The Kabah at Makkah - believed to have been built by Adam and then Abraham. Makkah - only people who practice Islam are allowed inside. Heraa Cave where Gabriel came to Muhammad