ReligionS of S. AsiA

SikhisM

• Founded by Guru Nanak
• Started in India around 1400s AD
• Sikhs make up 1% of the population (25 Million)
• Today most live in Punjab region of India
• Some Sikhs live in US, Canada and UK

SIKHISM BELIEFS

• Combination of Hinudu/Islams
• The have a strict dress code
• They don't use tobacco/alcohol
• They meditate, pray, worship, help other

SikhisM BeliefS

• 1 god, soul is reborn
• Truthful living, helping others
• Act selflessly
• After all this achieve unity with GOd

JainisM

• Founded around 7th Century BC
• 1% of the population

JainisM BeliefS

• Ahimsa
• This is nonviolence to all living things

HinduisM

• Founder is unknown
• 80% of population (860 million)
• Started in India/Nepal
• Spread to SE Asia and around world
• Blend of native beliefs/Aryan religion

HINDU BELIEFS

• REincarnation/karma
• Holy Book-Vedas
• Gods-Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva
• Worship, study, pilgrimage, bathing in Ganges River
• Set up the caste system by social groups

BuddhisM

• Founded by Siddhartha Gautama
• Started in 525 BC in India
• 2% of population (400 million)
• Followers called Gautama Englightened One
• Buddha means Enlightened one

BuddhisT BeliefS

• Karma controls universe
• Suffering is from desire to want what they don't have
• Nirvana is when people give up desires
• 8 Fold Path ways to achieve nirvana
• Today it is practiced all over world

FouR NoblE TruthS

• Suffering is a part of life
• Selfishness is a cause of suffering
• It is possible to move beyond suffering
• There is a path that leads to this path