RELIGION COMPARISON

TIME AND PLACE

• Hinduism began in 1500 BCE
• Hinduism's origin is India
• Judaism began in 1900 BCE
• Judaism's origin is Jerusalem

FOUNDER/DEITY

• Hinduism- has no known founder
• Is polytheistic & monotheistic
• Judaism- Abraham was founder/ shepard
• Judaism is only monotheistic and
• Strictly believes in only one god

AFTERLIFE

• Hinduism strongly believes in reincarnation
• Your next life depends on the karma of your past life
• Judaism believes in the afterlife destination
• They believe that you go to heaven when you die

RELIGIOUS PRACTICES

• Holy buildings/ holy scriptures-
• Judaism: synogouge/ torah
• Hinduism: temple/ Vedas, unpanishads

HOLIDAYS

• Judaism: Yum Kippur, Passover,
• Sabbath (every saturday)
• Hinduism: Holaka( after full moon in march)
• , Diwali( five day festival, near New Years)

SIMILARITIES

• They both have monotheistic belifs
• First two (main) religions
• They both go to holy bulidings to pray
• They both began in early times

CONTRASTS

• Judaism doesnt accept other relogions, and hinduism does
• They began in different places and different times
• Judaism follows 10 commandments, hinduism believes in rule of karma
• They have different belifs in what happens to you after you die

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