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World Religions

Published on Nov 27, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WORLD RELIGIONS

MALLORI MAYS
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FOUNDER

  • God and Abraham

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DATE FOUNDED

  • 2000 BCE
  • Canaan

KNOWN WRITINGS

  • Torah
  • Tanakh (Hebrew scriptures)
  • Talmud
Photo by Lawrie Cate

BELIEFS

  • God- All powerful, Yahweh
  • Jesus- Ordinary Jewish man
  • Holy spirit- No belief
  • Salvation- Good deeds, righteous
  • Death- Do not worry about it
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RELICS

  • Menorah
  • Kippah
  • Star of David
  • Dreidel
Photo by Kris Haamer

MENORAH - SEVEN BRANCHED LAMPSTAND

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KIPPAH - HEAD COVERING FOR MEN

STAR OF DAVID- SHIELD OF DAVID

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DREIDEL- FOUR-SIDED SPINNING TOP, HANUKKAH

CHRISTIANITY

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FOUNDER

  • Jesus Christ
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DATE FOUNDED

  • 33 AD
  • Palestine
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KNOWN WRITINGS

  • Bible
Photo by Ryk Neethling

BELIEFS

  • God- Creator, All-powerful
  • Jesus- Son of God, Messiah, Savior
  • Holy spirit- God, teaches, leads
  • Salvation- Life, Death, Resurrection
  • Death- Heaven and Hell

RELICS

  • Cross
  • Trinity
  • Fish

CROSS- USED IN CRUCIFIXION OF JESUS

TRINITY- GOD IS ONE BEING, THREE PERSONS

FISH

I = JESUS, C = CHRIST, TH = GOD'S, U = SON, S = SAVIOR

ISLAM

FOUNDER

  • Muhammad
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DATE FOUNDED

  • 622 C.E
  • Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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KNOWN WRITINGS

  • Qur'an & Hadith
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BELIEFS

  • God- no children, parents, equals, Allah
  • Jesus- Elect messenger of God
  • Holy spirit- Angel Gabriel
  • Salvation- Faith in God, good deeds
  • Death- Physical ressurection

RELICS

  • Mantle of the Prophet
  • Flag of the Prophet
  • Seal of Rasulullah
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MANTLE OF THE PROPHET

FLAG OF THE PROPHET

SEAL OF RASULULLAH

HINDUISM

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FOUNDER

  • No known founder
  • Enlightened saints
  • Always existed
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DATE FOUNDED

  • Between 2300-1500 BC
  • Indus Valley
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KNOWN WRITINGS

  • The Vedas
  • Upanishads
  • Puranas
  • The Epics
  • Bhagavad Gita

BELIEFS

  • God- Supreme being, creator
  • Jesus- no belief
  • Holy spirit- no belief
  • Salvation- Karma
  • Death- Endless cycles of creation

RELICS

  • Aum
  • Swastika
  • Linga
  • Trisula
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AUM - SACRED SOUND

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SWASTIKA - GOOD FORTUNE, LUCK AND WELL-BEING.

LINGA - SYMBOL OF SHIVA

TRISULA - EMBLEM OF SHIVA

BUDDHISM

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FOUNDER

  • Siddhartha Gautama
Photo by Katie.putz

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DATE FOUNDED

  • 520 BCE
  • Northeastern India

KNOWN WRITINGS

  • Dharma
  • Sutras
  • Tripitaka
  • Tibetian Book of the Dead

BELIEFS

  • God- No God, deities, Buddha
  • Jesus- no belief
  • Holy spirit- no belief
  • Salvation- Karma, Enlightenment
  • Death- Reincarnation

RELICS

  • Lion
  • Buddha's footprint
  • Lotus flower
  • Buddah eyes
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LION- ROYALTY, WHAT BUDDHA WAS

BUDDHA'S FOOTPRINT

LOTUS FLOWER- USED IN TEACHING, NATURE OF ALL MANKIND

BUDDAH EYES- FOUND ON ALL 4 SIDES OF BUDDHIST SHRINES

SIKHISM

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FOUNDER

  • Guru Nanak
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DATE FOUNDED

  • 16th-century
  • India

KNOWN WRITINGS

  • Guru Granth Sahib

BELIEFS

  • God- One God, Creator
  • Jesus- Prophet
  • Holy spirit- One entity with God
  • Salvation- Honest life, meditation
  • Death- Reincarnation, one w/ God
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RELICS

  • The Khanda
  • Nishan Sahib
  • Ik Onkar

KHANDA- DOUBLE EDGED SWORD, CURVED SWORDS, CHAKKER RING

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NISHAN SAHIB- SIKH FLAG

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IK ONKAR- GOD IS ONE

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CONFUCIANISM

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FOUNDER

  • Confucius
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DATE FOUNDED

  • 6th–5th century BC

KNOWN WRITINGS

  • The Chinese Classics
  • Confucian Canon
  • The Sacred Books of China

BELIEFS

  • God- No belief
  • Jesus- Holy man of Christianity
  • Holy spirit- No Belief
  • Salvation- Honored by ancestors
  • Death- Don't worry about it
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RELICS

  • The "Spirit Way"
  • Chinese character Water
  • Confucius symbol
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THE "SPIRIT WAY" THAT LEADS TO THE GRAVE OF CONFUCIUS

WATER- CONSIDERED A LIFE SOURCE

CONFUCIUS SYMBOL

SHINTO

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FOUNDER

  • No known founder

DATE FOUNDED

  • No known date
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KNOWN WRITINGS

  • No sacred texts
  • No formalized system of doctrine
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BELIEFS

  • God- Divine beings called Kami
  • Jesus- no belief
  • Holy spirit- Nature Spirits
  • Salvation- 4 pillars of belief, karma
  • Death- Dark Land, High Plane

RELICS

  • Ise Jingu shrine
  • Fushimi Inari shrine
  • Meiji Jingu shrine
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ISE JINGU SHRINE

FUSHIMI INARI SHRINE

MEIJI JINGU SHRINE

TAOISM

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FOUNDER

  • Laozi (also spelled Lao-Tzu)
Photo by kevin dooley

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DATE FOUNDED

  • 6th century BC
  • China

KNOWN WRITINGS

  • Tao-te Ching
  • Chuang-Tzu
  • Lieh-tzu
Photo by AlicePopkorn

BELIEFS

  • God- Lao Tsu, deities
  • Jesus- No belief
  • Holy spirit- Cosmos created all
  • Salvation- No belief
  • Death- Hope they won't die
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RELICS

  • Yin Yang
  • Chinese character "Tao"
  • Dragon
  • The Big Dipper
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YIN YANG- WAY OF UNDERSTANDING OPPOSITES

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TAO- MEANS "WAY" OR "PATH."

DRAGON- REPRESENT PROTECTION

BIG DIPPER- CONSIDERED A DIETY

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