Religion remains one of the most important facets of the world we live in today. TTo understand the world around you, you must first understand the world's top five belief systems.
Religion can be explained as a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
Judaism
Religion can be explained as a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
Judaism
- Monotheism
- Ten Commandments of moral and religious conduct
- Torah—Written record and beliefs of Hebrews
- Monotheism
- Jesus as Son of God
- Life after death
- New Testament—Life and teachings of Jesus
- Establishment of Christian doctrine by early church councils
- Monotheism
- Muhammad the prophet
- Quran / Koran
- Five Pillars of Islam
- Mecca and Medina
- Founder--Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
- Four Noble Truths
- Eightfold Path to Enlightenment
- Spread of Buddhism from India to China and other parts of Asia, resulting from Asoka’s missionaries and their writings
- Many forms of one deity
- Caste system
- Reincarnation
- Karma—Future reincarnation based on present behavior
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CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING IMAGES FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FIVE MAJOR RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD
FILMS FOR ENRICHMENT
Full Video of Life of Buddha from PBS
CLIP 1: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS ( according to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam)ARE GIVEN TO MOSES ON MT. SANAI
CLIP II: THE 15 COMMANDMENTS (Mel Brooks' Version of the Old Testament Story)
CLIP III: THE BIRTH OF JESUS, THE SON OF GOD (according to Christianity)
CLIP IV: THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT, JESUS' MOST FAMOUS SERMON
CLIP V: THE HISTORY OF ISLAM (the last prophet according to Islam; This is PART II of a History Channel Bio)
CLIP VI: THE 5 PILLARS OF ISLAM (the five key acts of Islam; this is a British version)
CLIP VII: HINDUISM, REINCARNATION, BUDDHISM, the CASTE SYSTEM , and ASOKA(from CRASH COURSE World History)
CLIP VIII: JUDAISM and CHRISTIANITY (from CRASH COURSE World History)