Both the Old Testament and the New Testament have undergone changes over the centuries, Mormons are a religious group that embrace concepts of Christianity as well as revelations made by their founder, Joseph Smith.
Live TV. This Day In History. History Vault. Hinduism Beliefs Some basic Hindu concepts include: Hinduism embraces many religious ideas. Followers believe there are multiple paths to reaching their god. Hindus believe in the doctrines of samsara the continuous cycle of life, death, and reincarnation and karma the universal law of cause and effect.
Hindus strive to achieve dharma, which is a code of living that emphasizes good conduct and morality. Hindus revere all living creatures and consider the cow a sacred animal. Food is an important part of life for Hindus. Hinduism is closely related to other Indian religions, including Buddhism , Sikhism and Jainism. Hinduism Symbols. Recommended for you. The Swiss Guard. Inside The Vatican Archives. Zoroastrianism Zoroastrianism is an ancient Persian religion that may have originated as early as 4, years ago.
Islam Islam is the second largest religion in the world after Christianity, with about 1. Wicca Wicca is a modern-day, nature-based pagan religion. The Bible The Bible is the holy scripture of the Christian religion, purporting to tell the history of the Earth from its earliest creation to the spread of Christianity in the first century A.
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Once a dominant religion on the Indian subcontinent before the rise of reform Hinduism in the 7th century CE , Jainism has fairly obscure origins. Its followers believe in the tirthankaras, omniscient preachers of the Jain path, whose defining characteristics are marked by asceticism and self-discipline. Yet archeological evidence proving the existence of Jainism only dates back to the second century BCE. Jains are said to number six to seven million worldwide.
If, like Buddhism, Confucianism must invariably be traced to one man — in this case, the Chinese politician, teacher, and philosopher Confucius — BCE — it is worth noting that he himself maintained he was part of a scholarly tradition dating back to an earlier golden age. Though the most humanistic and least spiritual creed on this list, Confucianism does provide for a supernatural worldview it incorporates Heaven, the Lord on High, and divination influenced by Chinese folk tradition.
Strict Confucianists are said to number about six million. Unlike most other religions on this list, Buddhism has a fairly clear history: it begins with one man, Siddhartha Gautama, known otherwise as Buddha. His teachings began to be codified shortly after his death, and continue to be followed one way or another and with major discrepancies by at least million people to this day.
Taoism can be traced with some certainty to a work attributed to the mythical Laozi said to have been a contemporary of Confucius , the Tao Te Ching, whose oldest recorded edition dates back to the 4th century BCE. The religion evolved from a strand of traditional Chinese folk religion, and makes mention of masters and teachings from long before it was codified, including the god-like Yellow Emperor, said to have reigned from — BCE, and the I Ching, a divination system dating back to BCE.
Today, an estimated million Chinese claim some affiliation with Taoism, with 12 million following it strictly.
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