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FAST FACTS_

Some little known facts about well known Religions

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-:rIME, (BIRTHTlMES)

HINDUISM Befare recorded time (Sri Rama Avathat _ .

(Sanntlrcllta Llharma) Treta Yllga) (380VSC 'Vyasa)

(Lord Krishna's birth 20th Jul;X-3_22ff8C Left mortal coils 20th February 31Q2EC)

ZOROASTlUANIS)I Be 2000

TAOISl\f Be 6l;)4

JAlNlSM BC 600'

BUDDHlSM Be 6Q[J

CONF1JC~I$M Be 551

CIlJUSTlA:NJ,TT AI) 100

ISLAM AD 570

,SHINTOISM AD 712' (" SJuFn - Teo" ~ (he way of the Gods.)

,SIKHISM AD 1600

FOUNDERS

HINDUISM (Sanathana Isharma)

"GreatSeers"

ZOROASTRIANISM Zoroaster (some say §300BC)

Abraham Moses- - Exodus

T AQISM Lao Tzu

.nJDAlSM

BUDDHISM GautamaBuddha

CONF1JCIANlSM C(injueius' (Kung Fu-, 'Ese)

CIllUSTJANITY Jesus Christ

ISLAM Prophet Muhammad

sHJNT()ISM No knownfo'/,l.nder. Beginning unknown -buiin 712 AI) - myths a/past put in-to w:mng- by Yasumaro

SIKHISM

Guru lYanak

DEVOTBES

HIND1:1ISM (Sanathq!lti Dharma)

Hind1fi

ZQRO:ASl"lUAlI(J$M Zoroastrians

Jews

TAOISM Taoists-

J'AlN'ISM Jains

B(Ji)DBlSM Budilhists

CONFUCIANISM Confucianists

CBRIS'tIA.NITY Christians

SHINTOISM Shintoists

SIKBISM Sikhs

BIRTHPLACE

India

Persia (now Iran).

Middle ECI$t

China

India

India

China

Middle East

Middle East

Japan

India

RELI GIO,US ' 'BOOKS

Vedas, Upanishads, Brahma Sutras, Bhagavatba, Ramayana, Mahabharata, etc. (popular: Bhagavad Gila, Thirukural}

ZOROASTJUANJSM Gathas & Ave$fhas

HlNDmSM

JtiDAlSM

Otd Testument, Torah, Talmud, Kabaldh

TA.OISM

Tao 7."e Ching (.BibleafTaoism)

JAINISM

Sutra Sidhanth, AnalhiNigranth

BUDDHISM Dhammapada & Tripitakas (Three Baskets, i.e., Discipline, Discourses.Ultimate Doctrines)

eONFUClANIslI:I 5 Classics: BOQko! Record - Ode, Changes, Autumn; Annals" Htstory

Bible (New Testament)

ISLAM

Holy Koran

$BINTOISM

Kojik: (The Record ofAn.cient Things), Yengikik: (prayers)

Guru Granth Sahib

SIKBlSM

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BELIEF'IN ONE'SUPREME 'GODI FOaeE/eON$CJ.0VSNESS, 'CALLED:

HINDUISM

Brahman /Jshwara

ZOROASTRIANISM Ahura-Madsa (Spena cmd"An.grd Mainyu -

. ,increasing a.nd dee-teasing Spirits [QPposttes.])

JUDAISM

Jehova .

TAOISM. "the Way"

Tao

(Ying' / Yang - i. e Opposites)'

(Arhcu IKe-valin) Prabhu

JADIlS¥

BVDDHl.SM

(State of'Buddha I Buddha Consciousness)

CONF'VCIANlSM - Sflng Tee: .l:Qrd in Heaven (Chang Ti).

CHR.lS1"1AN1TT

Lord in Heaven

ISL¥'

Allah ,

SHINTOIS",

KtImC(God)

S,IKHISM.

Brit orAknl.

BELIEF IN DIVi:,NE BEINGS SUBJECT TO OR ASPECTS OF THE'ONE SUPREME:

HINDUISM

Devas

ZOROASTJU,A.NlSM Amesha-8plmta & Farohars.

JUDAISM

Archangels IAnge_ls

TAOISM

Immortals (Devos) (Bhodhisatvas» modern ttmes)

Devas Ilseva Logh}, Tirthankaras

JAINISM

BVI)DHI$M

Devas

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CONFUC.IANISM Ancestor Worship

(Bhodhisatvas - mortem times)

CHRISTIANITY Archangels & Angels

ISLAM Archangels & Arige/;s

SHINTOISM Deities «e Amaterasu - Sun Goddess), Bhodhisatvas

SIKHISM Devos

ASPECTS 'OF THE ONE "GOD" CONCEPT OF "TRIMlTY"

IfINDUISM: (1) Brahma ~ Creation (2) Vishnu ~ Preservation (3) Shtva - Dissolution

ZORO.ASTRIANIsM (1) Suit (2) Fire (3) Flame

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JUDAISM

(1) Creator (2) Preservator (3) 'Maker of Law.

(1) Yuen Tze Tien Chun (Knowledge)

(2) Tha Siang La KU(Jn (Preserver- Rhythm of Righteousness)

(3) Tzmg ItenChiao ChQQ (Negative Qualities)

"Silent on this aspect"

TAOISM

"Silent on this aspect"

CONFtiCtA1ollSM "Silent on this aspeet"

CHRISTIANITY (1) The Father (2) Son. (3) Hnly Ghost

JSLAM Among the !l9 names 0/ Aflah are: (1) Al Muhdt - The Originator

(2) Al Muquid - The Maintainer (3) AI Mumi: - Creator a/Death

SHINTOISM <ISileflt on Jhis aspect"

SIKHISM

(1) Creator (2) The Caretaker

(3;) Unto whom all things Ultimately revert

EINAL'RELEASE ,FROM BOP4DAGE OFBUMAJtl 'BODY

Mo~ha,ot Liberatioh/Merger (fo7Jawl't1!/ the path of Dharma~Artha,.J(C(ma ii e. _Right - Conduct/Divine Duty- Wealih: Desire)

ZOIlOASTRlANISM Amereidt (State of Immortality or Llberafion)

Enter Kingdom of Heaven

T~OISM

Te_ (Self Realisation)

l.ifbkshd (Libetation)

BUDDHISM

Nirvana. (EnlightenmentJ

CONFUCIANISM

"$iltmt em thi-s aspect"

CBIlJSTIANITY

Enter the_ Kingdom ofHe_qven

ISLAM

Enter Heaven

SH_INTOISM

Everybody b'elng "Kami 1o, - born e- all are ,potential "kC111tj "

Nirvana (Liberation)

PLACE OF WORSHIP

mNlJUISM

. Temple

ZOROAS1'~JlUSM Temple

JUDAISM

TAOISM

BUDDmSM

CONFIJC1MtISM

CHRISTIANITY

ISLAM

_SliI-NTOISM

SDQIISM

Synagogue

Tcemple

Temple (Upasrah)

Temple IShrine

Church

Mosque

Shrine

GiJrudwara