judaism and buddhism. founded: 1300 b.c. in mesopotamia by abraham population: 14 million, mostly in...
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Judaism and Buddhism
Founded: 1300 B.C. in Mesopotamia by Abraham
Population: 14 million, mostly in Israel, Europe, and USA
Spiritual Leader: Rabbi
Place of Worship: Synagogue
Basis for: Christianity & Islam
Worshippers: Jewish, Hebrews
Afterlife: Gan Eden, nonexistence, or reincarnation
Holidays: Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year), Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), and Hannukah
Beliefs: Monotheistic
Sacred Texts: Tanakh with the Talmud
For more facts, go to the website below. http://www.religionfacts.com/judais
m/fastfacts.htm
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/
display/web/2004/09/18/ditwl_rabbi/
Go to the following website to listen to an audio clip of the day in the life of a Rabbi.
Judaism Islam Christianity
Population 13.4 million 1 billion 1.9 billion
Originated Middle EastJerusalem
Middle EastMecca
Middle EastBethlehem
Leaders Abraham Muhammad Jesus Christ
Beliefs -One God-People accountable for their sins-Follow the ten commandments
5 Pillars of Islam:-profession of faith (shahada)-prayer (salat)-almsgiving (zakat) -fasting (sawm) -pilgrimage (hajj)
-One God-Jesus died to save humanity from sin-Jesus is the Son of God
Texts TorahOld Testament
Koran (Qur’an) Bible: Old and New Testaments
Similarities in all three religions include the belief in only one God, prayer, Abraham, life after death, heaven and hell.
Similarities in all three religions include the belief in: One God Prayer Abraham Life after death Heaven and Hell
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/index.html?node=27
Go to the following website to view the city of Jerusalem from the perspective of a Jew, a Christian, and a Muslim.
Founded: 520 B.C. in India by Buddha
Population: 360 million, mostly in Asia, 4th largest in world
Spiritual Leader: Monk (Lama in Tibet)
Place of Worship: Temple
Beliefs: Polytheistic mainly, but some are Atheistic
Afterlife: Rebirth or Nirvana (heavenly paradise)
Sacred Texts: Tripitaka
Holidays: Buddha’s birthday
For more facts, go to the websites below.
• http://java.nationalgeographic.com/studentatlas/clickup/buddhism.html
• http://www.religionfacts.com/buddhism/fastfacts.htm
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/
ngm/0401/feature5/index.html
Look at the following website to view video clips and images from a Buddhist monastery. You can also listen to audio clips of the monks at prayer.
To take a look at all of the world’s religions throughout time, go tohttp://www.religionfacts.com/big_religion_chart.htm
Bloom, M. “Day in the Life: Rabbi..” Marketplace American Public Media Podcast. Sept 18, 2004. http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2004/09/18/ditwl_rabbi/
Lange, K. “In Their Own World: India’s Forbidden Hanle Valley,” Jan. 2004. National Geographic Magazine. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0401/feature5/index.html
National Geographic Xpedition hall, 2008, National Geographic Society. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/index.html?node=27
Religion Facts: Just the Facts on the World’s Religions. 2008. http://www.religionfacts.com/big_religion_chart.htm
Social Studies – 9th Grade
SS.O.9.5.7 - explain the basic tenets of major world religions and philosophies, their places of origin and the status of those religions today.