What Do Religions Look Like?

Learning Facts

There are thousands of religions across the planet.

Hinduism

Hinduism is one of the oldest religions in the world Hindus believe in many gods and goddesses, but they believe that these gods are different forms of one ultimate reality called Brahman. They believe in the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth called reincarnation.

Christianity

hristianity is based on the teachings of Jesus hrist. Christians believe that Jesus is the Son f God and that he came to Earth to save umanity

Islam

Islam is based on the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad Muslims believe in one God, called Allah, and they follow the guidance of the Quran, which is their holy book They believe that Muhammad is the last and final prophet of God.

Buddhism

Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama, also known as the Buddha Buddhists believe in the Four Noble Truths, which teach that life involves suffering, but there is a way to end it. They believe in achieving enlightenment through meditation and living a moral and compassionate life

Udaism

udaism is one of the oldest monotheistic eligions (religions that believe in god). Jews elieve in one God and follow the teachings of he Torah, which is their holy book They elieve that they have a special covenant or greement with God.

Sometimes, religions branch off into different sects based on disagreements about the way that religions should be practiced, for example, Catholicism and Protestantism in Christianity, or Sunni and Shia in Islam. Sometimes, these divisions go back hundreds or thousands of years, and cause great tension between groups.

The world has many religions - some of the largest ones include Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Judaism