CHRISTIANITY ISLAM JUDAISM HINDUISM BUDDHISM CONFUCIANISM SIKHISM JAINISM TAOISM SHINTOISM

YMBOL

Largest religion on Abrahamic Mother Oldest surviving Shares a The Youngest Rejects Emphasis Animistic religion
Earth. monotheistic religion of religion on number of main contemplation religion the idea on the influenced by
religion. Christianity Earth. beliefs(samsara, of the order of on Earth. of Creator unity and Japanese myth and
and Islam. dharma, things can lead and harmony tradition.
moksha) to self- considers among
transformation Universe opposing
and eventually as elements
can lead to the eternal. (yin &
betterment of yang)
the family.
FOUNDED Jerusalem West Asia Israel, Levant India, Nepal, India East Asia, China India India East Asia Japan
South Asia

FOUNDER Jesus Muhammad Abraham Developed out of Siddharta Confucius Guru Mahavira Lao Tzu Does not have a
Brahminism Gautama Nanak founder

RELIGIOUS Bible Qur’an Torah, Tanakh The Vedas Tripitaka, Analects, The 4 Guru Agam Tao Te Kojiki
TEXT/S Mahayana Books, The 5 Grant Literature Ching
Sutras, Tibetan Classics Sahib
Book of the
Dead
RELIGIOUS Priests, minister, Ulama, Rabbi Brahmin priest, Buddhist No clergy Sikh Priest, Kannushi(“god
LEADERS monks, nuns imams monks and monks and Gurus Monk, master”, orig.
gurus nuns Master pronounced as
kamunushi) or
shinshoku(“god’s
employee”)
CHURCH Catholic Church Mosque Synanogue Mandir Buddhist Confucian Gurdwara Jain Taoist Shinto Shirine
temples Church Temple Temple
 COMES Christian(“followers Salema- Yehudi Sindhu- Indu- Buddha Confucius Sikh- Jina- Tao- way Shinto- way of the
FROM THE of Christ”) comes peace, Aryan for the disciple victor Gods
WORD from the word obedience, Indus River or learner
Christos “anointed surrender
one”
ALSO Kami-no-michi
CALLED

OLLOWERS Christians Islams Jews Hindus Buddhists Confucians Sikhs Jains Taoist Shinto followers