https://padlet.com/amemar98/z99zxacwyvqa315q en-us 2020-11-24 15:37:36 UTC 2023-01-21 17:47:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f30e.png amemar98 https://padlet.com/amemar98/z99zxacwyvqa315q/wish/956956907 rastafarianism 

a- Founded by Marcus Garvey in the slums of Jamaica in the 1920s and 30s

b- 1 million

c- Abstinence from most or all meat, artificial foods, and alcohol. Use of marijuana in religious rituals and for medicine. Wearing of dreadlocks. 

d- Some Rastas will experience "everliving" (physical immortality). Heaven is a return to Eden, which is in Africa.

e- holy piby ]]> 2020-11-24 16:44:31 UTC https://padlet.com/amemar98/z99zxacwyvqa315q/wish/956956907 amemar98 https://padlet.com/amemar98/z99zxacwyvqa315q/wish/957004288 christianity

a- Life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth (born c. 4 BCE), a Jew from Palestine under Roman rule

b- 2.2 billion 

c- Prayer, Bible study, baptism, Eucharist (Communion), church on Sundays, numerous holidays. 

d- resurrection of body and soul; eternal heaven or hell (most denominations); temporary purgatory (Catholicism)

e- Bible (Hebrew Bible + New Testament)]]> 2020-11-24 16:55:45 UTC https://padlet.com/amemar98/z99zxacwyvqa315q/wish/957004288 amemar98 https://padlet.com/amemar98/z99zxacwyvqa315q/wish/957031148 Islam 

a- Based on teachings of the Prophet Muhammad; founded 622 CE in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

b- 1.6 billion 

c- Five Pillars: Faith, Prayer, Alms, Pilgrimage, Fasting. Mosque services on Fridays. Ablutions before prayer. No alcohol or pork. Holidays related to the pilgrimage and fast of Ramadan. 

d- eternal Paradise or eternal Hell 

e- Qur'an (sacred text); Hadith (tradition) ]]> 2020-11-24 17:02:21 UTC https://padlet.com/amemar98/z99zxacwyvqa315q/wish/957031148 amemar98 https://padlet.com/amemar98/z99zxacwyvqa315q/wish/957355686 hinduism

a- Indigenous religion of India as developed to present day. Earliest forms (Vedic religion) date to 1500 BCE or earlier; major developments 1st-9th centuries CE.

b- 1 billion 

c- Yoga, meditation, worship (puja), devotion to a god or goddess, pilgrimage to holy cities, live according to one's dharma (purpose/ role).
 
d- Reincarnation until gain enlightenment. 

e- Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Ramayana, etc.]]> 2020-11-24 18:23:27 UTC https://padlet.com/amemar98/z99zxacwyvqa315q/wish/957355686 amemar98 https://padlet.com/amemar98/z99zxacwyvqa315q/wish/957403906 buddhism 

a- Based on teachings of Siddharta Gautama (the Buddha) in c. 520 BC, NE India. 

b- 500 million 

c- Meditation, mantras, devotion to deities (in some sects), mandalas (Tibetan)

d- Rebirth or nirvana. Nirvana is seen simply as the cessation of suffering by some and as a heavenly paradise by others. 

e- Tripitaka (Pali Canon); Mahayana sutras like the Lotus Sutra; others. 


]]> 2020-11-24 18:35:34 UTC https://padlet.com/amemar98/z99zxacwyvqa315q/wish/957403906 amemar98 https://padlet.com/amemar98/z99zxacwyvqa315q/wish/957536830 judaism 

a- The religion of Abraham (c. 1800 BCE) and the Hebrews, especially after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE. 

b- 14 million 

c- Circumcision at birth, bar/bat mitzvah at adulthood, observing Sabbath, wearing tallit and tefilin, prayer services

d- Not emphasized; views vary: no afterlife, shadowy existence, World to Come (similar to heaven), Gehenna (similar to hell), reincarnation 

e- Hebrew Bible (Tanakh); Talmud]]> 2020-11-24 19:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/amemar98/z99zxacwyvqa315q/wish/957536830 amemar98 https://padlet.com/amemar98/z99zxacwyvqa315q/wish/957623587 shinto 

a- indigenous religion of Japan 

b- 3-4 million 

c- Worship and offerings to kami at shrines and at home. Purification rituals. 

d- Death is bad and impure. Some humans become kami after death. 

e- Kojiki (Records of Ancient Matters); Nihon-gi (Chronicles of Japan)]]> 2020-11-24 19:33:01 UTC https://padlet.com/amemar98/z99zxacwyvqa315q/wish/957623587 amemar98 https://padlet.com/amemar98/z99zxacwyvqa315q/wish/957641073 sikhism 

a- Founded by Guru Nanak, c. 1500, Punjab, India. 

b- 23 million 

c- Prayer and meditation on God's name, services at temple (gurdwara), turban and five Ks. Balance work, worship, and charity. No monasticism or asceticism.

d- Reincarnation until resolve karma and merge with God. 

e- Adi Granth (Sri Guru Granth Sahib)]]> 2020-11-24 19:38:10 UTC https://padlet.com/amemar98/z99zxacwyvqa315q/wish/957641073