Other Religions Flashcards
Confucianism
175 Million Believers
Founder - Confucius
Principal Country - China
Hare Krishna
Spiritual Founder = Swami
Principal Country = India
Hinduism
The Eternal Law
500 Million Believers
Trimurti of Gods
Brahma (The Preserver)
Shiva (The Destroyer)
Vishnu (The Creator)
Avatar of Vishnu
Krishna
Hindu Text
Vedas (“Knowledge”)
Hundu Universal Spirit
Brahman
Sacred Hindu Rivers
Ganges and 5 others
Great Hindu Epic
Ramayana
Islam
1 Billion Believers
Founder of Islam
Mohammed (570-631 AD)
Mohammed’s Daughter
Fatima
Major Islamic Sects
Sunni (Largest)
Shiite
Holy Muslim Book
Koran
Highest Islamic Office
Caliphate
Leader of Local Muslim Community
Imam
Highest Ranking Shiite Leader
Ayatollah
House of Muslim Worship
Mosque
Prayer Tower
Minaret
Holy Islamic Sites
Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem
Holy Pilgrimage to Mecca
Hajj
Number of Pillars of Islam
5
Holy House in Mecca
Kabaa
Kabaa Center Piece
Black Stone
Month of Fasting
Ramadan
Holy War
Jihad
Religious Ruling by an Islamic Scholar
Fatwa
Movement Founded by Wali Fard, 1934
Nation fo Islam
Jainism
4.3 Million Believers
Principle Country = India
Judiasm
17 Million Believers
Founder of Judiasm
Abraham
Holy City of Judiasm
Jerusalem
Feast of Lights or Dedication
Rosh Hashanah
Day of Atonement
Yom Kippur
Passover Feast
Seder
Jewish Mourners Prayer
Kaddish
Coming of Age Rite
Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Mountain Fortress
Masada
Jewish Population outside of Israel
Diaspora
Door Post
Mezuzah
Skull Cap
Kepa, Yamulke
Rastafariansim
Principle Country - Jamaica
Religion of Japan
Shintoism
Sikhism
Founders = Kabir and Nank
Principle Country = India
Taosim (Or Daoism)
Founder: Loa-Tsu (c. 400 BC)
Chief God: Jade Emperor
Unification Church
Founder: Sun Myung Moon
Principle Countries: South Korea and USA
Religion in Haiti
Voodoo
Zoroastrianism
250,000 Believers
Founder: Zoroaster (C. 600 BC)
Principle Countries: India and IRan