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Categories Mahayana Therevada Hinduism
Buddhism Buddhism

1. Origin of the The precise origin of Origins of Theravada Many Hindu

universe and human Mahayana Buddhism Buddhism. Sri philosophies mention
kind is unknown. It Sakyamuni that the creation is
appeared sometime Siddhartha Gautama cyclic. According to
between 150 BCE and blossomed forth into the Upanishads, the
100 CE in India and the universe to universe and the
quickly spread relieve humanity Earth.
throughout Asia. from the miseries of
existence.

2. Purpose Mahayana Buddhists The goal of Theravada According to

believe they can teachings is to lead Hinduism, the
achieve practitioner to meaning (purpose) of
enlightenment become an Arhat. life is four-fold: to
through following the achieve Dharma,
teachings of the Artha, Kama, and
Buddha . Moksha.

3. Destiny Mahayana means: The destiny of The destiny of

great vehicle; the Theravada Buddhism Hinduism is to lead a
great vehicle to travel or Nirvana means to life according to your
towards liberation. "blow out" explain Dharma. Your Dharma
The concept of that it has no pain, no is your purpose of life.
liberation doesnt desire and no rebirth.
exist.

4. Views on women's Women in all of the This belief had Women ranging from
roles more commonly negative implications feminine leadership
 assigned to men, such for women insofar as as the highest
as laity, as monks, as it communicated the goddess, to limiting
bodhisattvas, and as insufficiency of the her role to an
gods. female but never a obedient daughter,
woman body as a housewife and
locus of mother.
enlightenment".

5. Morality/Ethics It has been variously Thus the basic path Virtue, right conduct,
described as virtue, required by ethics and morality
right conduct, Theravada Buddhism are part of the
morality, moral is non-moral in complex concept
discipline and leading to nibbana, Hindus call Dharma -
precept. Sīla is an but moral activity everything that is
internal, aware, and may be opted for in essential for people,
intentional ethical the enlightened way the world and nature
behavior, according to of life. to exist and prosper
one's commitment to together, in harmony.
the path of liberation.

6. Significant Mahāyāna Buddhism Theravada Buddhist Enlightened

Contribution takes the basic thought. The Buddha civilization, has been
teachings of the is a teacher of gods a global beacon of
Buddha as recorded and men. spiritual and timeless
in early starting point wisdom, technology
of its teachings. and culture.
Categories Confucianism
1. Origin of the universe Confucianism has
and human kind significant intellectual and
spiritual resources to offer
in the emerging
discussions regarding
attitudes toward nature,
the role of the human, and
environmental ethics.
2. Purpose Confucianism, the
teachings of Confucius
during 500 BC, has played
an important role in
forming Chinese character,
behavior and way of living.
3. Destiny The Confucian idea of
“ming 命 (destiny)” holds
that in the course and
culmination of human life,
there exists some
objective certainty that is
both transcendent and
beyond human control.
4. Views and women's For Confucianism in Han
Taoism
Taoism does not concern
itself much with Deities
and creation it does have a
creation story that helps
add to the definition of
Tao.
Know the nature , follow
the nature , respect the
nature , use the nature
,and you will have a nature
long happy life while you
have all your nature
desires .
Taoism focused on life
instead of afterlife when
talking about salvation.This
was true because they
wanted immortality so
they thought that they
would not have to
continue on into the
afterlife.
Taoism is a gender-neutral
Shintoism
The Shinto people believe
that the universe was
created for them by their
Gods Izanagi, Izangi and
Izangi's.
Shinto is an optimistic
faith, as humans are
thought to be
fundamentally good, and
evil is believed to be
caused by evil spirits.
Shinto believe that a
person's destiny is to live
their life improving and
helping to develop Japan
to the best country it can
be.
Women in Shinto occupy a

5. Morality/Ethics
6. Significant contribution
China's views on women: -
Filial piety required that
people respect their elders
and ancestors, especially
male ones.
Confucianism established
its moral struc- ture on the
basis of filial piety as a
mere starting point, and
considered compassion
and benevolence the
highest moral goal.
Confucius (551 BC – 479
BC) was a Chinese
philosopher who is
considered one of the
most important and
influential individuals in
history.
religion. This is implied by
the concept of Yin Yang
which teaches that
masculine and feminine
are complementary,
inseparable and equal.
Taoist ethics are
concerned less with doing
good acts than becoming a
good person who lives in
harmony with all things
and people.
Contributions: According
to tradition, Lao Tzu was a
contemporary of
Confucius, and developed
Taoism as a mystical
reaction to Confucianism.
unique role in the
indigenous Japanese
traditions of Shinto,
including a unique form of
participation as temple
stewards and shamans, or
miko.
Shinto ethics are to
promote harmony and
purity in all spheres of life.
Purity is not just spiritual
purity but moral purity.
Important features of
Shinto art are shrine
architecture and the
cultivation and
preservation of ancient art
forms such as Noh theater,
calligraphy and court
music (gagaku), an ancient
dance music that
originated in the courts of
Tang China.
 Categories Judaism Christianity Islam

1. Origin of the Judaism is a religious In the beginning,” The origin of Islam can
universe and tradition with origins reads the very first be traced back to 7th
humankind dating back nearly verse of the Bible, century Saudi Arabia.
four thousand years, “God created the Islam is thus the
rooted in the ancient heavens and the youngest of the great
near eastern region earth. world
of Canaan (which is religions.Muhammad
now Israel and dictated the Qur'an,
Palestinian the holy book of Islam,
territories). which Muslims believe
to be the preexistent,
perfect words of Allah.

2. Purpose Judaism is the faith of The core Christian Islam teaches that the
a Community belief is that through creation of everything
belief in and in the universe was
Jews believe that God acceptance of the brought into being by
appointed the Jews to death and God's command as
be his chosen people resurrection of Jesus, expressed by the
in order to set an sinful humans can be wording, "Be, and it is"
example of holiness reconciled to God, and that the purpose
and ethical behaviour and thereby are of existence is to
to the world. offered salvation and worship or to know
the promise of God.
eternal life.

3. Destiny Judaism holds little Followers of Qadar (Arabic: ‫قدر‬,

interest in life after Christianity consider transliterated qadar,
death but Jewish God to be the only meaning "fate", "divine
philosopher force with control fore-ordainment",
Maimonides has over one's fate and "predestination," but
included in his list of that he has a plan for literally "power") is the
basic beliefs every person. Many concept of divine
important to Judaism believe that humans destiny in Islam.
a belief in the all have free will,
resurrection of the which is contrasted
dead. Belief in life with predestination,
after death is much although naturally
central central to inclined to act