Learning Module 2

Subject Title: Introduction to World Religions and Belief Systems

Topic: “Origin of World Religion”

Lesson Objectives:
The learners demonstrates understanding of:
a.. Cite regions or places where specific religions evolved
b.. Summarize the important dates on the Origin of World Religions
c.. Explain how four great religions originated in India influences religion and religion affects culture

ESSENTIAL UNDERSTANDING
1. Religions- have their origin stories and are universal in nature.
2. Geography- and culture have an effect on the establishment and development of religions

A painting by Jozsef Molnar depicting Abraham's

journey from Ur to Canaan. Abraham's story is one
of the highlights in Abrahamic religions.

GEOGRAPHY OF FAITH
The Western Frontier West Asia is home of three great
religions, namely, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Religions have increasingly

become involved in the domestic
politics of West Asia, resulting in
protracted conflicts among
countries that have claimed
thousands of lives.

Important Dates on the Origin of World

Religions
 West Asia is home of three
great religions, namely,
Judaism, Christianity,
and Islam

The Indian Mosaic

India is one of the oldest

surviving civilizations, with its
history dating back to at least
6500 BCE.
 Four great religions originated
in India – Hinduism,
Buddhism, Jainism, and
Sikhism – and a myriad of
minor cults and local sects.

 HINDUISM- It perfectly reflects Indian heterogeneity with its eclectic (diversified and assorted) ways of
religious expressions that are quite confusing to outsiders. • It has no specific founder, no one sacred book,
and with innumerable gods and goddesses that any Hindu can venerate.  It was during the Vedic Period that
Hinduism or Sanatana Dharma became systematized as a religion that preached order and purpose to the
cosmos and human life.

 BUDDHISM -It centers its attention on the figure of the Buddha, who was not a god but a human being who
came to discover how to terminate sufferings in order to escape the painful and continuous cycle of rebirth.
Siddharta Gautama’s life is closely linked with the historical and religious development of Buddhism in India.
Gaining new converts due to its mass appeal as compared to the exclusivity of Hindu beliefs, Buddhism
spread far and wide from India to Sri Lanka and to Southeast Asia. 

 JAINISM- traditionally known as Jain Dharma, is an ancient Indian religion. The main religious premises of
are ahiṃsā (non-violence), anekāntavāda (many-sidedness), aparigraha (non-attachment) and asceticism.
Devout Jains take five main vows: ahiṃsā (non-violence), satya (truth), asteya (not
stealing), brahmacharya (sexual continence), and aparigraha (non-possessiveness).

 SIKHISM-is a religion that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent around the end of the
15th century. A Sikh can be defined as any human being who faithfully believes in:
i. One Immortal Being,
ii. Ten Gurus, from Guru Nanak Sahib to Guru Gobind Singh Sahib,
iii. The Guru Granth Sahib,
iv. The utterances and teachings of the ten Gurus and
v. the baptism bequeathed by the tenth Guru, and who does not owe allegiance to any other
religion, is a Sikh.

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Activity 1
Instruction: Draw a map of the world and show how religion spread around the world.
•Take note of the key cities or countries where each religion originated.
•Use one color per religion.