Gail Cajulao 11-Shakespeare

World Religion
and Beliefs
System
 Worldview
and Religion

worldview- the basic

consumption about reality which
lies beyond the beliefs and
behavior of a certain culture.

Religion- the belief and worship

of a superhuman controlling
power, especiallly God or gods.
RELIGION

a belief in divine/s to be
worshipped, usually expressed
in conducts or rituals involving
their code of ethics.
SPIRITUALITY
is deeply personal and not
systematic, while religion has its
ideas clearly set out and
organized.
 MONISTIC
Belief that all is one

POLYTHEISTIC
Belief that there are many gods

worldview of MONOTHEISTIC
Belief that there is only one God
Major World
Religions ATHEISTIC
Belief that there is no God
Basic Concepts
ANIMISM
on the Origins of belief in the immaterial soul that
Religions might inhabit objects like stones, trees,
animals, and etc.

REVELATION
ANCESTOR WORSHIP
religion is conceived form an
origin lies in the respect given to the
assumption that in the beginning, there
ancestors combined with the belief in
is a God who revealed His being to a
ghosts caused by dream experiences,
man in diff. manners
Judaism

oldest among the Abrahamic religions,

originated in Egypt 2 000 BC years ago.
A monotheistic religion.
 SACRED TEXTS
Torah, Pentateuch, Poetry, Talmud, Misnah

DOCTRINES
PROPHET
10 Commandments and 618 Rules
Abraham and Moses

GOD
SACRED SPACE Jehovah/Yahweh
Temple and Synagogue
SYMBOL
SECTS Star of David (Shape of King David's shield)
Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, Liberal
 JEWISH TRADITIONS
1. THE SABBATH 3. SUCCOTH
2. PURIM 4. ROSH HASHANAH
CHRISTIANITY

LARGEST AMONG THE

WORLD'S MAJOR RELIGION.

BASED MAINLY AROUND

THE LIFE, DEATH AND
RESURRECTION OF JESUS
CHRIST.
 SACRED TEXTS
the Bible (Old and New Testament)

DOCTRINES
FOUNDER
Holy Trinity, Virgin Birth, Diety of Christ,
Jesus Christ Ressurection, Last Judgement

SACRED SPACE GOD

Church/ House of Worship Trinity/ Triune God (Father, Son and the
Holy Spirit)

SECTS
SYMBOL
Roman Catholic, Protestanism, Great/
Eastern Orthodcx The Cross
Christian
Worship

READINS PRASING HOMILY,

FROM THE GOD SERMON AND
BIBLE THROUGH HOLY
MUSIC AND CEREMONIES
SPEECH
 means peace, submission, and
obedience

"Muhammadism" is not an accepted

term in Islam, according to their
teachers, saying this is a minister to
their religion

ISLAM second largest major religion, next to

Christianity
 SACRED TEXTS
Q'uran

DOCTRINES
FOUNDER
Five Pillars of Islam, Shahadah, Salat, Sawm,
Prophet Muhammad Zakat, Hajj

SACRED SPACE GOD

Mosque Allah

SECTS
SYMBOL
Sunni Muslims, Shi'ite Muslims, Islmaic
The Star and the Crescent
Mystics, Baha's and Ahnmadiyyas
1 2 5 PILLARS
OF MUSLIM
FAITH

3 1. Shahadah
2. Salat
3. Zakat
4. Sawm

5 5. Hajj

4
HINDUISM
religion of most people in India together
with Islam

oldest religion in the world, practices

Henotheism.

associated with other Indian religions

such as, Jainism, Buddhism, and
Sikhism.
 SACRED TEXTS
Vedas, Upanishads,, Bhagavad-Gita

DOCTRINES
FOUNDER
Dharma, Karma, Artha, Maksha, Brahman,
Aryans ATman, the Four Yogas

SACRED SPACE GOD

Temples Brahman

SECTS
SYMBOL
SHaivism, Shaktism, Vaishnavites
Aum or Om
 Major Hindu Deities

Brahman- Supreme God, it means a Brahma- First God in the Hindu

transcendent power beyond the Triumvirate, creatir God.
universe.
 Shiva- Third God, destroyer of universe
Vishnu- Second Hindu God, the
to recreate it.
preserver and protector of the
universe.

Lakshmi- Consort of
Vishnu, goddess of wealth
and purity,
 BUDDHISM
Nirvana is the highest state someone can
attain, a state of enlightment. Someone
who attained enlightenment is filled with
compassion for all living things.
Originated in Ancient India
This religion was founded to attain
enlightenment and to eradicate one's
suffering

Four Concepts on Buddhism

1. Concept of Nirvana (Enlightenment) 3. Concept of Morality (Karma Conditioning)
2. Concept of Great tragedy on Existence 4. Concept on the Origin of the Universe
(Reincarnation and Suffering) (Everything depends on everything else)
Branches of
Buddhism

MAHAYANA THERAVADA TIBETAN

BUDDHISM BUDDHISM BUDDHISM
Mahayana Followers of Mahayana Buddhism traditionally
regarded their doctrine as the full revelation of
Buddhism the nature and the teachings of the Buddha in
opposition of the earlier Theravada Tradition

DOCTRINES
FOUNDER
Four Noble Truths, 8 Fold Path, the 6
Siddharta Gautama
Perfetion to become a Bodhisattva
SACRED SPACE
Temples GOD
Non-theistic
SECTS
Zen Buddhism
SYMBOL
SACRED TEXTS Lotus
Mahayana Sutras
Theravada The more conservative and strict subdivision of
Buddhism than Mahayana, thus it is closer to the
Buddhism fundamental teachings of Siddharta.

DOCTRINES
FOUNDER
Sulta Pitaka (Discourses), Vinaya Pitaka
Siddharta Gautama
(Discipline), Abhidhamma Pitaka (Ultimate
SACRED SPACE Doctrine)

Temples GOD
SECTS Non-theistic

Sthaviravadins, Mahasanghika, Theravadins

SYMBOL
SACRED TEXTS Dharma Wheel
Tripitaka
 Tibetan A form of Buddhism practiced in Tibet where it is
the dominant religion and is also found in the
Buddhism regions surrounding the Himalayas. Dalai Lama is
the most notable leader of this religion.

DOCTRINES
FOUNDER
Lamrim, Vajrayāna
Master Atisha

SACRED SPACE
GOD
Temples
Guan Yin (Goddess of Mercy)

SECTS
Gelug, Kagyu, Sakya, Nyingma
SYMBOL
SACRED TEXTS Pair of Golden Fish
Tibetan Book, Sutras, Shatras