Compare and contrast the four religions, specifying how each religion’s belief system can be applied to business.

CHRISTIANITY BUDDHISM ISLAM JUDAISM

Historical Figure Mary Magdalene Siddhartha Gautama Muhammad Aaron
St Peter also known as Buddha Abigail
St Paul Abner
Constantine the Great Abraham
And others the Major Prophets
And others
Followers Christians Buddhists Muslims Jews

Supreme Being Jesus Christ There is no belief in Allah God

a personal god

Teachings One of the teachings is The Basic Teachings of Islam teaches All people are
about morality and Buddha which are core that God (Allah) is created in the image
how others should be to Buddhism are: The One, Merciful, All- of God and deserve
treated comes Three Universal Powerful, and to be treated with
from Jesus' teaching of Truths; The Four Noble Unique, and has dignity and respect.
the Golden Rule.The Truths; and the Noble guided humanity
Golden Rule tells Eightfold Path. through prophets,
Christians to treat revealed scriptures,
other people as they and natural signs.
would like to be
treated.
Afterlife Christian Buddhists believe that The life after death is Jews believe that
beliefs about life after death simply leads to known as Akhirah they are judge
death are based on the rebirth. This belief and they believe that based on deeds
resurrection of Jesus in reincarnation that a when they die, they after death and not
Christ. person's spirit remains will stay in their during life.
close by and seeks out a graves until the
new body and new life Yawm al-din , the
is a comforting and Day of Judgement .
important principle.
Practices Depending on the One of their well known Muslims practice the They pray three
specific denomination practices are taking declaration of faith, times a day;
of Christianity, refuge in the Buddha, daily prayers , morning, afternoon,
practices may include chanting, puja and fasting during the and evening.
baptism, the meditation month of Ramadan,
Eucharist, prayer, almsgiving, and the
confession, pilgrimage to Mecca
confirmation, burial at least once in a
rites, marriage rites lifetime.
and the religious
education of children.
Holy Scripts The Bible is the holy The Tipitaka or The Pali The Qur'an is the The Jewish
scripture of the canon. sacred scripture of scriptures are called
Christian religion Islam the Tanakh

Main The main The main deniminations The main The main
Denominations deniminations of of Buddhism are deniminations of deniminations of
christianity are Theravada, Islam are Sunnis and Jews are Reform,
Catholic, Mahayana and Shia Conservative,
Protestant and Vajrayana Orthodox and
(Eastern) Orthodox Reconstructionist
Application to One of the Christian They practice Their They practice the
Business principles for business mindfulness in business business activities Torah which is
is using economic can become a part of replete with
wealth as a means to worship and precepts dealing
higher human ends obedience of Allah with business, and
and people are and is allowed to the Talmud, the
encourage to practice engage
 virtues and ethical in business during source of Jewish
criteria in business. the pilgrimage (Hajj) oral law.
which is the highest
form of worship
in Islam
As applied to They supervise Buddhist banking and Islamic banks make Jews have long been
Banking banking operations finance states that a a profit through well-represented in
and financial activities social tax should be equity participation, the fields of finance
with moral principles imposed at the state which requires a and business. This is
directly from the level to either deter borrower to give because the Jews
interpretation industries from the bank a share in Are not allowed to
of Christian bible. undertaking activities their profits rather own a property or
than paying interest. land making them
work as a merchant
and financiers.