Ethics in religion

 
 What is Ethics?
 involves systematizing, defending,
and recommending concepts of
right and wrong behavior.
 WHAT IS RELIGION?
A religion consists of
supernatural power or powers
that are regarded as the
creators and maintainers of the
universes.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF RELIGIONS IN ETHICS
 BUDDHIST ETHICS

Ethics in Buddhism are
traditionally based on the 
enlightened perspective of the 
Buddha, or other enlightened
beings who followed him.
According to traditional Buddhism, the foundation
of Buddhist ethics for laypeople is the Pancasila: no
killing, stealing, lying, sexual misconduct, or
intoxicants.
The Buddha provided some basic
guidelines for acceptable behavior that
are part of the Noble Eightfold Path. The
initial percept is non-injury or non-
violence to all living creatures from the
lowest insect to humans. 
 BASIC BELIEF

• Polytheistic
• Life is suffering, caused by wanting things,
caused by ignorance
• Reincarnation and Karma
• Dharma- is the path of righteousness and living
one's life according to the codes of conduct
• 8-Fold Path allows escape to Nirvana -state in
which there is neither suffering, desire, nor
sense of self, and the subject is released from
the effects of karma and the cycle of death and
rebirth. It represents the final goal of Buddhism
 Christian ethics
Christian ethics is a branch of
Christian theology that defines 
virtuous behavior and 
wrong behavior from a Christian
perspective. Systematic theological
 study of Christian ethics is called
"moral theology".
Christian virtues are often divided
into four cardinal virtues and three 
theological virtues. Christian ethics
includes questions regarding 
how the rich should act toward the
poor
, how women are to be treated, and
the morality of war. 
 BASIC BELIEF

• Monotheistic
• Jesus Christ is the son of God
• Death and resurrection
• Came to redeem mankind from sin
• Ten Commandants
 CONFUCIAN ETHICS

Confucianism emphasize the

maintenance and propriety of
relationships as the most important
consideration in ethics. To be ethical is
to do what one's relationships require.
Notably, though, what you owe to
another person is inversely proportional
to their distance from you.
 ISLAMIC ETHICS

The foundational source in the

gradual codification of Islamic
ethics was the Muslim
understanding and interpretations
of the mankind has been 
granted the faculty to discern God's
will and to abide by it. 
 BASIC BELIEF

• Monotheistic
• There is no god but Allah, and
Muhammad is the messenger of
God
• Five Pillars of Islam
 HINDU ETHICS
Ethics is called Nitisastra (Sanskrit:
नीतिशास्त्र) in ancient texts of Hinduism.
Ethics and virtue are a much debated and
an evolving concept in ancient scriptures
of Hinduism.Virtue, right conduct, ethics
and morality are part of the complex
concept Hindus call Dharma - everything
that is essential for people, the world and
nature to exist and prosper together, in
harmony.
 BASIC BELIEF

• Polytheistic
• Reincarnation (rebirth)
• Karma-a person's actions in this and
previous states of existence, viewed as
deciding their fate in future existences
• Ultimate Goal-oneness with
“Brahman” (God, Reality)