In every corner of the world, you will find some type of religion or belief system. Religious people live a life of deciding to do what is right from wrong, the fear of an almighty God. Along the way bloomed four religions that dominated the world, known as – Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism.
“According to Hebrew history narrated in Exodus, the second book of the Torah, the Hebrews became a nation and adopted a national god on the slopes of Mount Sinai in southern Arabia” (Ancient Jewish History). Judaism known to belief in a single powerful god, was led by Abraham who started his teachings in Jerusalem. A Jewish historian known as Josephus completed his writings in early 80 CE that the Jewish history rose from the Maccabees to the …show more content…
In 622, Muhammad fled Mecca when its leader disapproved of his monotheism ways. Muhammad and his followers migrated to Yathrib, in which they renamed “al-Medina”, meaning “the city of the Prophet”. After Muhammad’s death in 632, there was a rapid spread of his teachings. From Damascus in 634, Persia in 636, Jerusalem in 638, and Erupt in 640. By 710, it had spread to all of North Africa and Spain. Islam evolved from its social organization; it was open to all ethnics. Their mosque was open to community meetings and gatherings. Traders, poets, artists, as well as scholars were welcomed as well. The inviting environment that the mosque had was the main reason of the spread of …show more content…
At the top were two classes: the priestly class (Brahmana) composed of those who sacrificed to the gods, and the ruling caste (rajanya or ksatriya), composed of rulers and warriors. Vaisya is known as “ordinary free people”. The function of the vaisya is fertility, economic production, symbolized presumably by the loans. The function of the sudra is classically defined as serving the other three classes.” (Abhayawansa, 4) “Path of Truth” known as Buddhism was founded by Shakyamuni Buddha. Born into royalty, he himself was a ruler until he observed the sufferings of all human beings. He abandoned his lifestyle and lived in the wilderness for six years, where he found enlightenment through meditation. However, it was Ashoka who established Buddhism as the official state religion in India from 321 to 185 BCE. Buddhist missionaries started spreading the religion east into Southeast Asia and north into China and Korea. By 600 CE, it had reached Japan. The evolution of Buddhism started in 260 CE, when a Chinese monk had set on a journey on the Silk Road looking for Buddhist scriptures to translate into Chinese. During the third century, in Bayiman (Afghanistan) stood a tall statue of the Buddha. Additionally, in the fifth century, a sculpture of a sitting Buddha was carved near the eastern end of the Silk Road where the Chinese Wei ruled. By now they have now become accustomed to the practice of
“According to Hebrew history narrated in Exodus, the second book of the Torah, the Hebrews became a nation and adopted a national god on the slopes of Mount Sinai in southern Arabia” (Ancient Jewish History). Judaism known to belief in a single powerful god, was led by Abraham who started his teachings in Jerusalem. A Jewish historian known as Josephus completed his writings in early 80 CE that the Jewish history rose from the Maccabees to the …show more content…
In 622, Muhammad fled Mecca when its leader disapproved of his monotheism ways. Muhammad and his followers migrated to Yathrib, in which they renamed “al-Medina”, meaning “the city of the Prophet”. After Muhammad’s death in 632, there was a rapid spread of his teachings. From Damascus in 634, Persia in 636, Jerusalem in 638, and Erupt in 640. By 710, it had spread to all of North Africa and Spain. Islam evolved from its social organization; it was open to all ethnics. Their mosque was open to community meetings and gatherings. Traders, poets, artists, as well as scholars were welcomed as well. The inviting environment that the mosque had was the main reason of the spread of …show more content…
At the top were two classes: the priestly class (Brahmana) composed of those who sacrificed to the gods, and the ruling caste (rajanya or ksatriya), composed of rulers and warriors. Vaisya is known as “ordinary free people”. The function of the vaisya is fertility, economic production, symbolized presumably by the loans. The function of the sudra is classically defined as serving the other three classes.” (Abhayawansa, 4) “Path of Truth” known as Buddhism was founded by Shakyamuni Buddha. Born into royalty, he himself was a ruler until he observed the sufferings of all human beings. He abandoned his lifestyle and lived in the wilderness for six years, where he found enlightenment through meditation. However, it was Ashoka who established Buddhism as the official state religion in India from 321 to 185 BCE. Buddhist missionaries started spreading the religion east into Southeast Asia and north into China and Korea. By 600 CE, it had reached Japan. The evolution of Buddhism started in 260 CE, when a Chinese monk had set on a journey on the Silk Road looking for Buddhist scriptures to translate into Chinese. During the third century, in Bayiman (Afghanistan) stood a tall statue of the Buddha. Additionally, in the fifth century, a sculpture of a sitting Buddha was carved near the eastern end of the Silk Road where the Chinese Wei ruled. By now they have now become accustomed to the practice of