Religious tolerance and freedom are hindered as a result of ignorance, and by building an understanding of the core message of some of the world’s major religions and what its followers hope to attain from it can help bridge cultures together, despite their personal beliefs. The reality of spiritual existence goes past that of human understanding. In the study of the worlds most practiced religions you can clearly recognize they all circulate some of the same basic principles. Religions have been created to help people connect with this spiritual realm and engage us to become better people and love one another. The world’s religions all appear to ask its followers to seek a form of enlightenment or salvation but in different manners.
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Its founder, Siddhartha Gautama began his journey practicing under Hindu teachers and came near death from extreme practices. He realized the pointlessness of asceticism and created the Middle Path. This principle lead him between extremes as a neutral being and also practiced meditation. Buddhism is constructed on the Four Noble Truths: (1) Life is pain and suffering. (2) Suffering comes from the desire for pleasure, existence, and prosperity. (3) The end of suffering can be accomplished by rejecting those desires. (4) All this is achieved by following the Eightfold Path. The Eightfold Path is a set of eight interconnected elements that relieve you from life’s suffering and are as follows: (1) right knowledge ( the Four Noble Truths), (2) right intention, (3) right speech, (4) right conduct, (5) right livelihood, (6) right effort, (7) right mindfulness, (8) right meditation. All eight factors are meant to complement one another to form a path for a way of living. Liberation is the goal of Buddhists by way of reaching the state of nirvana. Nirvana means “to extinguish” and is not intended to terminate but rather release one from suffering, desire, and the finite self. The belief of samsara and karma was carried over from Hinduism into Buddhism, but was restructured focusing on achieving liberation in your current life, and not aiming to build karma for your next life. When one gains total …show more content…
Influenced by his travels from being a camel driver, and going on long caravans he was exposed to various groups of people and beliefs. Mohammed was from the city of Mecca, a city having very idolatrous practices. After his only surviving child had grown up, with his free time he turned to meditation and reflected on the meaning of life. He came to the declaration that Allah was the one and only true god. Midway through his life he began to have revelations, which were allegedly sent from God through the archangel Gabriel. The Koran is the scripture of Islam; it is partly written by Mohammed and the rest is composed of his revelations and oral teachings that his followers recorded in the Koran after his death. Mohammed became both king and prophet of the city Medina, and later on in his ruling was successful in taking Mecca and removing its idols. There are five doctrines and five pillars considered mandatory for its followers. Of the five doctrines the fifth one is relevant to Muslim’s goal in reaching deliverance; the fifth doctrine states there will be a judgment day, a resurrection, and heaven and hell exist. They believe Allah will save the repentant sinner and all your deeds will be judged to determine your eternal fate. The five pillars relate to its five doctrines and practicing them will lead you on a righteous path as a follower. The five pillars are as follows: (1) The practice of reciting Islam’s creed,
Hinduism …show more content…
Its founder, Siddhartha Gautama began his journey practicing under Hindu teachers and came near death from extreme practices. He realized the pointlessness of asceticism and created the Middle Path. This principle lead him between extremes as a neutral being and also practiced meditation. Buddhism is constructed on the Four Noble Truths: (1) Life is pain and suffering. (2) Suffering comes from the desire for pleasure, existence, and prosperity. (3) The end of suffering can be accomplished by rejecting those desires. (4) All this is achieved by following the Eightfold Path. The Eightfold Path is a set of eight interconnected elements that relieve you from life’s suffering and are as follows: (1) right knowledge ( the Four Noble Truths), (2) right intention, (3) right speech, (4) right conduct, (5) right livelihood, (6) right effort, (7) right mindfulness, (8) right meditation. All eight factors are meant to complement one another to form a path for a way of living. Liberation is the goal of Buddhists by way of reaching the state of nirvana. Nirvana means “to extinguish” and is not intended to terminate but rather release one from suffering, desire, and the finite self. The belief of samsara and karma was carried over from Hinduism into Buddhism, but was restructured focusing on achieving liberation in your current life, and not aiming to build karma for your next life. When one gains total …show more content…
Influenced by his travels from being a camel driver, and going on long caravans he was exposed to various groups of people and beliefs. Mohammed was from the city of Mecca, a city having very idolatrous practices. After his only surviving child had grown up, with his free time he turned to meditation and reflected on the meaning of life. He came to the declaration that Allah was the one and only true god. Midway through his life he began to have revelations, which were allegedly sent from God through the archangel Gabriel. The Koran is the scripture of Islam; it is partly written by Mohammed and the rest is composed of his revelations and oral teachings that his followers recorded in the Koran after his death. Mohammed became both king and prophet of the city Medina, and later on in his ruling was successful in taking Mecca and removing its idols. There are five doctrines and five pillars considered mandatory for its followers. Of the five doctrines the fifth one is relevant to Muslim’s goal in reaching deliverance; the fifth doctrine states there will be a judgment day, a resurrection, and heaven and hell exist. They believe Allah will save the repentant sinner and all your deeds will be judged to determine your eternal fate. The five pillars relate to its five doctrines and practicing them will lead you on a righteous path as a follower. The five pillars are as follows: (1) The practice of reciting Islam’s creed,