The major religions of Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam developed practices and beliefs that have been passed down and carried on throughout thousands of years. Working and evolving together, these religions have developed our world into a more varying and divergent place. Many of these religions have much in common, but several do not, and because of that, people can choose a religion that best fits who they are or who they want to be.
Born the son of a respected family, Mohammad, the founder of Islam, liked to take journeys into the mountains to meditate. One day during his meditations, the archangel Gabriel, per popular Islamic belief, came unto him and told him to write down all the confessions the archangel spoke …show more content…
Despite the monotheistic religions, Hinduism has millions of gods they worship, but Buddhism isn’t seen as a religion but as a way of life, and Buddha is not seen as a god but a man who found Enlightenment and became an idol because of it. Hinduism has no set founder which may be a result of having millions of gods, and because of that, Hinduism’s structure is the simplest with no highest God, no direct revelations from God (ex: The Bible in Christianity), and no real set of commandments.
Only the monotheistic religions have an actual afterlife, and even though Hinduism and Buddhism both believe in reincarnation, Hinduism has no achievement towards a set “after-life”. Even though Buddhists can eventually achieve Nirvana, it is not the same as Christianity’s Heaven where there is a fellowship with God. Nirvana is just seen as a state without pain or suffering.
Despite the difference of beliefs amongst these major religious groups, each one interacts and works together in the world to make Earth an even more diverse, accepting place. Everyone can choose which religion where they feel like they best belong, and once they choose, those of the same religion as them accept them in and help them achieve their religious goals. Whether monotheistic or polytheistic, Heaven or Nirvana, God or no God, they all cooperate and work together to make our world a better
Born the son of a respected family, Mohammad, the founder of Islam, liked to take journeys into the mountains to meditate. One day during his meditations, the archangel Gabriel, per popular Islamic belief, came unto him and told him to write down all the confessions the archangel spoke …show more content…
Despite the monotheistic religions, Hinduism has millions of gods they worship, but Buddhism isn’t seen as a religion but as a way of life, and Buddha is not seen as a god but a man who found Enlightenment and became an idol because of it. Hinduism has no set founder which may be a result of having millions of gods, and because of that, Hinduism’s structure is the simplest with no highest God, no direct revelations from God (ex: The Bible in Christianity), and no real set of commandments.
Only the monotheistic religions have an actual afterlife, and even though Hinduism and Buddhism both believe in reincarnation, Hinduism has no achievement towards a set “after-life”. Even though Buddhists can eventually achieve Nirvana, it is not the same as Christianity’s Heaven where there is a fellowship with God. Nirvana is just seen as a state without pain or suffering.
Despite the difference of beliefs amongst these major religious groups, each one interacts and works together in the world to make Earth an even more diverse, accepting place. Everyone can choose which religion where they feel like they best belong, and once they choose, those of the same religion as them accept them in and help them achieve their religious goals. Whether monotheistic or polytheistic, Heaven or Nirvana, God or no God, they all cooperate and work together to make our world a better