Christianity was founded by Jesus Christ. It has proximately 2.2 billion adherents and are mainly located in Europe, the Americas, and Southern Africa. There are many denominations and most originate with Abraham. The denominations are Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Protestants, which have many branches which I will not list. The main focus is on their holy book, the Bible. They believe that Jesus is both human and Devine. Also, that Jesus is the son of God. Their clergy is the pope if the head of the Catholic Church and priests are local authority.
Islam's founder is Muhammad who was alive in 570-632 AD. You would call them Muslims and they have about 1.5 billion adherents and are the second largest religion in the world. They are based out of Indonesia, Middle East, and North Africa. They only have two major denominations which are the Sunnis and the Shiites. The Sunnis and the Shiites have been in many revolutionary wars in the past and they have lasted a very long time. Their holy book is the Qur'an. their beliefs are monotheistic and abrahamic. They have the five pillars which are testimony, prayer, alms-giving, fasting, and pilgrimage their god is called Allah.
Hindus are mainly in the location of India and Nepal. With a following of 1.1 billion people.
Their holy book is the Vedas. The thing that separates Hinduism from any other religion is the fact that Hindus believe it’s more of a lifestyle rather than a religion. They believe in reincarnation and did not have a distinct founder. Although Hinduism is the 3rdlargest religion most followers see it as a lifestyle and a way to live life rather than a belief.
Buddhism is most common in Southeast Asia, China, Nepal, and Japan. There are about 500 million-1.5 billion Buddhists in the world. It is very hard to get an exact count because Buddhism allows it’s adherents to follow another religion as well. The founder was Siddhartha Gautama. There are four different denominations which are Tibetan, Zan, Theravada, and Admidist. They believe in the four noble truths and the eight fold path. Once they belive in the four noble truths they achevie nirvana. They belive in reincarnation.
Judaism is the fifth largest religion ranking in at 14-18 million adherents. We would call them Jews. They are located in Israel and U.S.A. Their founder is Abraham. The holy bible is the Torah which is the first five books in the old testament. These are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. They believe in one God and are concerned with the actions of human kind. They also follow the ten commandments.
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