World Religions Chart (Key) Abrahamic Eastern Religions Religions Religion Judaism Christianity Islam Hinduism Buddhism Symbol Jews Christians Muslims Hindus Buddhists Followers Abraham & Jesus of Nazareth Muhammad ? Siddhartha Founder(s) Moses Gautama (Buddha) Egypt & Israel Israel & Roman Arabia India India Place of Origin Empire Circa 4000 B.C. 32 A.D. 622 A.D. circa 1500 B.C. circa 500 B.C. Year Israel, North Europe, North & Middle East, India East and Present America, Europe South America North Africa, Southeast Asia Location Asia 14 million 2.1 billion 1.5 billion 900 million 400 million # of Followers Today Monotheism Monotheism Monotheism Polytheism No gods, Monotheism or (many forms of only enlightened Polytheism? one god) Buddhas Jehovah, Yahweh Jehovah Allah Brahma, Vishnu, n/a Name of Deity or Elohim Shiva or Deities Torah, Bible Qur’an (Koran) Bhagavad Ghita, Dhammapada Sacred Texts Talmud (Old Testament plus Upanishads New Testament)
World Religions Chart (Key) Abrahamic Religions Eastern Religions Religion Judaism Christianity Islam Hinduism Buddhism Symbol Followers Jews Christians Muslims Hindus Buddhists Founder(s) Abraham & Moses Jesus of Nazareth Muhammad ? Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) Place of Origin Egypt & Israel Israel & Roman Empire Arabia India India Year Circa 4000 B.C. 32 A.D. 622 A.D. circa 1500 B.C. circa 500 B.C. Present Location Israel, North America, Europe Europe, North & South America Middle East, North Africa, Asia India East and Southeast Asia # of Followers Today 14 million 2.1 billion 1.5 billion 900 million 400 million Monotheism or Polytheism? Monotheism Monotheism Monotheism Polytheism (many forms of one god) No gods, only enlightened Buddhas Name of Deity or Deities Jehovah, Yahweh or Elohim Jehovah Allah Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva n/a Sacred Texts Torah, Talmud Bible (Old Testament plus New Testament) Qur’an (Koran) Bhagavad Ghita, Upanishads Dhammapada
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