Five Major Religions Of The World

There are five major religions, they are: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. Out of the five religions there are two groups, Eastern and Western. The Eastern group of religions contains Hinduism and Buddhism, both share some beliefs and disbeliefs and some major differences within their own religion and within their group. The Western group includes Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Like the Eastern groups, they have some of the same beliefs mainly because they branched from Judaism. They still have some major disbeliefs within their own religions and within their own group. Each of the five major religions all offer some type of after life for followers of their religion or as punishment for not following their

religion. All of the major religions either came from other religions and or have sparked new

religions in their presence and have formed and change their views over time. All of these

religions have strict rules and beliefs that make up their foundation for their own form of religion.

Out of the Western religions, Judaism is the oldest and the smallest of all of the major

religions today. It sparked two other major religions, Christianity and Islam. Some of the beliefs Judaism has are as follows: that you can achieve a moral life through obedience to God's Law and that the Ten Commandments are God's ten key laws. They also believe in one God and that they are the chosen people. Another Western religion is Christianity which developed from Judaism. Christians believe that Jesus is their Savior and like Judaism they believe in the Ten Commandments. They also believe that you should love your enemies. This belief is far from the Jewish belief of an eye for an eye, making Christianity far different. The last Western religion is Islam. It is the newest major religion. Islam makes up one sixth of the population in the world today. Islam has some of what is considered to be, the strictest religious and lifestyle rules. They believe there are Five Pillars and that life is a test and there are nine levels of heaven. The majority of their followers live in the Middle East and some are not accustomed to the other religions of the world.

The Eastern religions are Hinduism and Buddhism. Their regions include most of Asia and the Indian sub-continent. They also share some of the same similarities and differences. Each religion offers a form of afterlife. Hinduism is believed to be the oldest of the five major religions. It was started in the Indian sub-continent and Asia. Still today it has not left Asia in great numbers. Buddhism was developed during the time of religious questioning in Asia and like Hinduism it has not left the Asia continent in great numbers. Hinduism has over the years influenced Buddhism and still today they share some of the same beliefs and