Today we did our test. the test had a few challenging questions but it didn't really matter because I got a 84. The questions about hinduism and buddhism where the hardest because those religions are honestly pretty irrelevant. In America you don't really hear about those two religions so it was kind of hard. This could be our last class if we get off tomorrow for snow. I will miss the class in general but I hate doing the blogs.

today in class we went over material for the test and I made some changes to my notes and classwork. I got rid of  the unnecessary things and added important facts that where going to be on the test. I didn't do much because I already had what I needed. I started going over my notes the night before so I should be prepared for the test. all. I didn't have much to do so class was pretty easy. Other than that, the day has been good. My first class was health so the day started off good. Next I had bible so we watched a movie and got to chill.

Christianity-

   Christianity was founded after Jesus' death, beginning in the 1st century AD. Jesus was born between 7 to 2 BC and died around 30 to 36 AD. Jesus was killed by Crucifixion after Pontius Pilate accused Jesus for claiming "he was the King of Jews". Christians believe that God sent his Son to Earth to save humanity from the consequences of our own sins. Christians read a book know as the New Testament (Bible). there are around 2.2 billion adherents covering mostly European Countries, American Countries, and South African Countries. 


Islam

   Islam was founded by a Prophet named Muhammed (570 - 632 AD) after experiencing what he claimed to be an angelic visitation. Islam is a monotheistic (belief in one God) religion. Islam has 6 major belief's. the belief in one God (Allah), the belief in the Angels, the belief in the Holy Books sent to all the prophets including Torah that was revealed to the prophet Moses, the belief that all prophets were sent by God, the belief in the Day of Judgement and life after death, and lastly the belief in divine decree. Islam's holy book is known as the Qur'an. Followers of Islam are called Muslims. Islam has around 1.8 billion followers.

Judaism

   Judaism was founded by Abraham. Jews believe that there is a single God who not only created the universe, but with whom every Jew can have an individual and personal relationship. They believe that God continues to work in the world, affecting everything that people do. The Jewish relationship with God is a covenant relationship. In exchange for the many good deeds that God has done and continues to do for the Jewish People. Jews read a holy book called the Torah. There are around 14 million adherents in the religion Judaism.

Hinduism

  Hinduism was founded by Ramakrishna. Hinduism is the world's oldest religion, according to many scholars, with roots and customs dating back more than 4,000 years. Today, with about 900 million followers, Hinduism is the third-largest religion behind Christianity and Islam. Hinduism has around 750 million adherent and read sacred text's called Vedas, Upanishads. 

Buddhism

   Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama. Buddhism is a tradition that focuses on personal spiritual development. Buddhists strive for a deep insight into the true nature of life and do not worship gods or deities. Buddhism has roughly 495 million adherents known as buddhist. Buddhist read a holy book called the Tripitaka.  

Religion Notes-

 - although most migrants learn the language of the new location, they typically retain they're religion.

- Reliable statistics on the number of adherents are difficult to obtain.

- 2.2 billion people in the world view themselves as Christian, 1.6 billion as Muslim, 1 billion as Hindu, and 500 million as Buddhist

- in all but a handful of countries, the religion with the largest number of adherents is either Christianity or Islam

- Christianity is the most widely practiced religion in every country of the Western Hemisphere and in most countries of Europe and sub-saharan Africa

- Islam is the most widely practiced religion in nearly every country of Southeast Asia and North Africa, as well as Central Asia

- India is 80 precent Hindu, whereas Bangladesh and Pakistan are more than 90 percent Muslim

- Christianity has 3 major branches, Roman Catholic, protestant, and orthodox

- Roman Catholics comprise approximately 50 percent of the worlds christians

- islam is the predominant religion of Central Asia and of southwest Asia and North Africa. buddhism is clustered primarily in east Asia and Southeast Asia

- Islam in arabic means "submission to the will of god". Muslim means "one who surrenders to god

Hindu Texts

Rig Veda-

   The Rig Veda is the oldest of the four collections of hymns. These hymns are dedicated to Rigvedic deities. The verses in the Rig Veda are recited in ceremonies like weddings and religious prayers. The Rig Veda contains 1,028 hymns.

Sama Veda-

   The Sama Veda is the Veda of melodies and chants. The Sama Veda is the widely studied Chandogya Upanishad and Kenna Upanishad known as the primary Upanishad. The Sam Veda has 1,549 verses

Yajur Veda-

   The Yajur Veda is an ancient Hindu scripture devoted to the worship of Gods. It describes how religious ceremonies should be performed. The Yajur Veda has 1,017 hymns 

Atharva Veda-

   The Atharva Veda is the second oldest Indian text. The Atharva Veda did not treat Srauta rituals as its main topic. Instead it contains spells for healing illnesses, removal of demons, and love spells. The Atharva Veda contains 730 hymns.


Indulgences

   The practice of indulgence was a way of reducing the punishment of sins that one would undergo in the after life. The practice of indulgence was believed to reduce the punishment for sin temporarily but it did not have an effect eternally. Indulgences were introduced to allow the severe penances of the early church and granted at the intercession of Christians awaiting martyrdom or imprisoned for the faith.

   Martin Luther objected indulgences because the church was basically stealing from the Catholic people. Martin Luther also stated that the indulgences could not be theologically proved therefore it was not believable.


The Hajj

   The Hajj is the Islam's most cared site. During the Hajj pilgrimage people travel the the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca and do a series of rituals. The rituals are believed to bring the muslims humility and unity. The Hajj is a mandatory religious duty for muslims that must be carried out once in there lifetime. 

-CIA Factbook:

Christianity - 31.4
Islam - 23.2
Hinduism - 15
Buddhism - 7.1
Judaism - .2


-Adherents.com:

Christianity - 33
Muslim - 21
Hindu - 14
Buddhist - 6
Jewish - .22

Buddhist

Number of adherents: 500mil to 1.5bil

call them: buddhists

geographic location: southeast asia, china, nepal, japan

1.2 mil buddhists live in USA

Founder: Siddartha Gautama

Denominations: tibetan, zen, theravada, amidist

4 noble truths
there is suffering
attatchment to desire is the origin of suffering
there is a cessation of suffering
the eightfold path will lead to the cessation of suffering