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The 5 religions of SE Asia - Coggle Diagram
The 5 religions of SE Asia
Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism who later became known as “the Buddha,” lived during the 5th century B.C., Gautama was born into a wealthy family as a prince in present-day Nepal.
The main countries that practice Buddhism currently are China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.
The Four Noble Truths comprise the essence of Buddha's teachings, though they leave much left unexplained. They are the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the end of suffering, and the truth of the path that leads to the end of suffering.
In Buddhism, there is no single holy book.
India
Buddhists don't believe in a supreme being or creator god.
The Tripitaka (Pali Canon)
Shintosm
Mabuchi, Motoori Norinaga, and Hirata Atsutane
Japan
Shinto is an optimistic faith, as humans are thought to be fundamentally good, and evil is believed to be caused by evil spirits.
Shintoism or Shinto (神道) in Japanese, is a Japanese religion.
Japan
The virtue of Shintoism is Jyoumei Seichoku (浄明正直).
The holy books of Shinto are the Kojiki or 'Records of Ancient Matters' (712 CE) and the Nihon-gi or 'Chronicles of Japan' (720 CE).
Philosophy of
Confucius
Confucius
Confucianism believes in ancestor worship and human-centered virtues for living a peaceful life
Eastern China
Confucius' hometown was Qufu
China
The Five Classics of Confucianism were probably not written by Confucius!
Includes Analects, Mencius, Xunzi, Great Learning and Doctrine of the Mean
Islam
Muhammand
Mostly Indonesia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India
Belief in the Oneness of God,Belief in the Angels of God, Belief in Pre Measurement (Qadar)
Saudi Arabia
Islam is the 2nd largest religion in the world, with 1.6 billion people declaring their faith in Muhammad and Allah.
The Qur'an
With today's birth rates and conversions to the religion, Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the world.
Hinduism
Sankaracharya, Aryabhata (famous Indian mathematician),
India
Truth is eternal. Brahman is Truth and Reality.The Vedas are the ultimate authority.
The goal of life in Hinduism is to attain salvation, or moksha.
Pakistan
Hinduism actually believes in only one god, but in many forms.
The Vedas