The Six Major World Religions

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The Six Major World Religions

• When? Where?
• Who? Numbers?

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Hinduism

• When 3000 BC or earlier
• Where India
• Who Oldest Religion, cant be linked with one
  person. They have 33,000,000 Gods but the
  most important are Brahma, Vishnu and
  Shiva
• Numbers 900 Million

3
Judaism

• When 2000 BC
• Where Israel
• Who Abraham
• Could be said to go back to Adam and Eve
• Numbers 14 Million

4
Buddhism

• When 563 BC
• Where India
• Who Siddhartha Gautama
• later known as Buddha
• Numbers 376 Million

5
Christianity

• When AD30
• Where Israel
• Who Jesus Christ
• The Son of God or Messiah
• Numbers 2.1 Billion

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Islam

• When AD 570
• Where Mecca (Saudi Arabia)
• Who Muhammad
• Numbers 1.3 Billion

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Sikhism

• When AD1469
• Where Pakistan
• Who Guru Nanak Dev Ji
• Numbers 23 Million