Continued--The religions which have considerable followers have been taken into account while remembering that the list shown here is not at all exhaustive as the smaller groups of people practicing their indigenous ones and various tribal populations spread out in every continent having their own religions being left out in view of their almost unlimited number of groups ever recorded. The contents do not follow a time schedule as strictly as shown in history books from the ancient to modern times ; accordingly dates have not been quoted here.
1.Hinduism--The term is misnomer ; there is no religion mentioned as " Hinduism " in the different scriptures, Purans(mythology) and the great epics of the older years. The invading foreigners from the middle east mispronounced ' Sindhu ' as 'Hindu' and this ultimately gave rise to Hinduism meaning thereby the old religion in India. This religion has two aspects : Monist and Dualist . Monist believe in oneness and all other things being the manifestations of the One the Supreme Authority. Dualist on the contrary see things and objects all different and do not consider any single authority in this regard.
2.Jainisam--It originated in India It does not believe in any supreme authority as being the creator or maintainer of universe . It believes that soul, matter, space, time, and even principle of motion always existed.All the constituents are governed by natural laws. God can not create or affect a material entity.
3.Buddhism- It originated in India ( the birth place of Gautam is in Nepal ; he became Buddha after meditation in India). It does not believe in God or any Supreme Authority. There are however mention of gods like creatures in tantric Buddhism, which infiltrated later on.
4.Judaism--It originated in Palestine ; Monotheism is the tenet of Judaism.
5.Zoroastrianism- It originated in Persia ; it contains cosmogonic dualism and it is monotheist.
6.Taoism/Daoism-It is indigenous non-organized Chinese religion with multiple gods and goddesses with no central authority
7.Sumerian religion-There was no organized set of gods in Sumeria.
8.Egypt and Mesopotamia-There were organized religions with gods and goddesses . Mardux used to reign as Head in Mesopotamia whereas in Egypt Amen was the king of the gods. ..........(.to be continued )
1.Hinduism--The term is misnomer ; there is no religion mentioned as " Hinduism " in the different scriptures, Purans(mythology) and the great epics of the older years. The invading foreigners from the middle east mispronounced ' Sindhu ' as 'Hindu' and this ultimately gave rise to Hinduism meaning thereby the old religion in India. This religion has two aspects : Monist and Dualist . Monist believe in oneness and all other things being the manifestations of the One the Supreme Authority. Dualist on the contrary see things and objects all different and do not consider any single authority in this regard.
2.Jainisam--It originated in India It does not believe in any supreme authority as being the creator or maintainer of universe . It believes that soul, matter, space, time, and even principle of motion always existed.All the constituents are governed by natural laws. God can not create or affect a material entity.
3.Buddhism- It originated in India ( the birth place of Gautam is in Nepal ; he became Buddha after meditation in India). It does not believe in God or any Supreme Authority. There are however mention of gods like creatures in tantric Buddhism, which infiltrated later on.
4.Judaism--It originated in Palestine ; Monotheism is the tenet of Judaism.
5.Zoroastrianism- It originated in Persia ; it contains cosmogonic dualism and it is monotheist.
6.Taoism/Daoism-It is indigenous non-organized Chinese religion with multiple gods and goddesses with no central authority
7.Sumerian religion-There was no organized set of gods in Sumeria.
8.Egypt and Mesopotamia-There were organized religions with gods and goddesses . Mardux used to reign as Head in Mesopotamia whereas in Egypt Amen was the king of the gods. ..........(.to be continued )
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