Survey of World Religions Buddhism Christianity Hinduism Islam Judaism Sikhism Survey of World Religions (302-305) Survey of World Religions (307-309) Survey of World Religions (311-314) Survey of World Religions (316-319) Survey of World Religions (322-323) Survey of World Religions (324-326)

Buddhism – origins of the Buddha Hinduism – belief in monism, the Islam – influence of Judaism and (Siddhartha Gautama) or Enlightene oneness of all gods and all living Christianity, strict monotheism One, the four noble truths, the Christianity – influence of Judaism, things in the Divine One, Brahman; (there is no God but Allah, and Sikhism – Articles of faith, wearing eightfold path, rejection of the rigid Christian view of Jesus as Messiah, in pure and unchanging spirit behind Muhammad is his prophet), view of of the turban, Guru Nanak Dev, caste system, karma, dharma, ethical monotheism, emphasis on the impermanence of the material Muhammad as the final prophet to strict monotheism, brotherhood and transmigration of the soul crucifixion and resurrection; Christian world; in the peace found only in whom the Christian God revealed Judaism – covenant between God equality of humanity, rejection of (reincarnation), and Nirvana or idea of God’s forgiveness of sins and union with the eternal spirit of his will; Five Pillars of Islam, the and the Jewish people, ethical idol worship and the caste system, extinction of self in order to merge granting of eternal life, the New Brahman; and in reincarnation, Koran, the Hadith, and Shari’ah monotheism, role of prophets, the the Sri Guru Granth, and the Dasam into the ultimate state of being Testament karma, dharma, and Hindu ethics Law Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) Granth

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Hinduism – belief in monism or the existence of one Divine Reality (Brahman) that is the unifying principle of its diverse manifestations, including gods and creation. Understandings of Brahman and its relation to Similar to how inter-relationships creation range from non-dualistic to dualistic Similar to how inter-relationships between Judaism, Christianity, and and pantheism to panentheism; in the pure an between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are mentioned, Buddhism and unchanging spirit behind the cyclical Islam are mentioned, Buddhism and Sikhism should cover certain shared impermanence of the material world; in moksh Sikhism should cover certain shared concepts such as karma and dharm or the peace found in union with the eternal concepts such as karma and dharma, with explanations of the major spirit of Brahman, in reincarnation, karma, with explanations of the major differences. dharma, and Hindu ethics. differences.