SUFI TRADITION
BUDDHISM SIKH TRADITION
HINDUISM CHRISTIANITY
JUDAISM ISLAM
ZOROASTRIANISM TAOISM
SHAMANISM SINTOISM
CONFUCIANISM ATHEISM
7th century ca
5th century bc 15th century ca
30-17th century bc. 1st century ca
10-6th century bc 7th century ca
17-6th century bc 5th century bc
Paleolithic 2.6 mln years bc 2-3rd century bc
5th century bc 18th century ca
Al-Hasan al-Basri, Al-Junayd ibn Muhammad, Rabia al-Adawiyya
Shakyamuni Gurú Nanak
Does't have a single or common historical founder Jesus Christ
Abraham, Moses, Solomon Mohammed
Zarathustra Zhuangzi, Laozi
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Master Kung and his disciples Diagoras of Melos, Epicurus, Bertrand Russell, Marx
It is possible to draw closer to God and to more fully embrace the Divine Presence in this life. To reach a s state where nothing one does defies God, and all is undertaken with the single motivation of love of God. The seeker abandons all notions of dualism or multiplicity, including a conception of an individual self, and to realize the Divine Unity. Suffering exists. Suffering arises from attachment to desires. Suffering ceases when attachment to desire ceases. Freedom from suffering is possible by practicing the Eightfold Path
To embody the qualities of a "Sant-Sipāhī"—a saint-soldier. Which means to love God, meditate on God, keep God in the heart, feel God's nearness and also be strong, courageous and ready to fight to protect weak people from cruel unjust attackers. The concepts of Reincarnation and Karma, and salvation is freedom from this cycle of repeated birth and death. Absolute freedom of belief and worship and the whole world as a single family that deifies the one truth. The spirit or soul — the true "self" of every person, called the ātman — is eternal.
Love towards the others. Faith, Hope, Love. The God died, was buried, and was resurrected from the dead in order to grant eternal life to those who believe in him and trust in him for the remission of their sins. Most denominations teach that the God will return to judge all humans, living and dead, and to grant eternal life to his followers. There is one god and he himself revealed it to the Patriarch. The Holy Scripture is omnisignificant, every word, letter in it is meaningful. The Scripture expresses the single Devine will. God's principal relationships are not with other gods, but with the world, and more specifically, with the people He created. God promised the Patriarch to make of his offspring a great nation.
There is only one god. God is beyond all comprehension and followers are not expected to visualize God. "Day of Resurrection" - in this day all mankind will be judged on their good and bad deeds. Predestination - everything in the world that occurs, good or bad, has been preordained and nothing can happen unless permitted by God. Religious law covers all aspects of daily life. There are two forces Good Creator and Evil (Chaos) fighting in our unierse.. All people should choose between the good and the evil. Active participation in life through good deeds is necessary to be happy and to fight Chaos. The Good will ultimately prevail over the Evil, and the universe will be renovated and time will end. Fire and water as purifying agents are bases of ritual life.
The name of tradition literally means "way", as well as the "flow of the universe". Yin and Yang are the two states of energy - two complementary extremes that constantly play against and with each other and cannot exist without the other. To attain harmony and naturalness, one should free oneself from selfishness and desire, and appreciating simplicity. Three Jewels of this tardition are Compassion, Moderation, and Humility. Spirits exist and have influence in daily life and society. It is possible to practice reaching altered states of consciousness in order to encounter and interact with the spirit world and channel these transcendental energies into this world as well as to obtain solutions to problems afflicting the community. Alleviating traumas affecting the soul/spirit restores the physical body of the individual to balance and wholeness. The restoration of balance results in the elimination of the ailment.
The main idea is the fundamental connection between the power and beauty of nature (the land) and the people living in the country. Everything contains a kami or a "spiritual essence”, commonly translated as god or spirit, but certain places are designated for the interface of people and kami (the common world and the sacred): sacred nature, shrines, and kamidana. The shrine is a building built in which to house the kami, with a separation from the "ordinary" world through sacred space. Humanism is at the core in this tradition. The foundation and function of this religion is as an ethical philosophy to be practiced by all the members of a society. The follower should promote virtues, encompassed by the Five Constants; Humaneness, Justice, Etiquette, Knowledge and Integrity. The main basis of this teaching was to seek knowledge, study, and become a better person. The social disorder often stemmed from failure to perceive, understand, and deal with reality. In a broad sense, the rejection of belief in the existence of deities. Natural phenomena can be explained and understood without reference to any deities, using scientific methods of inquiry. God and other religious beliefs are human inventions, created to fulfill various psychological and emotional wants or needs. Moral problems shold be resolved without resorting to God.
General Muslim holidays, Day of Ashura, "moulids"- Saint Days, Dhu al- Hijjah
Vesak, Magha Puja, Uposatha, Asalha Puja Day Gurpurbs (guru annyversaries), Baisakhi or Diwali
Diwali, Maha Shivaratri, Holi, Kumbh Mela, Ram Navami, Krishna Janmastami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Dussera, Durga Puja Easter, Christmas. Saints Day Holidays
Shabat, Yom Kippur, Purim, Hanukkah, Shalosh Regalim Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijjah
Nauruz, Mehragan, days in memory of the dead at year's end Ghost festival, Lantern festival, Tomb Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival
Lunar and solar festivals,sesonal festivals Haru Matsuri, Autumn or Harvest Festival , Rei-sai, and the Divine Procession (Shinko-sai)
Birthday of Master Kung, Qing Ming NA
Tomb of Jalal al-Din Rumi in Konya, Turkey, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine in Sindh, Pakistan, The tomb of Khoja Afāq, near Kashgar, China
Bodhgaya, Benares, Lhasa Golden Temple in Amritsar
Benares, Allahabad, Haridwar, Mathura, Ujjain, Char Dham Golgofa, Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth, Church Transfiguration of Jesus on Mount Tabor in Israel, St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican
Western wall of Salomon temple, Rachel's Tomb, The Tomb of King David, The Temple Mount Kaaba in Mecca, Masjid al-Nabawi in Medina, Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem
Iranshah Atash Behram (Gujarat, India), 4,500 year old cypress tree in Abarkuh (Iran), Pir-e Sabz (Iran), Udvada Atash Behram Mount Tai, Heng Mountain, White Cloud Temple, Grand Temple of Mount Heng, Mount Song
Dolmens, places of power, natural artifacts Sintoist Shrines anf acred landscapes, Ise Grand Shrine, Izumo Taisha , Tsubaki Grand Shrine, Kii Mountain Range
Qufu NA
Taṣawwuf
Dharma, Choy Sikkhī
Sanātana Dharma Christianity
Hebrew al-ʾIslām
Mazdayasna Daojiao
“one who knows” Shinto, Kami-no-michi
Rújiào Atheism
Dhikr, Muraqaba
Self-awareness, meditation and following the Eightfold Path. Meditation on God's name or qualities, Langar- or free kitchen. Wearing panj kakaar/kakke, which are five articles of faith
Puja, Worship of Murti-s, Yajna, Japa, Yātrā Prayer, Liturgy, Confession, Holy Communion, Baptism
Temple on Saturday, Keeping Kosher Food, Testimony/Creed, Prayer, Alms-giving, Fasting, Pilgrimage
Yasna-Sacrifice to Fire, Purification Rites, Burial in the Tower of Silence "Wu-wei"-action without action, "Chi Kong"-work with energy, alchemic longevity tecniques, Ba Gua, Arts
Trance state rituals, usage of psychoactive substances, devoation, healing, initiation rites Harae-offerings to the shrine, Misogi harai-water purification, usage of amulets and protective items, Kagura ritual dance
The whol life is riualised, from sacrifices to ancestors down to the detail of social etiquette NA
Qur'an
Tripitaka, Ganjur Guru Granth Sahib
Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, Mahabharata Holy Byble
The Torah (Pentateuch) Quran, Sunnah, Hadith,Fiqh, Sharia, Kalam
Avesta Tao te Ching, Zhuangzhi
NA Books of folklore and history - Kojikim, Shoku Nihongi, Rikkokushi, Jinnō Shōtōki
"Five Classics"- Book of Changes, Book of Songs, Book of History, Book of Rites, Spring and Autumn Annals NA