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Belief Systems: Similarities Animism Hinduism Judaism Buddhism Christianity Islam Confucianism Daoism

Belief Systems: Similarities Hinduism Judaism … Similarities in Belief... · Judaism Buddhism Christianity Islam Confucianism Daoism . The usual warning... Beware of OVER-generalizing!

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Belief Systems: Similarities

Animism Hinduism Judaism

Buddhism Christianity

Islam Confucianism

Daoism

The usual warning...

Beware of OVER-generalizing!

1. Reciprocity Ethic or "The Golden Rule"

●"Treat others as you wish to

be treated"

●"Don't treat others in a way

you would not wish to be

treated"

●"Every religion emphasizes human

improvement, love, respect for others,

sharing other people's suffering. On these

lines every religion had more or less the same

viewpoint and the same goal." -The Dalai

Lama

2. Symbols Transform Consciousness

●icons

●statues

●stories

●paintings

●books

●metaphors

●allegories

3. Leaders

●rabbi

●priest

●pastor

●imam

●lama

●abbot

●bishop

●etc.

4. Dietary Restrictions and/or Fasting for Purification and Self-Discipline

●Lent

●Ramadan

●kosher

●vegetarianism

5. Holy Books

●Bible

●Quran

●Dhammapada, Tripitaka

●Torah

●Vedas, Upanishads

●Analects

●Dao-de Ching

6. Rituals at Life Stages

●bris

●baptism

●marriage

●confirmation

●initiation

●holy orders

●extramunction

●communion

7. Code of Ethics

●Commandments

●Eightfold Path

●Five pillars

●Reciprocity

●Filial Piety

8. Suspicion of Materialism / Consumerism / Greed

●"It is easier for a camel to

pass through the eye of a

needle than for a rich man to

enter the Kingdom of God."

●Detachment concept of

Buddhism

●Charity

9. A Day for Community of Believers

●Sunday Church

●Saturday Synagogue

●Friday Mosque

●Holy Days

●Festivals

10. Sacred Calendar

To everything there is a season,

a time for every purpose under the sun.

A time to be born and a time to die;

a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is

planted;

a time to kill and a time to heal ...

a time to weep and a time to laugh;

a time to mourn and a time to dance ...

a time to embrace and a time to refrain from

embracing;

a time to lose and a time to seek;

a time to rend and a time to sew;

a time to keep silent and a time to speak;

a time to love and a time to hate;

a time for war and a time for peace.

ecclesiastes 3:1-8

11. Founders ●Abraham

●Moses

●Siddhartha Gautama

●Jesus

●Muhammad

●Confucius

●Lao-tse

●Paul of Tarsus