# Religion Number of Adherents

1 Christianity 1.9 billion 2 Islam 1.1 billion 3 Hinduism 781 million 4 Buddhism 324 million 5 Sikhism 19 million 6 Judaism 14 million 7 Bahá'í Faith 6.1 million 8 Confucianism 5.3 million 9 Jainism 4.9 million 10 Shinto 2.8 million

Buddhism

380-420 BCE

Lumbini

Percentage Buddhist

Siddhārtha Gautama

The Middle Way

Samsara

Four Noble Truths

1. Suffering Exists

2. Suffering isCaused by Desire

3. There is an Endto Suffering

4. The Way Out isThe…

Eightfold Path• Right Speech• Right Actions• Right Livelihood• Right Effort/Exercise• Right Mindfulness/Awareness• Right Concentration/Meditation• Right Understanding• Right Thoughts

Dharma

Sutras

Tripitika

Three Jewels

Sangha

Theravada

Mahayana

Bodhisattva