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Aboriginal Sprituality

the turtle island. many believe that the earth was built on a turtle that was covered in mud in a great storm.

the vision quest is a rite of passgae to adulthood

in many Aboriginal communities Elders act like councellors and teachers to aboriginal youths coping with the challenges of a contemporary society.

in Aboriginal cultures, prayers are passed to a new generation by telling and retelling of events, they call this oral teachings.

this has many different practices and rituals like the sun dance, the morning dance, the potlach ceremony, the sweat lodge and the smudgin ceremony.

many adhearents of Aboriginal spirituality believe that everything in the world i alive and living.

there is roughly 80% of all indigenous peoples in asia

there is no known founder for Aborginal spirituality

Judaism

Jewish belief centers on the idea of the oneness of God and the compassion God shares with Creation in the form of the covenant.

The Romans: in 64 BCE, the roman general Pompey came into Jerusalem to expand the Roman Empire.

The Maccabean Revolt: around 168 BCE Antiouchus IV Epiphanies converted the temple into a shrine to the Greek God Zeus.

Diaspora: it is a Greek word meaning "sowing of seed" or "dispersal".

Abraham was the founder of Judaism

Abraham was instructed to move to a special land to raise a nation.

According to Hebrew scriptures, around 200 BCE, Abraham received a vision from God.

hindusim

The Puranas: the word Purana means "old narrative" they are smritis that form a distinct category of Sanskrit religious literature.

Mantras: psalms of praise that constitute the main body of Vedas

swastika. the swastika is a good luck symbol in the hindu religion. the himdu swastika is usually illustrated in red and is used on wedding invitations and decorative drawings

the significance of the cow. most hindus refrain from eating beef sice they consider the cow sacred and holy. "holy cow" is a framilliar expression that hindus reference.

Dharma. hindus refer to their religion as Dharma, which means code or moral and rightousness duty. the concept of Dharma pertains to the responsibilitys of the individgual

Hinduism was not founded by any paricular individual

hinduism often promotes the practice of arranged marriages

Islam

Muslims approach death with hope instead of fear because they hope that when they pass they will reach paridice and attain the beautiful vision of Gods own countenance

devorce is not encouraged but it is premitted, they just dont accept that it is premitted

the holiest book in Islam is the Qur'an

in islam they do nt use any symbols to present thye faith.

they have the 5 pillars of islam - they are rules veryone must follow

they believe Gods name is Allah

Muhammad Ghandi was the founder of islam

Buddhism

The five precepts are the rules followed by Buddhist lay people to control behavior.

The Buddha died in 486 BCE

The Buddha was born into the Kshatriya caste and therefore was born a Hindu.

Siddhartha came to be known as the Buddha

siddhartha stayed in a state of meditationn for seven days (or seven weeks according to other versions) pondering his future.

a boy that was born to a queen and a king was the creator/ founder of Buddhism.

Buddhism was founded over 2500 years ago in India.

Christianity

Christians believe that Jesus was human and that he suffered in his last days in order to accomplish forgiveness of sin and human salvation.

The Christian Faith is all over the world and is continuing to develop.

As the resurrected Jesus visited his apostles, he commissioned them to baptize all nations, and spread his teachings.

Jesus gave is life for his followers on the cross and svd us from our sins. he resurrected to his father in heaven

Jesus was nthe foundedr of Christianity

According to christian scriptures, Jesus was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit in the womb of a virgin named Mary who was betrothed to Joseph.

Christianity has a Jewish heritage