Religions in the World
| 1. Buddhism | |
| Founder | Gautam Siddhartha Buddha (563-483 BC) born in Nepal (Lumbini) |
| Founded in | 525 BC |
| Followed in | India, China, Tibet, Korea, Mongolia, Nepal, Bhutan, Thailand, Japan, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Bhutan and Vietnam |
| Sacred Text | The Tripitaka (Collection of Buddha’s teaching) also called Sutras |
| Sacred Places | Lumbini (Nepal) where he received enlightenment and Kusinagar (UP) where he attained ‘Nirvana’. |
| Place of Worship | Vihar (temple) and Monastery (where monks reside) |
| Sects | Mahayana and Hinayana |
| 2. Confucianism | |
| Founder | King Fu Tsu, Better known as Confucius (551-479 BC) born in the state of LU in china. |
| Founded in | 500 BC |
| Followed in | China, Taiwan, South Korea, Nauru and Vietnam |
| Sacred Text | The Analects |
| Sacred Places | No church or temple |
| 3. Christianity | |
| Founder | Jesus Christ (5 BC to AD 30) born in Judea, also called Jesus of Nazareth |
| Founded in | 2000 years ago |
| Followed in | Spread all over the world |
| Sacred Text | Holy Bible consisting of Old Testament (before Christ) and the New Testament (during and after Christ) |
| Sacred Places | Jerusalem where Christ lived and preached |
| Place of Worship | Church |
| Important Sects | Catholics and Protestants |
| 4. Hinduism | |
| Founder | Ancient Sages |
| Founded in | Around 1500 BC |
| Followed in | Concentrated in India and Nepal and also found in Bhutan, Fiji, Guyana, Indonesia, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Sacred Text | The Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad-Gita and the epics of the Mahabharata and the Ramayana |
| Place of Worship | Temple |
| 5. Islam | |
| Founder | Prophet Mohammed (AD 570-632) born in Mecca (Saudi Arabia) |
| Founded in | AD 622 |
| Followed in | From west coast of Africa to the Philippines which includes Tanzania, Southern part of Russia and China, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Indonesia. Also parts of North Africa. |
| Sacred Text | Quran (words of God), Hadis (Collection of Prophet’s saying). |
| Sacred Places | Makkah (mecca) in Saudi Arabia |
| Place of Worship | Masjid (mosque) |
| Sects | Sunnis and Shias |