Asian Religions

Religion that believes in karma, dharma, reincarnation, and enlightenment.

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Zoroastrianism

• Taoism

founder of Buddhism

• Zoroaster

• Confucius

• Laozi

• Siddhartha Gautama

Religion that started in India.

• Zoroastrianism

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Shintoism

Religion that started in China.

• Shintoism

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Taoism

Example of a folk religion

• Shintoism

• Hinduism

• Confucianism

• Zoroastrianism

Zoroastrianism is important because...

• it influenced the beliefs of Christianity & Islam

• it has influenced Eastern pop cultural

• it has influenced Western pop culture

• it influenced the beliefs of Hinduism and Buddhism

Shinto gods and goddesses are called...

• Torii

• Kami

• Brahman

• Dao

Differences between Hinduism and Buddhism

• Hindus believe in heaven; Buddhists believe in nirvana after enlightenment.

• Hindus believe in 1 god that can transform into other gods; Buddhists believe in no god

• Hinduism has castes; Buddhists believe all life is equal

• Hindus believe karma and dharma determine reincarnation; Buddhists only affect it (luck)

What is Wu Wei?

• respect for one's parents, elders, and ancestors in Confucianism

• "the way of the gods" in Shintoism

• belief of "going with the flow" in Taoism

• an "Enlightened One" in Buddhism

Confucianism is not officially considered a religion because...

• it does not have a holy book, leaders, a founder, or rulers/law for people to follow

• it focuses on respect for traditional social relationships instead of trying to explain the world and what happens when we die

• it does not believe in a god

• all of the above