Buddhism and Judaism Religion Notes

Today in class, we took notes on the rest of the major world religions. Below are the facts about Buddhism and Judaism. We have a test on Monday.

Buddhism-
number of adherents- 500 million to 1.5 billion
call them- buddhists
geographic location- Southeast Asia, China, Nepal, Japan (about 1.2 million buddhists in the United States).
denominations- Tibetan, Zen, Theravada, Amidist
founder- Siddhartha Guatama
Four Noble Truths-
1. There is suffering
2. Attachment to desire is the origin of suffering
3. the eightfold path will lead to the cessation of suffering
The eightfold path-

• right view
• right intention
• right speech
• right action
• right livelihood
• right effort
• right mindfulness
• right dedication

Judaism-

number of adherents- 14-18 million (ninth)

call them- jews

geographic location- Israel (6.4 million, 75.4%), US (5.3-7 million, 1.7%-2.6%)

founder- Abraham

holy book- The torah (the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy)

beliefs- ethical monotheism: God is one, and concerned with the actions of humankind

• Ten commandments
• 13 principles of faith