Four Religions That Originated In India

Four Religions That Originated In India - Chart

RELIGION	COUNTRIES	HISTORY	SCRIPTURES	BELIEFS	FESTIVALS	PRACTICES
HINDUISM ॐ	India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bali, Fiji, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, West Indies	Name derived from River Sindhu Originally, Arya Dharma Vedic Age (2000-600 BC) Protests Age (600-200 BC) Epics & Puranas (200 BC-AD 1000) Bhakti Age (AD 1000-1750) Modern Age (AD 1750-) 6 Schools of Philosophy: Sankhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisesika, Uttara Mimmsa, Purva Mimamsa Sects: Saivism, Saktism, Vaishnavism Modern Movements: Arya Samaj, Ramakrishna Mission, Brahmo Samaj, Guru Cults	Sruti (Vedas); Smriti (Puranas, etc) Vedas (Rig, Sama, Yajur, Atharva): Consists of Mantras, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Upanishads Itihasas: Ramayana & Mahabharata Puranas Bhagavad Gita Agamas: Manuals of Worship	4 GOALS OF LIFE: Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha 4 STAGES OF LIFE: Brahmacharya, Grihasta, Vanaprasta, Sanyasa 3 WAYS OF SALVATION: Jnana, Karma, Bhakti Karma, Punarjanma, Bhakti	Diwali, Durga Puja, Dasara, Ganapati Puja, Navratri, etc	Temples-Mandir Puja Yagna Yoga Idol Worship Ashrama Dharma (4 Stages of Life) Varna Dharma (Caste Duty)
BUDDHISM ☸	State religion of Burma, Thailand, Tibet, Cambodia and Laos. Great following in Sri Lanka, China, Japan, South Korea.	6^th c. BC: Birth of Siddhartha, Prince of Kapilavasthu The 4 Sights: Old man, Sick man, Dead corpse, Hermit At 29, leaves wife Yasodhara and son Rahul to become a hermit At 35, attains Enlightenment At 80, dies at Kusinara on a full-moon day Sects: Theravada Buddhism: Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand Mahayana Buddhism: Northern countries Lamaism and Tantrik Buddhism: Tibet Zen Buddhism: Japan	*Theravada Scriptures in Pali Language* Tripitaka (Three Baskets) Vinaya-Pitaka (Discipline) Sutta-Pitaka (Discourse) Abhidhamma-Pitaka (Metaphysical Basket) *Mahayana Scriptures in Sanskrit* Vinaya Sutras Shastras	Four Noble Truths: (a) Dukkha (suffering) is universal (b) Tanha (Desire) is the cause of suffering (c) Nirvana is the state of emancipation (d) 8-Fold Path of Emancipation: Right views, aspirations, conduct, livelihood, efforts, awareness, meditation Anatta: No-soul. The “I” (ego) is a delusion formed by the 5 skandhas of nama-rupa (name-form): (a) material attributes (rupa) (b) feeling (Vendha) (c) Perception (Samjana) (d) mental dispositions and will (samskaras) (e) Reason (Vijnana) Karma and Punarjanma: Karma is the law of cause and effect. Cycle of Samsara: the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth No need of God-hypothesis Ahimsa: non-violence	Vesak (month of May): Birth of Buddha, Enlightenment, death	Monasticism: bhikkus Sangha: The monastic order “community” *Mahayana: Worship of Buddhas and goddesses The Three Refuges (Buddha, Doctrine, Brotherhood of monks) Offerings, Prayers and Invocations, Transference of Merit, Pilgrimages* Relic Worship
JAINISM 卐	India	599 BC: Birth of Vardhamana (Vaisaliya) in Magadha (Modern Bihar) After 12 years of penance, attained Keval Jnana (omniscience) Sects: Svetambara, Digambara	*Agamas (Ganipitakas)* Angas (12), Angabahyas	Vows: (1) Not to take life (Ahimsa) (2) Not to lie (Satya) (3) Not to steal (Asteya) (4) Not to own property (Aparigraha) (5) Chastity (Brahmacharya) (6) Confession Cycle: Utsarpini, Avarsarpini 7 Principles: Jiva, ajiva, asrava, bandha, samvara, nirjara, moksa. Ajiva (pudgala, dharma, adharma, akasa, kala)+Jiva= 6 substances (dravyas)	Paryushana Parva, Mahavir Jayanti, Diwali, Gyana Panchami, Pausha Dashmi, Varshi Tapa, Maun-agiyara, Navapad Oli, Mahamastakabhisheka	Idol Worship of Tirthankaras, Yaksha and Yakshini Monasticism Meditation and Chanting of Mantras
SIKHISM ☬	India	15^th c. AD: Founded by Guru Nanak (1469–1539) 1539: Guru Nanak chose Lahina (Guru Angad) as successor Persecution under Aurangazeb 1699 : Rise of Khalsa under Guru Gobind Singh	Guru Granth Sahib Adi Granth, Dasam Granth, Janamsakhis	Monotheism, Influence of Kabir, Salvation by grace Kesh, Kanga, Kaccha, Kara, Kripan	Gurpurbs, Visakhi	Gurudwara Kirtan, Satsang, Langar Prohibitions: Cutting hair, intoxication, priestly class

Story of the Song Stuti Aradhana Upar Jati Hei

In 1995, while waiting alone in a van for his colleagues who had gone shopping, Wilson Burhankar, presently Senior Associate Pastor at the Fellowship Church of Itarsi, fell into ecstasy remembering the awesome goodness of God in his life. It was his first year in the Seminary as a teacher and his first year as a full-time Worship Leader at the Itarsi Church. He remembered the ill-battered lifestyle that he had lived prior to knowing Christ, the drunken boozes, the street fights, the nights spent singing at religious gatherings, and the continual stress and pain inflicted on his family because of his sin-laden lifestyle. But, one day the Lord changed his life all over. He came to the Seminary and underwent three years of theological training. The greatest surprise came when Dr. Thomas asked him to consider to stay back and minister here as a worship leader. Inside he felt totally unworthy, and yet was confident of the grace of the Lord. As he sat in the van considering these things, the...

Ibadat Karo by Anil & Reena Kant (Lyrics and Translation)

IBADAT KARO – ANIL & REENA KANT CHORUS: Hei duniya ke logon oonchi aawaj karon O people of the world, lift up your voice Gawon khushi key geet And sing the songs of joy Uska gungaan karo Declare praises of Him Ibadat karo uski Ibadat karo (x2) Worship Him, Worship… (Repeat Chorus) 1. Yaad karo ki vahi ek Khuda hein Remember that He alone is God Hum ko ye jeevan useene diya hein It is He who has given us this life Us charagah se hum sab hein aaye We all have come from that (spring) Humd o sana ke hum geet gaaye Let’s sing the song of His praise Rab ka tum shukar karo Give thanks to the Lord Oonchi aawaj karo Lift up your voice Gawon khushi key geet And sing the songs of joy Uska gungaan karo Declare praises of Him Ibadat karo uski Ibadat karo (x2) Worship Him, Worship… 2. Naamey Khudawand kitna mubaarak How blessed is the Name of the Lord! Mera Khudawand kitna bhala hein My God, How good is He! Rehmat hei uski sadiyon purani His compassion is from ageless past Wafa ka azar se yahi s...

Origin of the Poem "When God Wants To Drill A Man"

The poem as quoted in Oswald J. Sander's (not to be confused with Oswald Chambers (1874-1917)) Spiritual Leadership (1967) credits it to an "Author Unknown". The poem as he quotes it is as follows: When God wants to drill a man And thrill a man And skill a man, When God wants to mold a man To play the noblest part; When He yearns with all His heart To create so great and bold a man That all the world shall be amazed, Watch His methods, watch His ways! How He ruthlessly perfects Whom He royally elects! How He hammers him and hurts him, And with mighty blows converts him Into trial shapes of clay which Only God understands; While his tortured heart is crying And he lifts beseeching hands! How He bends but never breaks When his good He undertakes; How He uses whom He chooses And with every purpose fuses him; By ev...

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