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| Question | Answer | |
|---|---|---|
| Judaism | a religion developed among the ancient Hebrews and characterized by belief in one transcendent God who has revealed himself to Abraham, Moses, and the Hebrew prophets and by a religious life in accordance with Scriptures and rabbinic traditions | |
| Islam | the religious faith of Muslims including belief in Allah as the sole deity and in Muhammad as his prophet | |
| Buddhism | a religion of eastern and central Asia growing out of the teaching of Siddhārtha Gautama that suffering is inherent in life and that one can be liberated from it by cultivating wisdom, virtue, and concentration | |
| Atheism | a lack of belief or a strong disbelief in the existence of a god or any gods | |
| Hinduism | the dominant religion of India that emphasizes dharma with its resulting ritual and social observances and often mystical contemplation and ascetic practices | |
| Shamanism | a religion practiced by indigenous peoples of far northern Europe and Siberia that is characterized by belief in an unseen world of gods, demons, and ancestral spirits responsive only to the shamans; also : any similar religion | |
| Paganism | pagan beliefs or practices | |
| Zoroastrianism | a Persian religion founded in the sixth century b.c. by the prophet Zoroaster, promulgated in the Avesta, and characterized by worship of a supreme god Ahura Mazda who requires good deeds for help in his cosmic struggle against the evil spirit Ahriman | |
| Jainism | a religion of India originating in the sixth century b.c. and teaching liberation of the soul by right knowledge, right faith, and right conduct | |
| Bahaism | an adherent of a religious movement originating in Iran in the 19th century and emphasizing the spiritual unity of humankind | |
| Shintoism | the indigenous religion of Japan consisting chiefly in the cultic devotion to deities of natural forces and veneration of the Emperor as a descendant of the sun goddess | |
| Taoism | a religion developed from Taoist philosophy and folk and Buddhist religion and concerned with obtaining long life and good fortune often by magical means | |
| Christianity | the religion derived from Jesus Christ, based on the Bible as sacred scripture, and professed by Eastern, Roman Catholic, and Protestant bodies |