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Comparison Chart for Oriental Religions |
Name of Religion |
Country of Origin |
Date of
Origin |
Name of Founder |
Title of Founder |
Social Position and/or Avocation |
Hinduism |
India |
Prehistoric |
*** |
*** |
*** |
Shintoism |
Japan |
Prehistoric |
*** |
*** |
*** |
Judaism |
Palestine |
Giving of the law at Sinai, 13 cent. B.C. |
*** |
*** |
*** |
Zoroastrianism |
Persia (Iran) |
7th cent. B.C. |
Zarathustra Zoroaster |
. |
. |
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. |
*** |
Spitama Clan (Pastoral Tribe) |
| . |
. |
. |
. |
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Taoism |
China |
6th cent. B.C. |
Li-poh-Yang |
Lao-Tze |
Court Librarian and Recoder; Historian |
Confucianism |
China |
6th cent. B.C. |
Kung Fu-Tzu |
The Perfect |
Teacher, Minor Posts, |
| . |
. |
. |
(Confucius) |
Sage |
Soldier, Father |
Jainism |
India |
Prehistoric |
Varhamana |
Mahavira |
Kshatriya Caste |
| . |
. |
Final Form |
. |
(Great Hero) |
(Jnata Clan) |
| . |
. |
6th cent. B.C. |
. |
. |
. |
Buddhism |
India |
6th cent. B.C. |
Siddartha |
Buddha Enlightened One |
Kshatriya Caste |
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. |
. |
. |
(Sayka Clan) |
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. |
. |
. |
Landowners |
Christianity |
Palestine |
4 B.C. |
Jesus |
Christ |
Carpenter's Family |
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. |
. |
. |
Anointed One |
. |
Islam
(Muhammadism) |
Arabia |
7th cent. A.D. |
Muhammad |
The Prophet |
Koreish Tribe |
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. |
. |
. |
Merchants |
Sikhism |
India |
15th cent. A.D. |
Nanak |
Baba (Father) |
Kshatriya Caste |
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Garu |
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