Hinduism
number of adherents: 1.1 billiion (third)
call them: hindus
Geographic location: india, nepal
holy book:the vedas- eternal truths revealed to ancient sages; composed in verse form (meant to be sung and easily memorized)
founder: no distinct founder- it si a serise of intellectual or philosophical points of view, rather tahn a rigid, strict set of beliefs, probably the oldest extant religion, although hindusim is less a religion than a way of life or faith
Buddhism
number of adherents: 500 million to 1.5 billion
call them buddhists
geographic location: southeast asia, China, nepal japan
(1.2 million buddhists in the US
Founder: siddhartha Gautama
denominations: tibetan zen theravada amidist
Four noble truths
There is suffering
Attachment to desire is the origin of suffering
There is a cessationn of suffering
the eightfold path will lead you
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