a brief history of religions[update jan2013]

mmssww aaggvvjjvvPPbbvv ((AA BBrriieeff HHiissttoorryy OOff RReelliiggiioonnss)) By Md. Mostafijur Rahman, Bangladesh.

E-mail: [email protected], Website: http://www.oneallah.org

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agi bvg Name of Religion

ceZKi bvg Name of Founder

Drcw Kvj Development Period

Drcw j Area of Origin

ag Mi bvg Name of Holy Books

agvj^xi msLv Number of Adherents

weeZbi gaviv Evolution

mv`k Similarities with others

gZev` Ideology/ doctrine

mwKZvi msLv Number of Creator

mwKZvi bvg Name of Creator

agxq Drme/cv_bv Major Religious Festival

cvq 1.4 wewjqb [Approximate 1.4 Billion]

GKkiev`x [Monotheistic]

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Avjvn [ALLAH]

msLvMwi vb Locations A.A

g~jg/wekvm Principle/Believes

cwe KviAvb kixd- hv gvbe mwi c~e wjwcevKvii c_g Avmgvb jvIn gvndzR msiwZ wQj| [The Holy QURAN written by Allah at the very beginning of the creation of Human being and hosted it in the first sky Louhe Mahfuz.]

cavb y`wU Abyvb nj C y`j wdZi I C y`j Avh&nv| GQvovI AvQ igRvb, jvBjvZzj Kì, nR BZvw`| [Major festivals Eidul- Fitir and Eidul Adha. Beside these Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr, Milad-un-Nabi, Pilgrimage to Mecca etc]

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q^s Avjvn BZ iveyj Avjvgxb [nhiZ Av`g (Avt) _K nhiZ gynv` (mt) ch 1 j 24 nvRvi gZvi 2 j 24 nvRvi ciMvîi gvag] [Allah1 Establish Islam through 124 thousand or 224 thousand Prophets (Prophet Adam pbuh to Prophet Muhammad pbuh)]

mywi m~Pbv jM0 [At the beginning of the creation of the Universe]0

mgM Avmgvb Ges mgxb ew [In the Earth and the sky and the whole universe]

Aviex [Arabian]

Avie, BivK, Bivb, cvwK vb, B`bwkqv, wmwiqv, WyevB, evsjv`k, cfwZ [Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Indonesia, Syria, Dubai, Bangladesh, etc]

gnvb Avjvn cvK nZ [From Allah (swt)]

Bmjvg agi mv_ Bqv`x Ges Lxvb agi wKQ~Uv wgj AvQ G A_ h Zviv GK Ckiev`x Ges bex -evm~ji gvag ag cPvi wekvmx| [Judaism and Christianity inheritance some attributes from Islam such as Unity of GOD and Prophetic theme.]

jv-Bjvnv Bjvjv gynvgv yì ivmyjyjvn

A_t Avjvn Qvov Kvb Bjvn& bB, gynv` (mt) Zuvi ivm~j|

La ilaha illallahu muhammadur rasullulla.

Translation: There is Nothing Worthy of Worship except GOD, and Muhammad is His Messenger.

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e Ckiev`x [Polytheistic]

mvo 33 KvwU [335 Million]

fMevb [Bhagwan]



g~wZ cyRv [Idol worship] gnvgvqv ~`Mv c~Rv, MYl cyRv, we`vièx i^^ZxcyRv, jxcyRv, asmi èx KvjxcyRv, mcèx gbmvcyRv, MvcvjcyRv, wkecyRv, mb vmcyRv, m~hcyRv, lxcyRv, SvcoxcyRv, WvjcyRv, wke wjcyRv, Ki Rbvgx cfwZ|


e` (FK, mvg, hhy,A_e); kxgMe` MxZv; cyivY, Dcwbl`, ivgvqb, mswnZv, gnvfviZ, kxK Kxb cfwZ| [Veda-Rig, Sama, Joyjur, Atharva; Sree Matbhagavad Gita; Puranas; Upanishads; Samhita, Ramayana; Maha Bharata; Sree Krishna Kirtana etc]


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wbw ` Ki Kviv bvg ejv nq wb| Ze 10 Rb AeZvi, 360 Rb fMevb, Ges mvo 33 KvwU èZvi K_v DjL AvQ agM| [Not identified any specific name of the founder of Hinduism except 10 Avatar, 360 Bhagban and 33.5 million Devotas denoted in Hindu scripture.]

2900-2500 Lxc~e2 [bex nhiZ b~n (Avt) Gi gZy i wKQzKvj ci g~wZ c~Rvi m~Pbv nq| Avi wn y` kwUi Drcw nq Lxc~e 6 mvj| ] [2900-2500 BC, Idol worship is first introduced in the era of Noah pbuh and the word Hindu is derived from Sindhu river in 6th BC]

fviZ, (wm y` b`xi Zxi), [India, near the river of Sindhu]

msZ [Sanskrit]

fviZ, bcvj, kxjv, evsjv`k, wdwR, `wb-AvwdKv, c~e AvwdKv BZvw`| [India, Nepal, Sri-Lanka, Fiji, South Africa, East Africa etc]

2900- 2500 wLc~ev bvmi bvgK wKQz ewi g~wZ Zix Kiv nq| ZLbv g~wZ jvi c~Rv Kiv nZ bv| Kvjg g~wZ mK vb weZ nj g~wZ jv c~Rvi e Z cwiYZ nq| [From the follower of Noah pbuh, known as Nasor10]

e, Rb I wkL ag GmQ wn y` ag _K| [Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism are the three branches of Hinduism]

mB wekg~wZi AmsL Dì, e`b I bqb, AmsL A~Z A~Z e ZvnvZ we`gvb| Zvnv meZtc~Y meevcx -Zvnvi Avw` bvB, A bvB, ga bvB|

( \ k xg Me `MxZvt k xRM` xk P` Nvl \ c vt 25 5)

m ea gv b& cw i ZR g v g Ks ki Y s eR| Abyev`t mKj ag cwiZvM Kwiqv Zzwg GKgv AvgviB kiY jI| ( m~t k xg Me `MxZv, 18 Aa vq, k vK 66)

"Sharba Dharma Paritejjaya Mamekang Sharan Braja: Auhang twang Sharba-papoveya Makkhamiami Mashucha:"

(Ref: Sloakas from Vagabat Gita: 18:66:) Translation: Leaving every kind of religious worshiping (i.e. idol worshiping etc.), concentrate only in my remembrance and worship me alone.

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ZivZ (Avw` M) [Torah (Old Testament)]

14.1 wgwjqb [14.1 Millions]


GK [ONE]

BqvIq, Rnvfv [Yahweh, Jehovah]




cvmvfvi (wgkixqì `vmZ _K gyw D &`hvcbKvix B`x agxq Esme), B`x beel, wK~m (wekvg wèmi cv_bv- L x v bì Rb iw eevi Av i B`x ì Rb k w bev i), Passover, Sabbath2, Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year), Kiddush- (a prayer recited on the Sabbath, festivals, and the New Year.)


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Ggivb Zbq nhiZ g~mv (Avt) Rbt 1445-1405 Lxc~ev ZivZ Abymvi| gvBvmd&U GvbKvUv gZ 1270 Lxc~ev| Rb vbt wgkii Mvlb| [Moses (pbuh), son of Amran, Between 1445-1405 BC in Goshen, Egypt, according to Torah & Bible. 1207 BC according to Microsoft Encarta.]

1445-1405 Lxc~evi ga| [Between 1445-1405 BC]

wgkii Mvlvb knii| [Goshen, Egypt]

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Rimvjg [Jerusalem]

bex nhiZ g~mv (Avt) Gi Dci bvwhjKzZ ZivZ M _K| [From the holy book (Torah) of Prophet Moses (pbuh9).]

Bmjvg Ges Lxb ag [Islam and Christianity]

Avjvn& g~mvK ejjbt Avwg gvey` | mekwgvb Avjvn& wnmve Avwg Bevwng, BmnvK I BqvKzeK `Lv w`Zvg, wK gvey` wnmve Avwg h wK Zv Zvì KvQ cKvk KiZvg bv (m~t ZivZ kixd, wnRiZ ce, 6:2-3;

evsjv`k evBej mvmvBwU, XvKv)

Ex:6:2: And God spoke unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD: Ex: 6:3: And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them. (Ref: Old Testament, King Jams Version, Exodus: 6: 2-30

cvq 2.6 wgwjqb [Approximate 2.6 Million]


GK [ONE]

Aiv-gvR&` v ev AgvRW [Ahura-Mazda or Ohrmazd]



R`-Ave v [Zand-Avesta, Written in 300 AD]

AwM c~Rv (AwM wQjb mv Aiv gvR`vi cy) [Agni (Fire) worship: Agni (Fire) was the son of Ahura- Mazda]



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Rvivvi Rbt 600 Lxc~e [Zoroaster1 or Zarathushtra2 1. Zoroaster=Greek; 2. Zarathushtra = Avestan ]

Kviv Kviv gZ 1400 _K 1200 Lxc~ev Avevi Kviv Kviv gZ 600 Lxc~ev| Ze `vkwbK gZ 600 Lxc~ev4 AwaKZi MnYhvM| [Approximately, between 1400-1200 BC or 600 BC (most acceptable)]

cvim (eZgvb Bivb) [Persia (Present Iran)]

Avewqvb [Avestan]

Bivb (45000), fviZ (76400), KvbvWv (20000), kxjv, Bsjv, cvwK vb (2800), AvgwiKv, I Ujv (4000) [Iran, India, Canada, Sre- Lanka, America, Pakistan, England, Scotland etc]

wn y` ag >> RvivBwbRg& [Hinduism >> Zoroastrianism]

Bmjvg, Bqv`x, Lxvb [Islam, Judaism, Christianity]

Bqvmv Ave vZ (Yasna Avesta) mvi cwiPq mK ejv nqQ t mv Aiv-gvR&` v (Ahura-Mazda) `xwgvb, gwngvw^Z, gnvb, mevg, AwZgbvig, `XwP, vbgq, wbfyj Ges D`vivZv|

(m~t Bqvmv Ave v, Abyev`t Max Mueller, ed. op. cit. 31: 195-196)

Ahura-Mazda, the creator, radiant and glorious, the greatest and the best, the most beautiful, the most firm, wisest, most perfect, the most bounteous spirit!

(Max Mueller, ed. op. cit. 31:195-196)

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cvq 50 wgwjqb [Approximate 50 Millions]

Cki wekvmx bq {Atheistic}

DjL bvB [No mentioned]


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UvI-U-wPs, 300 Lxc~ev wjD-UzRy KZK wjwce nq| Kviv Kviv gZ 100 Lxc~ev wjwLZ nq| [Tao-te Ching, written by Lao-tzu around 300 BC-to 100 BC]

WvMb Dsme Ges AvURb Agi ag ii wZ Pvib [Dragon, Eight Immortals, popular deities in Chinese religion.



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wjD-UzRy Rbt 570 _K 490 Lxc~ev, eZgvb Pxb| [Lao-tzu, around 570 to 490 BC in China.]

570 Lxc~ev| [570 BC5 approximately]

Pxb [Chain]

PvBwbR [Chinese]

Pxb (nvs, Uvs, Bqvs, Ry mc` vq), Kvwiqv, wdwjcvBb, KvbvWv BZvw` [Chain (Hun, Tang, Yuan, Zhou Dynastry), Korea, Philippines, Canada etc.]

e, KbwdDkwbRg [Buddha, Confucianism]

gnvRvMwZK UvI A `k, ewai, AmsvwqZ, Ae, AeYbxq|

The cosmic Tao is invisible, inaudible, unnamable, undiscussable, inexpressible (Max Mueller, ed., Sacred

Books of the East, London: Krishna Press, 1879-1910, 40:68, 69).

UvI GB wekev Ges ^Mi mv Ges wZwbB mKj wKQz RbKx|

Tao is the Originator of heaven and earth; and is the Mother of all things.

cvq 376 wgwjqb [Approximate 376 Millions]

mb vm-eZ/Cki wekvmx bq [Monastic or atheistic]




g~jg/wekvm principle/Believes

wwcUK (Tipitaka) w= wZb, wcUK= Szwj A_vr wZbwU Szwj [Ti means THREE and Pitaka means BASKET, so, Trip taka means Three Basket]

e c~wYgv (wmv_ MZg eyi Rb w`b), gvNx c~wYgv, Avlvpx c~wYgv, gay c~wYgv, ceviYv c~wYgv BZvw`| [Buddhas Birth day, Full moon of Vesakha (April/May)]



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RbZ y`tL, gZz Z y`tL, eve vq-Amy Zvq y`tL|

560-480 Lxc~ev [560-480 BC]

jyw^bx, bcvj (c~e jyw^bx fviZi mxgvbveZx wQj)| [Lumbini, Nepal]

cvwj [Pali]

bcvj, fviZ, wZeZ, Pxb, Rvcvb, kxjv _vBjv, Kvwiqv, K^vwWqv, ZvBIqvb, gjxqv BZvw`| [Nepal, India, Tibet, China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, Sre-Lanka, Korea, Mongolia, Cambodia, etc]

wn y` ag >> e ag [From the polytheistic religion : Hinduism >> Buddhism]

K. wn y` ag a. [Hinduism] L. ey wn y` ag Rb MnY Ki-wQjb wVKB, wK wn y` agi eYev` I e-Ckievì Nvi weivax wQjb| b. [The Buddha rejected priesthood, castes systems, and denied the validity of the Vedic scriptures.] Ref: Microsoft Encarta 2004

wmv_ MZg ey ejb t Kvb wKQzB Avcbv-Avcwb mw nq bv; cZKwUB c~evci Kvb Drm _K Avm|

Buddha says that, nothing exists on its own, but always has come from earlier circumstances.

[Dependant Origination]

q KwP cvY fyZw, Zmv ev _veiv ev Abemmv; `xNv ev he gnv, gvRwSgv imKv AbyK_~jv| wÙ&Vv iv he AwÙVv, h P ~ì emw Awe ~ì, f~Zv e memx e, me mv fe mywLZv |

(g m~ ewYZ) A_t h mKj cvYx fxZ ev AfxZ, `xN, n ,^ gag, m~ A_ev ~j, `k ev A `k, hjv ~ìevmx Ges hjv mgxcevmx, Avi hviv RbQ ev RbMnY Kie mB mKj cvYxmn RMZi mKj cvYx myLx nDK|

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Zv_&fv_ m~ [Tattvartha Sutra]

cvq 4 wgwjqb [Adherents around 4 (four) millions]

w-Ckiev`x [Dualistic]

y`B [TWO]

y`BwU ^vi (Awinv Ges wm) APbv Ki|

Awinv Ges wm [Both Arihants and Siddhas7 are considered Gods of Jain religion]

gvnvexii g~wZ cyRv [Idol worship for Mahavir]





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gnvivRv gnvexi Rbt 599 _K 527 Lxc~ev, fviZ| [Load Mahavir, around 599 to 527 BC in India.]

527 Lxc~ev [527 BC approximately]

fviZ [India]

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fviZ, AvgwiKv, bcvj BZvw`| [India, America, Nepal etc.]

wn y` ag >> Rb ag [Hinduism >> Jainism]

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Awnsmv-B cig ag Ges Rxe RxeK nZv Kiv bv| Rb Kvb Cki wekvm Ki bv hwÌ Rxeb Pjvi c_ bvbvb è-èZvi Avivabv Ki _vK|

Jainism's core belief is ahimsa, or noninjury to all living things. Jainism has no belief in a creator god, though there are a number of lesser deities for various aspects of life.

Gvbvjm& [Analects, Written in 470 BC by lun yu, vol-12]

cvq 600,000 [Six hundred thousand approximate]

Cki wekvmx bq [Atheistic]






Kb&wdDk&vm& Gi wbwg c ewj [Animal Sacrifice for the founder- Confucius]


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Kb&wdDk&vm & RxebKvjt 551- 479 Lxc~ev, Pxb| [Confucius or Kung Fu-tzu, Life: 551?-479? BC]

479 Lxc~e [479 BC]

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PvBwbR [Chinese]

b_ AvgwiKv (26000), Pxb. Kvwiqv, Rvcvb, BZvw`| [North-America, China, Korea, Japan etc]

UqvRg >> e ag >> Kb&dzwmqvwmRg& [Taoism >> Buddha >> Confucianism]

UqvRg, e ag [Taoism, Buddhism]

Cki wekvmx bq eis gvbweKZv Ges ciwnZ mvab B agi g~j K_v|

The core idea is ren ("humaneness," "benevolence"), signifying excellent character in accord with li (ritual norms),

zhong (loyalty to one's true nature), shu (reciprocity), and xiao (filial piety). Together these constitute de (virtue).

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wm `v Wv Bqvwnqv, wMv iev [Sidra d yahia, Ginza Rba]

cvq 65,000 nvRvi [Approximate, 65,000 thousand]

w Ckiev`x [Dualism]

y`B - Avjv Ges A&Kvi [TWO- Darkness and Light]

cvZvwKj (wek gji mwKZv), Cki [Ptakil (Darkness), GOD (Light)]




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gvvwbqRg&iv hvnb evcw K AbymiY Ki| Zviv g~mv, Cmv, gvnv` (mvt) K bex wnmve x^Kvi Ki bv| [Mandaeans believe that Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad were false prophets; instead they acknowledge John the Baptist.]

1 Lxv (gvvwbqRg& AvM bv, Lx ag AvM GmQ - G wbq wfb gZ iqQ|) [1 AD] (There is some confusion that the Mandaeans came after John the Baptist.)

cvim (eZgvb Bivb) Ges gmvcUwgqv (eZgvb BivK) [Persia (Iran) and Mesopotamia (Iraq)]

gvwK [Mandaic]

Bivb, BivK, cfwZ| [Iran, Iraq, etc.]

Av`g >> gvvwbqRg& [Adam >> Mandaeanism]

evcwURg& [Baptism]

gvvwbR iv Bevnxg, g~mv, hx, gvnv` (mt) K bex wnmve ^xKvi Ki bv| Zviv hvnb evw K AbymiY Ki| gvvwbR hvnb evw Gi AvM GmQ bv ci GmQ G wbq gZvi iqQ| gvvwbR iv `vex Ki Zvì ag GmQ mivmwi Av`g (Avt) _K|

Mandaeans believe that Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad were false prophets; instead they acknowledge John the Baptist, whom they see as one of their greatest teachers. There is some confusion that the Mandaeans came after John the Baptist, while in fact they existed before him; according to Mandaean dogma, Mandaeanism was the original religion of Adam.

iweevii e`bv [Worship on Sunday]

evBej (cwe Bwj wKZvei bZzb msiY) [Bible (New Testament)]

cvq 2.1 wewjqb [Approximate, 2.1 billion]


GK [ONE]

Rnvfv/ MW [Jehovah or GOD]




eo w`b (25 k wWmî), wekvg wèm, jWm& cqvi| [Christmas Day (25th December, Birth of Christ), Sabbath (Day of rest), Lords Prayer etc.]


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gwiqg cy cwe- AvZv Bwj AwaKvix wh Lx [Jesus, Son of Marry]

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e_jnvg, RiRvjg (eZgvb Bmvqj) [Bethlehem, Jerusalem (Israel)] wne

[Hebrew] jv.AvgwiKv, hyiv, jfvbb, hyivR, WbgvK, fwUKvbwmwU, RiRvjg, [L.America, USA, UK, Denmark, Vatican City, Lebanon, Jerusalem, etc]

Bmjvg >> B`x >> Lxvb [Islam >> Jewish >> Christian]

hwÌ Bmjvg, B`x Gi mv_ mv `k j Kiv hvq| wK cKZc, Lxvb agi g~j wekvm (wgyLx) wZbwU avivq wef| A_vr, gmxn Ckii cy Ges gwi Zuvi mnawgYx| [Its principal tenets are that Jesus is the son of God. Trinity= GOD, Merry & Jesus.]

gvK iwPZ mymgvPvi 12 t 29 G ejv AvQt M'r:12:24: And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?

A_ t 29hx Di Kwijb, c_gwU GB, n Bmvqj, b; Avgvì Cki cfy GKB cfy|

Avi BnvB Ab Rxeb h, Zvnviv ZvgvK, GKgv mZgq CkiK, Ges Zzwg huvnvK cvVvBqvQ, ZvunvK, hx LxK, RvwbZ cvq|

Joh: 17:3: And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

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y`B - Avjv Ges A&Kvi [TWO- Darkness and Light]

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bex gwb RxebKvjt 210-275 Lxv (GvvBKvwcwWqv, DBKwcwWqv gZ), 216-276 Lxv (gvBvmd&U GvbKvUv gZ)| [Prophet Mani is the Founder of Shintoism, born in western Persia approximately 210-275 AD according to Encyclopedia and 216-276 according to Microsoft Encarta]

216-276 Lxv [216-276 AD]

BivKi Di c`k [Southern Babylonia (Iraq)]

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Qwb, `wY AvwdKv, ivg, b, dv, `wY BZvjx, fviZ, wZeZ [China, North Africa, Rome, Spain, France, North Italy, India, Tibet]

gvvwbqRg& >> gvwbPBRg& [Mandaeanism >> Manichaeism]

RvivBwbRg&, gvvwbqRg [Zoroastrianism, Mandaeanism]

gvwbPBRg& y`BRb Ckii Aw Z wekvmx| gvwbPBRg& gZ AvjvKgq ivRi AwaKZv njb Cki Avi AKvi ivRi KZv njb kqZvb| RMZi mKj Kvhvw` GKK Kvb mvi Dci bv bq|

The fundamental doctrine of Manichaeism is its dualistic division of the universe into contending realms of good and evil: the realm of Light (spirit), ruled by God, and the realm of Darkness (matter), ruled by Satan.

( 1993-2003 Microsoft Corporation.)


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cKZc wbw ` Kvb M bvB, Ze KvwRwK Ges wbnvx M y`wUK wekl agxq

ghv`v c` vb Kiv nq| 712 Lxv KvwRwK Ges 720 Lxv wbnvx wjLv nq| [There is no specific Holy book of Shintoism but Ko-ji-ki and Nihongi are considered as holy books, written in 712-720 AD]

m~h`ei cy AwgZvmyii c~Rv/cv_bv [Worship of sun goddess, Amatemsu]



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wbb (eZgvb bvg Rvcvb), wbb ev Rvcvbi RvZxq Ges cavb aggZ| [Shinto, the national religion of Nippon or Japan. Nippon, a historical name of Japan.]

Rvcvbx [Japanese]

Rvcvb [Japan]

e ag >> wmUBRg& [Buddha >> Shintoism]

e, KbwdDkwbRg [Buddha, Confucianism]

wmUBRg& gZ mwi m~Pbv jM wKQz msLK Kvwgi De nq| cavb y`BRb Kvwg RvbvswM Ges Rvbvwg me c_g Rvcvb K mw Ki| GB KvwgivB cieZx mKj RbMvxi wcZv wnmve LvZ nb wmUBRg& ag gZ|

According to Shinto myths, in the beginning a certain number of kami simply emerged, and a pair of kami, Izanagi and Izanami, gave birth to the Japanese islands, as well as to the kami who became ancestors of the various clans.

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GK [ONE]

GK-IgKvi11 ev In i 12 [ek-omkara13 or wahe Guru14 ]



i M mvne ev Avw` M mvne (gvU(kvK ev c`i msLv 29,480 wU) [Guru Granth Sahib or Adi Granth Sahib (Total Verses 29,480) ]

i bvbK `e Rxi Rbw`b, ekvLx Dsme| [Guru Nanak's Birthday (full moon day of Kartik (November), Baisakhi (first day of the solar month of Baiskh (Sanskrit Vaisakha) (April))]



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fiZ [India]

wn y` + Bmjvg ag = wkK ag [Hinduism + Islam = Sikhism]

wn y` I Bmjvg [Hinduism, Islam]

kxi M mvne G DjL AvQ t AvZvi mwKvix Kejgv GKRb-B| Avwg wK ZvK KLbv fyjZ cvwi|

2: 48: there is only the One, the Giver of all souls. May I never forget Him! ||5||

[English translation of Guru Granth Sahib, Jub- part-2]

kxi M mvne G DjL Aviv AvQ t mygnvb mB mvi bvg mevcv Dg, mevP mbvwbZ|

5 : 220: Highest of the High, above all is His Name.



GK [ONE]

WvB WvI [Dai Dao]

Ckii Pz e`bv (b fvb wPDB K Cki `kb w`qwQjb Pz ic) [Prayer of the Divine Eye of GOD.]




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wfqZbvg, KvbvWv, AvgwiKv, Awjqv cfwZ| [Vietnam, Canada, America, Australia etc.]

Bmjvg + wn y` + Lxvb + e + Uvqv + Rb + Kb&wdDk&wbRg& = KvDwWqvRg& [Islam + Hinduism + Christianity + Buddhism + Taoism + Geniism, Confucianism = Cao Daism]

e, Kb&wdDk&wbRg& [Buddhism, Confucianism]

cZvKwU agi ceZK iqQ wK KvDwWqvRg agi Kvb ceZK bB| ^qs Cki-B gZ fywgZ `kb w`qQb ag cwZvi Rb| KvDK cvwVq `bwb Zvui ag cPvii Rb|

The major world religions have generally been revealed in China, India, and the Middle East. CaoDaiism's roots in South Vietnam combined with its directness with God makes it an extremely unique religion. However, a main theme in CaoDaiism is that all religions are one. This is a strong tie that binds CaoDaiism to all the other religions that God has revealed.

Ckii Pzjxjv| Cki mivmwi cw_exZ `kb w`qwQjb Pzz cZxK ek|

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AmsvwqZ [Nondenominational] GKkiev`x [Monotheistic]

GK [ONE]

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wKZve-B-AvK&` vm (cvim fvlv) AviexZ ejv nq Avj& wKZve- Avj& AvK&` vm| 107 wU ck m^wjZ GB eBwUi 1873 mvj evnvDjv KZK iwPZ nq| [ Kitab-i-Aqdas (Persian Language), In Arabian language Al-Kitab-al Aqdas, In English the Most Holy Book) another English name is the Book of Aqdas. Kitab-i-Aqdas, which consists of 107 questions submitted to Baha'u'llah by Zaynu'l-Muqarrabin, was Written around 1873 by Bah'u'llh, the founder of the Bah' Faith from Iran ]



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evnvDjv (cKZ bvg wgRv mvBb Avjx Iid b~i) evnvDjv Aviex k hvi A_ nj Avjvi cmswkZ| [Bahaullah (Full name Mirza Husayn Ali of Nur) Bahaullah = Baha + Allah, means the glory of GOD]

23 - k g 1844 mvj| eZgvb evwnRgi g~j avibvi AeZvibv Kib evweRg Gi ceZK wgRv Avjx gvnv` Iid eve| evei evweRg -B cieZxZ evwnRg bvg cwiwPwZ jvf Ki| [23 cm 1844 A.D.8 Mizra Ali Muhammad of Bab is the founder of Babism and later the Babism is modified to Bahai or Bahaism by Mirza Hysayn Ali of Nur or Bahaullah.]

cvim (eZgvb Bivb cRvZ) [Persia (Todays known as Iran)]

Aviex [Arabic]

AvgwiKvZ evm Ki cvq 142000 Rb, Bivb evm Ki 350,000 Rb, fviZ evm Ki 2 wgwjqb| [Approximately 142,000 adherents in America, 350,000 adherents in Iran and around 2 million adherents in India.]

wkqv (Bmjvg agi GKwU kvLv, hw`I Bmjvg Kvb fMvsk bB ev Bmjvgi Kvb fvM bvB- Bmjvg Kej-B Bmjvg- B&mjvgK wkqv-mybxZ fvM Kiv hve bv|) [Shia (a major branch of Islam).Note: there is no division in Islam. Shia and Sunni are vague idea in Islam. It should be avoided by all]

Bmjvg [Islam]

n ivRb, Avcwb mB mvefg, mekwgvb ivKZvi RcZc Kib| GK Avjvn Qvov Kviv Dcvmbv Kieb | Ges Dcvmbv Kib cxwZc~Y gb (Mfxi AveMi mwnZ) Ges Zvi mv_ Kvb wKQzi Zzjbv Kieb bv|

O kings of the earth! He Who is the sovereign Lord of all

is come. The Kingdom is God's, the omnipotent Protector, the Self-Subsisting. Worship none but God, and, with radiant hearts, lift up your faces unto your Lord, the Lord of all names. This is a Revelation to which whatever ye possess can never be compared, could ye but know it.

[English translation of Holy Kitab I Aqdas]

m~ /References:

1. Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 2004 2. Hand Book of Todays Religions by Josh McDowell, Don Stewart. 3. Max Meller, ed. Secret Books of the east, Oxford, Krislena Press, 1897-1910, 23:190,229,275 4. Sacred Liturgy and Gaths/Hymans of Zarathusthra 5. Sacred Books of the east, American Edition, 1898, Translated by L.H. Mills 6. This Believing World, By Browne, Lewis, New York, Macmillan Company, 1926. 7. The great religions, by Cavendish, Richard, New York, Arco Publishing Company, 1980 8. http://www.religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/Zoro1.html 9. http://www.avesta.org 10. http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html 11. Contributed By: Alan Wilson Watts, 1993-2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. 12. http://www.ishwar.com 13. http://www.en.wikipedia.org

UxKv/Appendices:

0. mywi m~Pbv jM0 [At the beginning of the creation of the Universe] = Gi evLv wbb `Iqv nj [The explanation is given below.) 1. Allah = Al the definite article and Llah the being who is worshipped 2. Lxc~e = Lxi Rbi c~e 3. Sabbath = Jewish holiday celebrating the day Moses received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai, Feast of Weeks (alternate spelling for Shabuoth) 4. Lxc~ev = Lxc~e + A > Lx + c~e + A > Lx hxi) + c~e (Rbi c~ei) + A (eQi ev mvj) 5. BC = Before Christ 6. Locations A.A= Location According Adherents 7. Sidda=Load Mahavirs Soul kwon as Sidha 8. A.D. (anno domini) = Latin phrase which designates the years since the reputed date of the birth of Christ 9. pbuh = peace be upon him 10. Nasor = Follower of Prophet Noah (honest person) 11. GK-IgKvi = GKRb mZ Cki 12. In i = mekwgvb Cki 13. ek-omkara = the one true God 14. wahe Guru = the almighty

RRR eee sss eee aaa rrr ccc hhh eee ddd BBB yyy M d . M o s t a f i j u r R a h m a n , B a n g l a d e s h .

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a brief history of religions[update jan2013]

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