Intoduction to Buddhism

Buddhism is a religion to about 300 million people around the world

The world comes from Buddhism to awaken it has origionns about 2500

Years ago . When siddartha gotma known as the Buddha , was himself

Enlightmented at the age of 35

Mainly teach there are three guide for human lives

Buddhist religion guide to be a reality of human life Buddhist path can be summarize as follow

To lead a moral life

To be mind full and aware of thoughts and actions

To develop wisdom and understanding

Five percepts in Buddhism

1. Not to take the life of anything living

2. Not to take anything not freely given

3. To abstain from sexual misconduct and sensual overindulgence

4. To refrain from untrue speech

5. To avoid intoxicating

Buddhim religion is spread world wide India Sri Lanka Thailand China Japan America Buthan Europe Canada Austrailia Indunisia Pakisthan Afganisthan etc

Some monks in various countries

In Japan

In Australia

In Bhutan

In China

Festival celebrate by Buddhism

Wesak festival Poson festival Asala festival Monthly poyaday

Reason for celebrate Wesak festival

To memories Lord Buddha's born

To memorise enlightment

To memorise passing away

Reason to celebrate Poson Festival

Sri Lankans got the Buddhism on this poya day Sangamiththa non brought Buddhism in to Sri lanka

Customs that done by Buddhists on poya days

Observe the sill Go to the Temple on poya day Make pandals and Wesak lantern Give Dhansal Meditation Dhamma sermanization Arms giving All night Pirith

Wesak lantern

Wesak pandal

Buddhagaya is the most popular and value pace among Buddhists It is located at India

Some food items which used by Buddhists

Some sacred placess among buddhists

ISLAM RELIGION

What is Islam

Islam is the religion preached and practiced by the prophet

Muhammad. Pease and blessings of Allah be upon him. Islam

Is an Arabic word which means pease.It also means “submi

Ssion”.A Muslim is therefore one who seeks pease and tries

To maintain it throughout his life

Muslims believe in all the prophets of God.But the holy

Prophet Muhammad is regarded as the greatest of all

The prophets and the best of men

Five pillars of Islam

Islamic worship have five features which are known

As the five pillars of Islam

The declaration of faith,There is none worthy of worship except

Allah

Salat: To offer five daily prayers at their appoined times

Zakat:To contribute a certain percentage of ones wealth for

The benefit of the poor and for some noble couses

Fasting in the month of Ramadhan

Haj : Pilgrimage to the kaaba in Arabia at least once in ones

Life time , if physically and possible and if the journey is safe

FOOD AND DRINK REGULATION

The following are forbidden in Islam

Animals and birds that have died a natural death

Animal killed without invoking the name Allah

Animal strangled to death

The flesh of pigs

Animals of which a wild beast has eaten

Blood

Alcohol

WHAT IS HALAL

The food which is prohibited in Islam is call

HARRAM

The food is allowed in Islam call

HALAL

Muslim should start his meal by saying

“Bis millah him Rahma ,Nir Rahim

Translation

In the name of Allah ,most Gracious ,Ever merciful and finish by

reciting

‘Alhamdo Lilla hillazi at ‘ amna wa saqana waja alna Minal Muslimeen

Translation

All praise is due to Allah who has given us to eat and to drink

And has made us Muslims

ISLAM ALSO REQUIRES THAT A MUSLIM SHOULD EAT WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND SHOUD WASH HIS HANDS

BEFORE AND AFTER MEALS

Muslims have their own Calander

Muharram January

Safar February

Rabi ul awwal March

Rabi ul sani April

Jamadi ul Awwal May

Jammadi us sani June

Rajb July

Sha aban August

Ramadhan September

Shawwal October

Dhul qu adah November

Dhull Hijjah December

Of these ,the first , the seventh and the last

Two are considered to be sacred months

And fighting during these months in

Considered to be a sin

Festival celebrated by Muslims

Haj ceremony

Haj is one of the five pillars of Islam.During this season Pilgrims from all over the globe flock to Mecca in Arabia

Eid ul Adhia celebration

A Muslim is required to perform the pilgrimage at least

Once in his life time .Those who are unable to perform the

Haj pilgrimage join in the Eid ul Adhia ceremony

At their own place

Shab I Miraj

Shab I mirasj means the night of ascent According to the

Popular belief.The miraj spiritual Ascension took place

On 27 of Rajab

Lalith ul qadr

This blessed night is also called night of power

Eid milad un Nabi

The extent of festivities on this occasion is restricted

Because of the fact the same day marks death anniversary

Murram festival

This is a festival which lasts 10 days and commemorates The martyrdom of Hussain.The grandson of the holly Prophet of Islam.The festival takes its name from the firstMonth of the Islamic calendar

BIRTH OF A CHILD

When a child is born in a Muslim family, their parents Celebrate his or her birth through thanks giving, prayer& the perfomance of certain ceremoniesSome of them are as follow

Recitation of Adhan and Iqmah The first fed Shaving the head Naming the child Circumcision Aqeeqa or the feast of sacrifice

Funeral

In Muslim religion when the person death, it will burried within24 hours

Hindu religion

Hindu is a term for wide variety of related religious traditionsNative to India.Histirically, it ecompasses the development ofReligion in India since the iron age traditions ,which in turn Hark back to prehistiric religions such as that of the Bronze age Hindu is the dominant religion of the Indian subcontient,and Consists of many diverse traditions. it includes shaivism andShakthism among numerous other traditions ,and a wide Spectrum of laws and prescriptions of daily morality based onKarma ,dharma and social harmony

Main foods

Rice Sabii Samosa Dahl Puri Chapati (roti) Popadam Barfi Laddu Dosha Chuthey Lassi

Clothes womens are normally wear saii

Male normally wear

Sarram and shirt

The worship place call as Dewasthana(Gods place)

Hindu Festival

Mahasiwarathri

Mahasiwarathri is the great night of shiva.during Which followed of shiva observe religious fasting And the offering of bael (bilva) leaves toshiva

Shigmo

Shigmo is celebrated in Goa as one of the prominent Festival of the konkani Hindu community

Deepawali

Deepawali also known as the festival of lightsis an ancient Hindu festival celebration every year .the festival spirituallySignifies the victory of light over darkness

Deepawali call as Diwali,The vazhi, Festival of life

They celebrate Deepawali with lighting ,home decorationShopping,fireworks,puja and Gift etc….

Pongal

Pongal is one of the most popular harvest festival of Southren India .Mainly Tamil nadu.karnataka and AndraPradesh.Pongal happens in the middle of januaryEvery year and maks the auspicious beginning of Uttarayan .Celebrations include a drawing of kolom Swinging and the cooking of delicious pongal

Vasant Narathri

One of the festival of worship and dance .in sanskrit The term literally means ‘nine nights’ During thisFestival the form of shakti are worshipped and effigies Are burned

Vasant panchami

Vasanth panchami also called Saraswathi puja by Bengalis and oriyas .it is celebrated for the blessingOf Saraswathi godess of wisdom and the arts

Some gods who worshiped by Hindu people

Katharagama is the most famous place among HinduPeople .they belive Katharagama gad is living and alsoSome pilgimeres come on food (pada yathra) to participateKatharagama perahera yearly around one or two monthThrough Yala

Funerel

Funerel and mourning before the ceremonies The appripriate attire to wear,gifts,as well asThe actual ceremony . It also include s the crem-Ation and finally the comporting of the berearedWhen the people die in the Hindu religion aFuneral is held within 24 hours

Catholic religion

Festivals

Cristmas

Christmas is the prominent festival which celebrated By the christians

Christmas is one of the most important christian Holiday ,Catholics who live mainly in western Eu--rope the Americans,Austrailia,Africa and AsiaCelebrte it on Decemer 25

Special celebrate for memorise Jesu’s birth

With saing peace massege lord critish jesu born at cattleHouse in jerisilam

To gain the happiness of Heaven we must know ,Love and serve God in this World man must know love And serve good in a superm--matural manner in order to

Gain happiness of the heaven .man is raised to the superNaturel order only by grace, a free gift of good

Tadition

The christmas tradition of decorating christmas treesCan be traced back to germanic peoples in whoseRituals the evergreen fir tree was the symbol of life And fertility, it is religion symbol

Naththal siya

Naththl siya is a most pouler in world on christmas day he wear nice dress and amuse the people with giving some Gifts

FOOD

Catholics may eat any type of foods

Except on Ash Wednesday and on fridays during Lent when they are not allowed to eat meat exclu--ding fish and sea food which is not consideredTo be meat

Dress

Their dress are similar to the western culture

Marrige

A catholic can marry an unbaptized person. But such

Marriages are natural marriages only .they are not

Sacramental marriages

Prohibitions of marriage between cousin and other

Close blood relationships church ban on such marriage

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