mvi mvbmZf~Z Mi Ask wekl

msw agv jvPbv (A Brief History Of Religions)

By Md. Mostafijur Rahman, Bangladesh.
E-mail: mostafijurrahman_2005@yahoo.com, Website: http://www.oneallah.org

bs
No

agi bvg

ceZKi bvg

Drcw Kvj

Drcw j

ag Mi bvg

agv^jxi msLv

weeZbi gaviv

mv`k

gZev`

mwKZvi msLv mwKZvi bvg

agxq Drme/cv_bv

Name of
Religion

Name of
Founder

Development
Period

Area of
Origin

Name of Holy Books

Number of
Adherents

Evolution

Similarities
with others

Ideology/
doctrine

Number of
Creator

Name of
Creator

Major Religious
Festival

^qs Avjvn BZ
iveyj Avjvgxb
[nhiZ Av`g
(Avt) _K nhiZ
gynv` (mt) ch
1 j 24 nvRvi
gZvi 2 j 24
nvRvi ciMv^ii
gvag]

mywi m~Pbv jM0

[At the

mgM Avmgvb
Ges mgxb
ew

cwe KviAvb kixdhv gvbe mwi c~e

wjwcevKvii c_g
Avmgvb jvIn
gvndzR msiwZ wQj|

cvq 1.4 wewjqb

gnvb Avjvn cvK

nZ

GKkiev`x

GK

Avjvn

[Monotheistic]

[ONE]

[ALLAH]

cavb `ywU Abyvb nj

C`yj wdZi I C`yj
Avh&nv| GQvovI AvQ
igRvb, jvBjvZzj K`i,
nR BZvw`|

[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.]

Avie, BivK,
Bivb, cvwKvb,
B`bwkqv,
wmwiqv, WyevB,
evsjv`k, cfwZ

Is l a m

Bmjvg ag

Hinduism

wn`y ag

beginning of the
creation of the
Universe]0

[In the
Earth and
the sky and
the whole
universe]

[Allah1 Establish
Islam through
124 thousand or
224 thousand
Prophets
(Prophet Adam
pbuh to Prophet
Muhammad
pbuh)]

wbw` Ki Kviv
bvg ejv nq wb|
Ze 10 Rb
AeZvi, 360 Rb
fMevb, Ges mvo
33 KvwU `eZvi
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.]

Mi g~j fvlv
Language

Aviex

[Approximate
1.4 Billion]

msLvMwi vb

[From Allah
(swt)]

Locations A.A

[Judaism and
Christianity
inheritance
some
attributes from
Islam such as
Unity of GOD
and Prophetic
theme.]

[Arabia, Iraq,
Iran, Pakistan,
Indonesia,
Syria, Dubai,
Bangladesh,
etc]

[Arabian]

2900-2500
Lxc~e2
[bex nhiZ b~n
(Avt) Gi gZyi
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]

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]

Mi g~j fvlv
Language

msZ
[Sanskrit]

900 wgwjqb
[900 Million]

msLvMwi vb
Locations A.A

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

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|

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 eZ
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]

g~jg/wekvm
Principle/Believes

jv-Bjvnv Bjvjv gynvgv`yi ivmyjyjvn

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

[Major festivals
Eidul- Fitir and Eidul
Adha. Beside these
Ramadan, Laylat alQadr, Milad-un-Nabi,
Pilgrimage to Mecca
etc]

La ilaha illallahu muhammadur rasullulla.

cZxK/wP

Translation: There is Nothing Worthy of Worship

except GOD, and Muhammad is His
Messenger.

Symbol/Indication

e Ckiev`x

mvo 33 KvwU

fMevb

g~wZ cyRv

[Polytheistic]

[335 Million]

[Bhagwan]

[Idol worship]

g~jg/wekvm
Principle/Believes

mB wekg~wZi AmsL D`i, e`b I

bqb, AmsL A~Z A~Z e ZvnvZ
we`gvb| Zvnv meZtc~Y meevcx Zvnvi Avw` bvB, A bvB, ga bvB|
(\ kxgMe`MxZvt kxRM`xk P` Nvl\ cvt
255)

meagvb& cwiZR gvgKs kiYs eR|

Abyev`t mKj ag cwiZvM Kwiqv Zzwg GKgv
AvgviB kiY jI| (m~t kxgMe`MxZv, 18 Aavq, kvK 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.

gnvgvqv `~Mv c~Rv,

MYl cyRv, we`vi`ex
^i^ZxcyRv, jxcyRv,
asmi `ex KvjxcyRv,
mc`ex gbmvcyRv,
MvcvjcyRv, wkecyRv,
mbvmcyRv, m~hc
yRv,
lxcyRv, SvcoxcyRv,
WvjcyRv, wke wjcyRv,
Ki Rbvgx cfwZ|
cZxK/wP
Symbol/Indication

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No

agi bvg

ceZKi bvg

Drcw Kvj

Drcw j

ag Mi bvg

agv^jxi msLv

weeZbi gaviv

mv`k

gZev`

mwKZvi msLv mwKZvi bvg

agxq Drme/cv_bv

Name of
Religion

Name of
Founder

Development
Period

Area of
Origin

Name of Holy Books

Number of
Adherents

Evolution

Similarities
with others

Ideology/
doctrine

Number of
Creator

Name of
Creator

Major Religious
Festival

Ggivb Zbq
nhiZ g~mv (Avt)
Rbt 1445-1405
Lxc~ev ZivZ
Abymvi|
gvBvmd&U
GvbKvUv gZ
1270 Lxc~ev|
Rbvbt wgkii
Mvlb|

1445-1405
Lxc~evi ga|

wgkii
Mvlvb
knii|

ZivZ (Avw` M)

14.1 wgwjqb

Bmjvg Ges
Lxb ag

GK

[14.1 Millions]

bex nhiZ g~mv

(Avt) Gi Dci
bvwhjKzZ ZivZ
M _K|

GKkiev`x

[Torah (Old
Testament)]

[Monotheistic]

[ONE]

BqvIq,
Rnvfv

cvmvfvi (wgkixq`i
`vmZ _K gyw
D`&hvcbKvix B`x
agxq Esme), B`x
beel, wK~m (wekvg
w`emi cv_bvLxvb`i Rb iweevi
Avi B`x`i Rb
kwbevi),

Judaism

B`x

Zoroastrianism

[Zoroaster1 or
Zarathushtra2

RvivB wbRg&

[Goshen,
Egypt]

Mi g~j fvlv

msLvMwi vb

Language

Locations A.A

wne

Rimvjg
[Jerusalem]

[Hebrew]

[Islam and
Christianity]

1. Zoroaster=Greek;
2. Zarathushtra =
Avestan ]

[Yahweh,
Jehovah]

g~jg/wekvm

[From the holy

book (Torah) of
Prophet Moses
(pbuh9).]

Principle/Believes

Avjvn& g~mvK ejjbt Avwg gvey`|

mekwgvb Avjvn& wnmve Avwg Bevwng,
BmnvK I BqvKzeK `Lv w`Zvg, wK
gvey` wnmve Avwg h wK Zv Zv`i
KvQ cKvk KiZvg bv

[Moses (pbuh),
son of Amran,
Between 14451405 BC in
Goshen, Egypt,
according to
Torah & Bible.
1207 BC
according to
Microsoft
Encarta.]

Rvivvi
Rbt 600 Lxc~e

[Between 14451405 BC]

(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.

Passover, Sabbath2,
Rosh Hashanah
(Jewish New Year),
Kiddush- (a prayer
recited on the
Sabbath, festivals,
and the New Year.)

cZxK/wP
Symbol/Indication

(Ref: Old Testament, King Jams Version, Exodus: 6:

2-30

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 14001200 BC or 600
BC (most
acceptable)]

cvim
(eZgvb
Bivb)

R`-Avev

cvq 2.6 wgwjqb

[Zand-Avesta,
Written in 300 AD]

[Approximate
2.6 Million]

[Persia
(Present
Iran)]

Mi g~j fvlv
Language

Avewqvb
[Avestan]

wn`y ag >>
RvivBwbRg&

Bmjvg, Bqv`x,
Lxvb

[Hinduism >>
Zoroastrianism]

[Islam,
Judaism,
Christianity]

GKkiev`x

GK

[Monotheistic]

[ONE]

msLvMwi vb

g~jg/wekvm

Locations A.A
Bivb (45000),
fviZ (76400),
KvbvWv (20000),

Principle/Believes

kxjv, Bsjv,
cvwKvb (2800),
AvgwiKv, I
Ujv (4000)
[Iran, India,
Canada, SreLanka,
America,
Pakistan,
England,
Scotland etc]

Aiv-gvR&`v
ev AgvRW

AwM c~Rv (AwM wQjb

mv Aiv gvR`vi cy)

[AhuraMazda or
Ohrmazd]

[Agni (Fire) worship:

Agni (Fire) was the
son of AhuraMazda]

Bqvmv AvevZ (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 Avev, 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)

cZxK/wP
Symbol/Indication

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No

agi bvg

ceZKi bvg

Drcw Kvj

Drcw j

ag Mi bvg

agv^jxi msLv

weeZbi gaviv

mv`k

gZev`

mwKZvi msLv mwKZvi bvg

agxq Drme/cv_bv

Name of
Religion

Name of
Founder

Development
Period

Area of
Origin

Name of Holy Books

Number of
Adherents

Evolution

Similarities
with others

Ideology/

Number of
Creator

Name of
Creator

Major Religious
Festival

wjD-UzRy
Rbt 570 _K
490 Lxc~ev,
eZgvb Pxb|

570 Lxc~ev|

Pxb

e,
KbwdDkwbRg

Cki wekvmx
bq

DjL bvB

DjL bvB

[Chain]

UvI-U-wPs, 300
Lxc~ev wjD-UzRy
KZK wjwce nq|
Kviv Kviv gZ 100
Lxc~ev wjwLZ nq|

cvq 50 wgwjqb

[570 BC5
approximately]

[Buddha,
Confucianism]

{Atheistic}

[No
mentioned]

[No
mentioned]

WvMb Dsme Ges

AvURb Agi agii
wZ Pvib

[Tao-te Ching,
written by Lao-tzu
around 300 BC-to
100 BC]

Pxb (nvs, Uvs,

Bqvs, Ry
mc`vq),
Kvwiqv,
wdwjcvBb,
KvbvWv BZvw`

5
5

Ta o i s m

UvqvRg&

[Lao-tzu, around
570 to 490 BC
in China.]

Mi g~j fvlv
Language

PvBwbR
[Chinese]

wmvZ MZg ey
Rb- gZzt 560480 Lxc~ev,
jyw^bx, bcvj|

Buddhism

e ag

[Siddhartha
Gautama
Buddha, 560480 BC,
Lumbini,
Nepal ]

wmv_ MZg ey
ejb t wfzMY !
`ytLB nj mZ|
RbZ `ytL,
gZzZ `ytL,
evevqAmyZvq `ytL|

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

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

wwcUK
(Tipitaka)

w= wZb, wcUK= Szwj

A_vr wZbwU Szwj
[Ti means THREE
and Pitaka means
BASKET, so, Trip
taka means Three
Basket]

Mi g~j fvlv
Language

cvwj
[Pali]

[Approximate
50 Millions]

msLvMwi vb

doctrine

g~jg/wekvm

Locations A.A6

Principle/Believes

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).

[Chain (Hun,
Tang, Yuan,
Zhou
Dynastry),
Korea,
Philippines,
Canada etc.]

Tao is the Originator of heaven and earth; and

is the Mother of all things.

wn`y ag >> e
ag

[Approximate
376 Millions]

[From the
polytheistic
religion :
Hinduism >>
Buddhism]

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

cZxK/wP
Symbol/Indication

UvI GB wekev Ges ^Mi mv Ges wZwbB mKj

wKQz RbKx|

cvq 376
wgwjqb

Locations A.A

[Dragon,
Eight Immortals,
popular deities in
Chinese religion.

K. wn`y ag
a. [Hinduism]

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

mbvmeZ/Cki
wekvmx bq

DjL bvB

DjL bvB

[No
mentioned]

[No
mentioned]

[Monastic or
atheistic]

g~jg/wekvm
principle/Believes

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|
w`U&Vv iv he Aw`UVv, h P `~i emw Awe`~i,
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 `~ievmx Ges
hjv mgxcevmx, Avi hviv RbQ ev RbMnY Kie
mB mKj cvYxmn RMZi mKj cvYx myLx nDK|

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)]

cZxK/wP
Symbol/Indication

bs
No

agi bvg

ceZKi bvg

Drcw Kvj

Drcw j

ag Mi bvg

agv^jxi msLv

weeZbi gaviv

mv`k

gZev`

mwKZvi msLv mwKZvi bvg

agxq Drme/cv_bv

Name of
Religion

Name of
Founder

Development
Period

Area of
Origin

Name of Holy Books

Number of
Adherents

Evolution

Similarities
with others

Ideology/

Number of
Creator

Name of
Creator

Major Religious
Festival

gnvivRv gnvexi
Rbt 599 _K
527 Lxc~ev,
fviZ|

527 Lxc~ev

fviZ

Zv_&fv_ m~

cvq 4 wgwjqb

[527 BC
approximately]

[India]

[Tattvartha Sutra]

[Adherents
around 4 (four)
millions]

wn`y ag >> Rb
ag

Awinv Ges
wm

7
7

Jainism

Rb ag

[Load Mahavir,
around 599 to
527 BC in
India.]

doctrine

e ag

w-Ckiev`x

`yB

[Buddhism]

[Dualistic]

[TWO]

`yBwU ^vi
(Awinv Ges
wm) APbv
Ki|

[Hinduism >>
Jainism]

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

gvnvexii g~wZ cyRv

[Idol worship for
Mahavir]

Mi g~j fvlv

msLvMwi vb

g~jg/wekvm

cZxK/wP

Language

Locations A.A

Principle/Believes

Symbol/Indication

msZ

fviZ,
AvgwiKv,
bcvj BZvw`|

[Sanskrit]

Awnsmv-B cig ag Ges Rxe RxeK

nZv Kiv bv| Rb Kvb Cki
wekvm Ki bv hw`I Rxeb Pjvi c_
bvbvb `e-`eZvi Avivabv Ki
_vK|

[India,
America,
Nepal etc.]

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.

Kb&wdDk&vm&
RxebKvjt 551479 Lxc~ev,
Pxb|

Confucianism

Kbd
& wz mqvwmRg&

[Confucius or
Kung Fu-tzu,
Life: 551?-479?
BC]

479 Lxc~e [479

Pxb

Gvbvjm& [Analects,

cvq 600,000

BC]

[China]

Written in 470 BC by
lun yu, vol-12]

[Six hundred
thousand
approximate]

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

UqvRg, e
ag

Cki wekvmx
bq

[Taoism,
Buddhism]

[Atheistic]

DjL bvB

DjL bvB

[No
mentioned]

[No
mentioned]

Mi g~j fvlv

msLvMwi vb

Language

Locations A.A

Principle/Believes

PvBwbR

b_ AvgwiKv
(26000), Pxb.
Kvwiqv, Rvcvb,
BZvw`|

Cki wekvmx bq eis gvbweKZv Ges

ciwnZ mvab B agi g~j K_v|

[Chinese]

[NorthAmerica,
China, Korea,
Japan etc]

Kb&wdDk&vm& Gi wbwg
c ewj
[Animal Sacrifice for
the founderConfucius]

g~jg/wekvm

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).

cZxK/wP
Symbol/Indication

bs
No

agi bvg

ceZKi bvg

Drcw Kvj

Drcw j

ag Mi bvg

agv^jxi msLv

weeZbi gaviv

mv`k

gZev`

mwKZvi msLv mwKZvi bvg

agxq Drme/cv_bv

Name of
Religion

Name of
Founder

Development
Period

Area of
Origin

Name of Holy Books

Number of
Adherents

Evolution

Similarities
with others

Ideology/

Number of
Creator

Name of
Creator

Major Religious
Festival

gvvwbqRg&iv
hvnb evcw K
AbymiY Ki|
Zviv g~mv, Cmv,
gvnv` (mvt) K
bex wnmve ^xKvi
Ki bv|

1 Lxv
(gvvwbqRg&
AvM bv, Lx ag
AvM GmQ - G
wbq wfb gZ
iqQ|)

cvim
(eZgvb
Bivb) Ges
gmvcUwgqv
(eZgvb
BivK)

wm`v Wv Bqvwnqv, wMv

iev

cvq 65,000
nvRvi

Av`g >>
gvvwbqRg&

`yB - Avjv Ges

A&Kvi

iweevii e`bv

[Sidra d yahia, Ginza

Rba]

[Approximate,
65,000
thousand]

[Adam >>
Mandaeanism]

cvZvwKj (wek
gji
mwKZv), Cki

[1 AD] (There is
some confusion
that the
Mandaeans
came after John
the Baptist.)

[Persia
(Iran) and
Mesopotam
ia (Iraq)]

Mandaeanism

gvvwbqRg&

10

[Mandaeans
believe that
Abraham,
Moses, Jesus,
and Muhammad
were false
prophets;
instead they
acknowledge
John the
Baptist.]

gwiqg cy cweAvZv Bwj

AwaKvix wh Lx

10

Christianity

Lx vb ag

[Jesus, Son of
Marry]

doctrine

evcwURg&

w Ckiev`x

[Baptism]

[Dualism]

[TWODarkness and
Light]

Mi g~j fvlv

msLvMwi vb

g~jg/wekvm

Language

Locations A.A

Principle/Believes

gvwK

Bivb, BivK,
cfwZ|

[Mandaic]

[Worship on
Sunday]

[Ptakil
(Darkness),
GOD (Light)]

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 Zv`i ag GmQ mivmwi
Av`g (Avt) _K|

[Iran, Iraq,
etc.]

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.

4 Lxc~ev _K
29 Lxv (wh
Lxi Rb _K
BsiRx Lxv
MYbv i
nqwQj)
[4? BC - AD
29?
approximately]
(The English
Calendar was
first introducing
from the birth of
Christ)

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

evBej (cwe Bwj

wKZvei bZzb msiY)
[Bible (New
Testament)]

cvq 2.1 wewjqb

[Approximate,
2.1 billion]

Mi g~j fvlv

msLvMwi vb

Language

Locations A.A

wne

jv.AvgwiKv,
hyiv, jfvbb,
hyivR,
WbgvK,
fwUKvbwmwU,
RiRvjg,

[Hebrew]

[L.America,
USA, UK,
Denmark,
Vatican City,
Lebanon,
Jerusalem,
etc]

Bmjvg >> B`x

>> Lxvb
[Islam >> Jewish
>> Christian]

hw`I 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.]

GKkiev`x

GK

Rnvfv/ MW

[Monotheistic]

[ONE]

[Jehovah or
GOD]

g~jg/wekvm
Principle/Believes

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; Avgv`i Cki cfy GKB cf|y
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.

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

cZxK/wP
Symbol/Indication

bs
No

agi bvg

ceZKi bvg

Drcw Kvj

Drcw j

ag Mi bvg

agv^jxi msLv

weeZbi gaviv

mv`k

gZev`

mwKZvi msLv mwKZvi bvg

agxq Drme/cv_bv

Name of
Religion

Name of
Founder

Development
Period

Area of
Origin

Name of Holy Books

Number of
Adherents

Evolution

Similarities
with others

Ideology/

Number of
Creator

Name of
Creator

Major Religious
Festival

216-276 Lxv

BivKi Di
c`k

AvRnvb

cvq 2 wgwjqb

[Arzhang]

[Approximate,
2 Million]

gvvwbqRg& >>
gvwbPBRg&

RvivBwbRg&,
gvvwbqRg

`yB - Avjv Ges

A&Kvi

[GOD]

[Mandaeanism
>> Manichaeism]

[Zoroastrianism,
Mandaeanism]

11

Manichaeism

gvwbPBRg&

11

12

bex gwb
RxebKvjt 210275 Lxv
(GvvBKvwcwWqv
, DBKwcwWqv
gZ), 216-276
Lxv
(gvBvmd&U
GvbKvUv gZ)|

Shintoism

[Shinto, Birth of
Date- 200 AD]

wmUvBRg& ag

[Southern
Babylonia
(Iraq)]

[TWODarkness and
Light]

msLvMwi vb

g~jg/wekvm

Locations A.A

Principle/Believes

cvim

Qwb, `wY
AvwdKv, ivg,
b, dv,
`wY BZvjx,
fviZ, wZeZ

gvwbPBRg& `yBRb Ckii AwZ 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.)

[China, North
Africa, Rome,
Spain, France,
North Italy,
India, Tibet]

552 Lxv

Cki

Language
[Persian]

[552 A.D]

w Ckiev`x
[Dualism]

Mi g~j fvlv

[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]

wmUv
Rbt 200 Lxv

12

[216-276 AD]

doctrine

wbb
(eZgvb bvg
Rvcvb),
wbb ev
Rvcvbi
RvZxq Ges
cavb
aggZ|

cKZc wbw` Kvb

M bvB, Ze KvwRwK
Ges wbnvx M
`ywUK wekl agxq
ghv`v c`vb Kiv nq|
712 Lxv KvwRwK
Ges 720 Lxv
wbnvx wjLv nq|

[Shinto, the
national
religion of
Nippon or
Japan.
Nippon, a
historical
name of
Japan.]

[There is no specific
Holy book of
Shintoism but Ko-jiki and Nihongi are
considered as holy
books, written in
712-720 AD]

Mi g~j fvlv
Language

Rvcvbx
[Japanese]

cvq 4 wgwjqb
[Approximate,
4 Million]

e ag >>
wmUBRg&

e,
KbwdDkwbRg

[Buddha >>
Shintoism]

[Buddha,
Confucianism]

e Ckiev`x

DjL bvB

DjL bvB

[Polytheistic]

[No
mentioned]

[No
mentioned]

msLvMwi vb

g~jg/wekvm

Locations A.A

Principle/Believes

Rvcvb
[Japan]

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

wmUBRg& gZ mwi m~Pbv jM wKQz msLK Kvwgi

De nq| cavb `yBRb 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.

cZxK/wP
Symbol/Indication

bs
No

agi bvg

ceZKi bvg

Drcw Kvj

Drcw j

ag Mi bvg

agv^jxi msLv

weeZbi gaviv

mv`k

gZev`

mwKZvi msLv mwKZvi bvg

agxq Drme/cv_bv

Name of
Religion

Name of
Founder

Development
Period

Area of
Origin

Name of Holy Books

Number of
Adherents

Evolution

Similarities
with others

Ideology/
doctrine

Number of
Creator

Name of
Creator

Major Religious
Festival

i bvbK
RxebKvjt 14691539 Lxv

1539 Lxv

cvve

cvq 22 wgwjqb

GKkiev`x

GK

[Panjab
(meaning 5
Rivers)]

wn`y + Bmjvg ag
= wkK ag

wn`y I Bmjvg

[1539 A.D]

i M mvne ev Avw`
M mvne (gvU(kvK
ev c`i msLv
29,480 wU)

[Hinduism,
Islam]

[Monotheistic]

[ONE]

GK-IgKvi11
ev In i 12

i bvbK `e Rxi
Rbw`b, ekvLx Dsme|

[ek-omkara13
or wahe
Guru14 ]

[Guru Nanak's
Birthday (full moon
day of Kartik
(November),
Baisakhi (first day of
the solar month of
Baiskh (Sanskrit
Vaisakha) (April))]

13
13

[Guru Granth Sahib

or Adi Granth Sahib
(Total Verses
29,480) ]

Sikhism

wkL ag

[Guru Nanak,
Life: 1469-1539
AD]

[Approximate,
22 Million]

[Hinduism +
Islam = Sikhism]

msLvMwi vb

g~jg/wekvm

Locations A.A

Principle/Believes

fiZ

kxi M mvne G DjL AvQ t

AvZvi mwKvix Kejgv GKRb-B|
Avwg wK ZvK KLbv fyjZ cvwi|

[India]

Mi g~j fvlv

2: 48: there is only the One, the

Giver of all souls. May I never
forget Him! ||5||

Language

cvvex

cZxK/wP
Symbol/Indication

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

[Punjabi]

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.

14

b fvb wPDB

1920 Lxv

wfqZbvg

cvq 4 wgwjqb

14

[Officially
founded by Ngo
Van Chieu]

[1920 AD]

[Vietnam]

[Approximate,
4 Million]

msLvMwi vb

Cao Daism

KvDwWqvRg&

Locations A.A

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&

GKkiev`x

GK

WvB WvI

[Monotheistic]

[ONE]

[Dai Dao]

[Buddhism,
Confucianism]

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

g~jg/wekvm
Principle/Believes

cZvKwU agi ceZK iqQ wK

KvDwWqvRg agi Kvb ceZK
bB| ^qs Cki-B gZfywgZ `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.

cZxK/wP
Symbol/Indication

Ckii Pzjxjv| Cki

mivmwi cw_exZ `kb
w`qwQjb Pzz cZxK
ek|

bs
No

agi bvg

ceZKi bvg

Drcw Kvj

Drcw j

ag Mi bvg

agv^jxi msLv

weeZbi gaviv

mv`k

gZev`

mwKZvi msLv mwKZvi bvg

agxq Drme/cv_bv

Name of
Religion

Name of
Founder

Development
Period

Area of
Origin

Name of Holy Books

Number of
Adherents

Evolution

Similarities
with others

Ideology/
doctrine

Number of
Creator

Major Religious
Festival

evnvDjv (cKZ
bvg wgRv mvBb
Avjx Iid b~i)
evnvDjv Aviex
k hvi A_ nj
Avjvi cmswkZ|
[Bahaullah (Full

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|

cvim
(eZgvb Bivb
cRvZ)

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|

cvq 6/7 wgwjqb

wkqv (Bmjvg agi

GKwU kvLv, hw`I
Bmjvg Kvb
fMvsk bB ev
Bmjvgi Kvb fvM
bvB- Bmjvg
Kej-B BmjvgB&mjvgK wkqvmybxZ fvM Kiv
hve bv|)

Bmjvg

AmsvwqZ

GK

Avjvn&

[Islam]

[Nondenomin
ational]

[ONE]

[Allah]

15

Bahaism

evwnRg&

15

name Mirza
Husayn Ali of
Nur)
Bahaullah =
Baha + Allah,
means the glory
of GOD]

[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.]

[Persia
(Todays
known as
Iran)]

[ 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 ]

Mi g~j fvlv
Language

Aviex
[Arabic]

[Around 6/7
million]

msLvMwi vb
Locations A.A

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.]

[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]

Name of
Creator

GKkiev`x
[Monotheistic]

g~jg/wekvm
Principle/Believes

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]

cZxK/wP
Symbol/Indication

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

0. mywi m~Pbv jM [At the beginning of the creation of the Universe] = Gi

1. Allah = Al the definite article and Llah the being who is worshipped

evLv wbb `Iqv nj [The explanation is given below.)

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

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