Eastern religion refers to religions that are mostly either Indian or Chinese in origin: The Dharma faiths of Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism; and the Chinese religious philosophies of Taoism and Confucianism. This grouping also includes other religions, most notably Shinto, the traditional religion of Japan. Dharma (Sanskrit: धर्म) or Dhamma (Pāli: धमा) (Natural Law) refers to the underlying order in Nature and human behaviour considered to be in accord with that order. ... Hinduism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Sikhism (IPA: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ) is a religion that began in fifteenth century Northern India with the teachings of Nanak and nine successive gurus. ... Jainism (pronounced in English as IPA ), traditionally known as Jain Dharma (जैन धर्म), is a dharmic religion and philosophy originating in Ancient India. ... Buddhism is a dharmic, non-theistic religion and a philosophy. ... Taoism is the English name for a cluster of Chinese religious and philosophical traditions. ... Confucian temple in Jiading district, Shanghai. ... Shinto ) is the native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. ...

Hinduism

OM, a sacred syllable and a quintessential symbol of Hinduism

Hinduism (सनातन धर्म; also known as Sanātana Dharma and Vaidika-Dharma) encompasses many different philosophies. 'Hinduism' is the name given by the muslims and later the Europeans to denote all the indigenous faiths, from ancestor worship, totemism and animism to advaita, Buddhism and Jainism. The latter two are now recognized as separate religions in their own right; however, in India, before the advent of Islam, there was never a sharp distinction between the followers of various thoughts, and no Indian school of thought ever made exclusivist claims. Hence, the Indians, like the Japanese, do not follow the Western concept of various religions as watertight compartments fighting each other for supremacy. Hinduism does not have a founder or prophet in the West Asian sense. However, its sacred books are the oldest extant religious texts in the world. It is the third largest religion, with approximately 940 million followers worldwide, 96 percent of whom live in the Indian subcontinent. The only official Hindu state in the world was Nepal. Unlike Buddhism, Hinduism has remained mainly in the Indian subcontinent. Image File history File links Golden_Aum. ... Image File history File links Golden_Aum. ... Om redirects here. ... Hinduism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Buddhism is a dharmic, non-theistic religion and a philosophy. ... Jainism (pronounced in English as IPA ), traditionally known as Jain Dharma (जैन धर्म), is a dharmic religion and philosophy originating in Ancient India. ... Throughout history, various groups have considered themselves chosen by God for some purpose. ... Satellite image of the Indian subcontinent Map of South Asia (see note) This article deals with the geophysical region in Asia. ...

Hinduism, or Jainism, or Buddhism, is unlike the Abrahamic religions; it is quite interesting to note the fundamental differences between them. Jains are atheistic, as are Buddhists. The six orthodox schools of Hinduism vary in opinion, from monism and dualism, to pantheism and atheism. In Smartism, a denomination of Hinduism, the gods are all representations of one supreme energy. Map showing the prevalence of Abrahamic (purple) and Dharmic (yellow) religions in each country. ... JAIN is an activity within the Java Community Process, developing APIs for the creation of telephony (voice and data) services. ... A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by... Smartism[1], (or Smarta Sampradaya, Smarta Tradition, as termed in Sanskrit), is a denomination of the Hindu religion. ...

Hinduism teaches its followers the value of pure and right actions, to give up bad or wrong actions, to meditate on God, or your own self, in order to escape out of the cycle of life and death and obtain moksha. However, the common Hindu more readily identifies his religion with the numerous rituals he has to undergo from birth to death, than with the philosophical speculations of the six vedic schools. Moksha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Rituals was an American soap opera that ran in syndication from September 1984 to September 1985 in 260 25 minutes episodes. ...

The term Hindu derives from the name of the river Sindhu. See also Hindu people. The Indus (सिन्‍धु नदी) (known as Sindhu in ancient times) is the principal river of Pakistan. ... The Hindu people or Hindus are the inhabitants of India who follow Indian traditions and culture originated in Indaia in ancient times. ...

Buddhism

Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living.

Buddhism is a religion and philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, who lived between approximately 563 and 483 BC. Originating in India, Buddhism gradually spread throughout Asia to Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Tibet, Southeast Asia, as well as the East Asian countries of China, Mongolia, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. Buddha on Lantau Island File links The following pages link to this file: Buddhism Tian Tan Buddha Wikipedia:Todays featured article/April 2004 Wikipedia:Todays featured article/April 6, 2004 User:Mcsven Categories: NowCommons | GFDL images ... Buddha on Lantau Island File links The following pages link to this file: Buddhism Tian Tan Buddha Wikipedia:Todays featured article/April 2004 Wikipedia:Todays featured article/April 6, 2004 User:Mcsven Categories: NowCommons | GFDL images ... The Big Buddha, on Lantau Island, Hong Kong The Tian Tan Buddha (天壇大佛) is a large bronze statue of the Buddha, located at Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, in Hong Kong. ... Buddhism is a dharmic, non-theistic religion and a philosophy. ... This article is 58 kilobytes or more in size. ... Media:Example. ... Standing Buddha sculpture, ancient region of Gandhara, northern Pakistan, 1st century CE, Musée Guimet. ... Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC Decades: 610s BC 600s BC 590s BC 580s BC 570s BC - 560s BC - 550s BC 540s BC 530s BC 520s BC 510s BC Events and Trends 562 BC - Amel-Marduk succeeds Nebuchadnezzar as king of Babylon 560 BC - Neriglissar succeeds... Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC Decades: 530s BC 520s BC 510s BC 500s BC 490s BC - 480s BC - 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC Years: 488 BC 487 BC 486 BC 485 BC 484 BC - 483 BC - 482 BC 481 BC... Map of Central Asia showing three sets of possible boundaries for the region Central Asia located as a region of the world Central Asia is a vast landlocked region of Asia. ... Tibet (older spelling Thibet; Tibetan: བོད་; Wylie: Bod; Lhasa dialect IPA: [; Simplified and Traditional Chinese: 西藏, Hanyu Pinyin: XÄ«zàng; also referred to as 藏区 (Simplified Chinese), 藏區 (Traditional Chinese), ZàngqÅ« (Hanyu Pinyin), see Name section below) is a plateau region in Central Asia and the indigenous home to the Tibetan people. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... Korea (Korean: 한국 or ì¡°ì„ , see below) is a geographic area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. ...

With approximately 350 million followers, Buddhism is considered a major world religion. Major religious groups as a percentage of the world population in 2005. ...

Buddhism teaches that there are Four Noble Truths: that this world is full of misery, and we are caught in the cycle of birth and death; that the cause of misery is neurotic attachment; that by getting rid of such attachment one can escape from the cycle of birth and death and the resultant misery; and that this could be achieved by following the Eight-Fold Path. It teaches to avoid bad and harmful actions, and to purify and train the mind. The aim of these practices is to end the suffering of cyclic existence, samsara, by awakening the practitioner to the realization of true reality, the achievement of nirvana and Buddhahood. The Four Noble Truths (Pali: Cattāri ariyasaccāni, Sanskrit: Catvāri āryasatyāni, Chinese: Sìshèngdì) are one of the most fundamental Buddhist teachings. ... The Wheel of Life as portrayed within Buddhism, showing the cycle of Samsara, or reincarnation. ... This article is about the Buddhist concept. ... Bodhi (Pali and Sanskrit. ...

Buddhist morality is underpinned by the principles of compassion, harmlessness and moderation. Mental training focuses on moral discipline (sila), meditative concentration (samadhi), and wisdom (prajñā). In Sanskrit, śīla is a term in Indian-derived systems such as Hinduism and Buddhism which is usually rendered into English as behavioral discipline, morality, or ethics (Tibetan tshul khrims). ... Samadhi (Sanskrit, lit. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Prajñā (Sanskrit; Pali: paññā; Tibetan: shes rab, Chinese: 般若, banruo) meaning wisdom, cognitive acuity; or know-how -- but especially the Buddhist wisdom that is based on a realization of dependent origination, not-self, emptiness, etc. ...

While Buddhism does not deny the existence of supernatural beings (indeed, many are discussed in Buddhist scripture), it does not ascribe power for creation, salvation or judgement to them. Like humans, they are regarded as having the power to affect worldly events. Some Buddhist schools associate with them through rituals.

Jainism

Jainism is the religion of the followers of Vardhaman Mahavir. He is said to be the 24th tirthankara (ford-makers). He preached that the cycle of birth and death can be broken by the Three Gems: Right Knowledge, Right Conduct and Right Faith. In the past, Jainism had a more extensive following; its numbers shrank due to the onslaught of the Bhakti faiths. Its mythology is very intertwined with the Hindu mythology, to the point of being inseparable. Many Jains do not pay any attention to the debate whether they constitute a separate religion or not. Jainism (pronounced in English as IPA ), traditionally known as Jain Dharma (जैन धर्म), is a dharmic religion and philosophy originating in Ancient India. ... This article or section should be merged with Mahavir Swami Mahavir or Mahavira (the Great Hero -- Also, Vardhamana (increasing) or Niggantha Nathaputta -- 599 BC - 527 BC) was the 24th, and last, Jainist Tirthankara. ... In Jainism, a Tirthankara (Fordmaker) is a human who achieved enlightenment, became a Jiva, and whose religious teachings have formed the canon of Jainism; although not Gods, statues of Tirthankaras are found in temples. ... Bhakti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

See also

• Dharmic religions

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