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“The religion that is afraid of science dishonors God
and commits suicide.”
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Religious
Founders
Definition:
Messiah-In
Judaism, the Messiah (מָשִׁיחַ
Standard HebrewMašíaḥ
Arabic:
Al-Masiḥ, المسيح),
Tiberian HebrewMāšîªḥ,
Aramaicמשיחא) initially meant any person who was a
prophet of
God. In
English today, in
religious contexts, it is
used in two major contexts: the anticipated
saviour of the Jews, which
has to come in the future to bring ultimate peace on earth; and secondly,
the one who is anticipated as, regarded as, or professes to be a saviour or
liberator. Jews, however, do not generally use the word "saviour" in
reference to the messiah, primarily because of the
Christian connotation of
the word "saviour," and the sense in which that word is used by
Christianity". Source:
Wikipedia
Definition: Sage-"a
mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound
wisdom" Source:
Wordnet
Resources
Religion—"sometimes used
interchangeably with faith or belief system—is commonly defined
as belief concerning the supernatural, sacred, or divine, and
the moral codes, practices and institutions associated with such
belief. In its broadest sense some have defined it as the sum
total of answers given to explain humankind's relationship with
the universe. In the course of the development of religion, it
has taken a huge number of forms in various cultures and
individuals. ..." Source: Wikipedia
List of founders of world religions-Answers.com List offoundersof world religions The following figures are
believed to have founded or inspired major beliefs or to have
been the first codifiers.
Timeline: Major Religion Origin Timeline:
Origin of Major Religions. This
table indicates the approximate date each of the twelve major world religions began, along with the
traditional dates for the birth and death of it...
Jewish
"The word Jew
(Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally
refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish
mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish
culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these
attributes. This article discusses the term as describing an
ethnic group; for a consideration of the religion, please refer
to Judaism."
Source: wikipedia.
Abraham:
"the first of the Old
Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to
Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the
land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking
him to sacrifice his son; "Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each
has a special claim on Abraham"
Source:
wordnet
Lao Tse:
"Lao Zi (also spelled Laozi, Lao Tzu, or Lao Tse)
was a famous Chinese philosopher who is believed to have lived
in approximately the 4th century BC, during the Hundred Schools
of Thought and Warring States Periods. He is credited with
writing the seminal Taoist work, the Tao Te Ching. He became a
popular deity in Taoist religion's pantheon. ..." Source:
wikipedia.
Laozi - Wikipedia
Laozi (Chinese: 老子, Pinyin: Lǎozǐ; also transliterated as Lao Tzu, Lao
Tse,
Laotze, and in other ways) is a major figure in Chinese philosophy whose
..
Buddhism
The religion based on the teachings
of Siddhartha Gautama, known as Buddha. He refuted the idea of
man's having an immortal soul and did not preach of any Supreme
Deity. Instead he taught that man should seek freedom from
greed, hatred and delusion, and enlightenment through realizing
the Four Noble Truths and following the Eightfold Path. The Four
Noble Truths are: the fact of suffering, the origin of
suffering, the annihilation of suffering, and the Eightfold
Path. ...Source:
himalayanacademy.com
Buddha:
Means "the Enlightened." The Prince
Siddhartha of the Guatama clan (ca. 563-483 BC) in northern
India. According to tradition, he tried and rejected first the
life of luxury and then a life of poverty and in 528 BC achieved
enlightenment and began to teach. Source:
Alternate Healing Dictionary
Life of Buddha During his life
the Buddha had taught that no one was to succeed
him as leader of the Sangha. Instead, his
followers were to take his teaching and rule as
...
Confucius:Confucius
(traditionally September 8? 551 BCE–479 BCE) was a famous
thinker and social philosopher of China whose teachings have
deeply influenced East Asia for twenty centuries. Living in
times of trouble, he was convinced of his ability to restore the
world's order but he failed. Considered as a "Throneless King",
he eventually became involved in teaching disciples. ...
Source:
wikipedia
Jesus:
"Jesus,
also known as Jesus Christ*, Jesus of Nazareth, and Jesus the
Nazarene, is the central figure in Christianity. The main
sources about Jesus and his teachings are the four Gospels,
which depict him as a Torah-observant Jewish preacher and healer
— often at odds with Jewish authorities at that time — who was
crucified by the Romans in Jerusalem."
Source:
wikipedia
From
Jesus to Christ This FRONTLINE series is an intellectual and
visual guide to the new and controversial historical evidence which challenges
familiar assumptions about the life of Jesus and the epic rise
of Christianity.
Jesus Seminar The Jesus Seminar was organized
under the auspices of the Westar Institute to renew the quest of
the historical Jesus and to report the results of its research
to more than a handful of gospel specialists.
Islam
"(arabic Islam: to
submit, or surrender, to God). The second largest category of
religions in the world. 1400 years ago Mohammad created a
version of the Judeo-Christian Bible based primarily on the Old
Testament, called the Qur’an. Mohammad is considered by Muslims
to be the last and greatest of the prophets. Doctrine holds
that, in the service of Allah (arabic: one God), divine justice
can be meted out by one nation against another, or one religion
against another."
...Source:
reasoned.org
Mohammed:
"Muhammad
(, also transliterated Mohammad, Mohammed, Muhammed, and
formerly Mahomet, following the Latin) was an Arab religious and
political leader and the final prophet of Islam. Islam is
considered by Muslims to have existed prior to Muhammad, in the
same tradition as Judaism and Christianity. Non-Muslims consider
him the founder of Islam. According to traditional Muslim
biographers, he was born c. ..."Source:
.wikipedia
Mohammed
The Prophet By Prof. K. S. Ramakrishna Rao, Head of the
Department of Philosophy, Government College for Women University of
Mysore, Mandya-571401 (Karnatika).
Resources
Confucius:Confucius
(traditionally September 8? 551 BCE–479 BCE) was a famous
thinker and social philosopher of China whose teachings have
deeply influenced East Asia for twenty centuries. Living in
times of trouble, he was convinced of his ability to restore the
world's order but he failed. Considered as a "Throneless King",
he eventually became involved in teaching disciples. ...
