First of all, Christianity
Christianity is the general name of all sects that take Jesus Christ as their savior, also known as Christianity. 1 century, originated in Rome province of Palestine (now Israel, Palestine, Jordan). It is based on the birth, preaching, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Christianity mainly includes Catholicism, Protestantism, Orthodox Church and other smaller sects.
Christian faith is centered on Jesus Christ, based on the Bible, and the core idea is the gospel, that is, the redemption of God Jesus Christ, which fully shows God's selfless love for all mankind and the whole universe. God loves the world so much that he even gave his only son (Jesus Christ) to them, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
Christianity is the largest religion in the world in terms of scale and influence. Christianity plays an extremely important and irreplaceable key role and far-reaching influence in the history of human development. Up to now, the major developed countries, except Japan, are all countries dominated by Christian culture. Especially in Europe, America, Africa, Asia and Oceania, Christianity has shaped human civilization in politics, economy, science, education, culture and art.
Second, Islam.
Islam is one of the world religions, and it is also called the three major religions in the world together with Buddhism and Christianity. In the past, China was called "big food law", "big food religion", "Arabia", "pure religion", "Hui Islam" and "Hui Islam". By the end of 2009, among the global population of 6.8 billion, the total number of Muslims was 65.438+57 billion, distributed in 204 countries and regions, accounting for 23% of the world.
Islam has a history of 1400 years from its birth to the beginning of the 20th century. Islam, as a religious belief, ideology and cultural system, has been introduced to all parts of the world, interacting and integrating with local traditional culture, and has exerted different degrees of influence on social development, political structure, economic form, cultural fashion, ethics and lifestyle of many countries and nationalities under different historical conditions.
In more than 50 Islamic countries in Asia and Africa, Muslims account for the majority of the total population. In more than 30 countries, Islam has been designated as the state religion. Although Muslims are distributed all over the world and have different nationalities, nationalities, skin colors and languages, they all believe in the ancient and pure doctrine that there is only one master in the universe-"God" and follow the teachings of the Koran according to their own understanding. At present, Islamic countries and Muslim people are playing an increasingly important role in international political life.
Third, Buddhism.
Buddhism has a history of more than 2,500 years, which was founded by Gautama Siddharta, the prince of Kapilovi Kingdom (now Nepal) in ancient India. Western countries generally believe that Buddhism originated in India, and India is actually trying to shape the image of a "Buddhist holy land". The new name of the Buddha is S. Gautama (P. Gotama), and the old name is Gotama; Because he belongs to the Sakyamuni family, people also call him Sakyamuni.
Buddhism was officially introduced into China around 1000 ... Different from Indian cultural tradition, after Buddhism was introduced into China, the translation of Buddhist scriptures began, which was a systematic translation in written form under the strict system of the royal official monk organization. With Emperor Hanming officially welcoming the Buddha, in the following hundreds of years, there was an endless stream of eminent monks in the western regions of Tianzhu and the Central Plains, such as Kumarajiva, Zhen Zhen and Faxian.
Master Xuanzang traveled to dozens of countries in the Tang Dynasty to learn from the scriptures, and the big and small schools achieved the highest results. After successfully returning to the Tang Dynasty, Indian Buddhism was gradually translated into Chinese through the classics of various schools. At this time, the major sects in East China have matured one after another, with many eminent monks and witnesses. From the study and interpretation of teachings to the widespread spread among the people, the brilliant practice of Mahayana Buddhism in China and the prosperous times of Sui and Tang Dynasties complement each other.
The center of Buddhism in the world gradually moved to China, and then spread to Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore and China and Tibet. Buddhism has now become a world religion. Since then, Indian Buddhism has declined and disappeared. China's collection of Buddhist translations is the most comprehensive, systematic and complete.
Extended data
Christianity, Islam and Buddhism are called the three major religions in the world. These three religions can become the top three because only three religions in the world are listed as state religions by some countries, such as Christianity in some countries in Europe and America, Islam in some countries in Central Asia, West Asia and North Africa, and Buddhism in some countries in Southeast Asia.
Among the above religions: Christianity includes three major schools: Catholicism, Protestantism and Orthodox, among which Protestantism and Catholicism are more, while Orthodox is relatively less; Islam includes Sunnis and Shiites, among which Sunnis are the majority; There are three schools of Buddhism: Southern Buddhism, Han Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism. ?
Among the three major religions, Christianity has the largest number, followed by Islam and finally Buddhism. Although the number is different, followers of all religions are equal. Although they are three major religions, they all advocate peace and can exchange cultures with each other. Compassion, love and peace are the essence of these three religions. At the same time, this is the common goal of all religions.
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