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Observing the graphic you'll see that Christianity is the largest religion, having the most adherents following it (33% of world population) - Of course, I'm not dividing Catholic Christianity from the Orthodox Christianity etc...
The islam has also a great number of followers reaching 1.1 billion followers. Hinduism is the the third larger religion having approximately one billion followers, according to wikipedia.
Ending the group of the largest religion groups is the Buddhism with 324 million followers.
I'm now going to make a resume of the 4 religions spoken above.
Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in the New Testament.
Creeds:
-Belief in God the Father, Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Holy Spirit.
-The death, descent into hell, resurrection, and ascension of Christ.
-The holiness of the Church and the communion of saints.
-Christ's second coming, the Day of Judgement and salvation of the faithful.
Denominations:
The islam has also a great number of followers reaching 1.1 billion followers. Hinduism is the the third larger religion having approximately one billion followers, according to wikipedia.
Ending the group of the largest religion groups is the Buddhism with 324 million followers.
I'm now going to make a resume of the 4 religions spoken above.
Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in the New Testament.
Creeds:
-Belief in God the Father, Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Holy Spirit.
-The death, descent into hell, resurrection, and ascension of Christ.
-The holiness of the Church and the communion of saints.
-Christ's second coming, the Day of Judgement and salvation of the faithful.
Denominations:
-Catholicism
-Protestantism
-Orthodoxy
-Nontrinitarian
Islam is a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion originating with the teachings of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
The people who follow it are called muslim.
Islam is the predominant religion in much of Africa and the Middle East, as well as in major parts of Asia.
The Qur'an is the muslims' Holy book.
Hinduism is the predominant religion of the Indian Subcontinent.
Hinduism refers to the religious mainstream which evolved organically and spread over a large territory marked by significant ethnic and cultural diversity.
Prominent themes in Hindu beliefs include (but are not restricted to), Dharma (ethics/duties), Samsāra (The continuing cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth), Karma (action and subsequent reaction), Moksha (liberation from samsara), and the various Yogas (paths or practices).
Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices considered by most to be a religionand is based on the teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as "The Buddha".
Buddhism is principally widely spread in Asia.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_religious_groups
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism
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