World Religions

A belief in many gods.

A class system in India that is determined by birth.

Man who is a member of a brotherhood living in a monastery/devoted to a religion.

Good/bad deeds believed to determine his fate after re-birth.

The holy book of Isalm

The action or process of distributing things or people over a wide area.

The city of Jerusalem; holiest city by Jews, Christians, and Muslims.

A belief in one God.

The branch of Christianity headed by the Pope.

The god of Islam.

A recognition of people's right to hold differing religious beliefs.

One of the 3 great divisions of Christianity; the others are Protestant and Roman Catholic.

The book that explains Jewish civil and ceremonial law and tradition.

The process by which a soul is re-born until it reaches perfect understanding.

In Buddhism, the release from pain and suffering achieved through enlightenment.

The founder of Christianity.

Muslims make a haji to Mecca to walk around this building seven times.

The 1st five books of the Old Testament that contain the laws of Moses.

The intense focus on the writings and teachings of Buddha. A trance like state.

An Islamic place of worship