How Does Religion Affect The Lives Of Its Followers
Elizabeth Cress
3/7/16
World Studies
Mr. Ressler
How Religion Affects the Lives of its Followers Religion plays a big part in the everyday lives of its followers. The followers of a religion can be affected by their religion both positively and negatively, depending on the interpretation of their religion. All religions are similar in this aspect. Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism all have their own interpretations on how they should live life which ends up affecting how they live their lives. Hinduism has been around since 1500 BCE, and has grown from when it began in India to what it is today. According to religioustolerance.org, “Hinduism has grown to become the world’s third largest religion. It claims about 950 million followers” (HINDUISM: The World’s Third Largest Religion). The beliefs of Hinduism are recorded in sacred texts. These texts include the vedas and upanishads. According to the World Cultures textbook, “the Vedas contain eternal truths that were revealed to wise men. The Upanishads help to explain the ideas contained in the Vedas” (Ahmad, Iftikhar). These two texts are important and work together because one tells about what was said and the other explains what was meant. An …show more content…
Buddhist missionaries also carried the new ideas to other parts of Asia. As people in other cultures adopted Buddhism, they adapted the Buddha’s teachings to their own needs” (Ahmad, Iftikhar).
Buddhism did spread, but not as efficiently as other religions, and mainly spread across South Asia. Even though Buddhism did not spread as well, it still affected the lives of its followers. The followers of Buddhism live their lives based on their interpretation of the religion. The Buddhist faith has three main principles. One of the principles is karma, which is moral thought and action. Another one of the principles are the four noble truths. According to a Chinese Buddhist canon text, the four noble truths
3/7/16
World Studies
Mr. Ressler
How Religion Affects the Lives of its Followers Religion plays a big part in the everyday lives of its followers. The followers of a religion can be affected by their religion both positively and negatively, depending on the interpretation of their religion. All religions are similar in this aspect. Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism all have their own interpretations on how they should live life which ends up affecting how they live their lives. Hinduism has been around since 1500 BCE, and has grown from when it began in India to what it is today. According to religioustolerance.org, “Hinduism has grown to become the world’s third largest religion. It claims about 950 million followers” (HINDUISM: The World’s Third Largest Religion). The beliefs of Hinduism are recorded in sacred texts. These texts include the vedas and upanishads. According to the World Cultures textbook, “the Vedas contain eternal truths that were revealed to wise men. The Upanishads help to explain the ideas contained in the Vedas” (Ahmad, Iftikhar). These two texts are important and work together because one tells about what was said and the other explains what was meant. An …show more content…
Buddhist missionaries also carried the new ideas to other parts of Asia. As people in other cultures adopted Buddhism, they adapted the Buddha’s teachings to their own needs” (Ahmad, Iftikhar).
Buddhism did spread, but not as efficiently as other religions, and mainly spread across South Asia. Even though Buddhism did not spread as well, it still affected the lives of its followers. The followers of Buddhism live their lives based on their interpretation of the religion. The Buddhist faith has three main principles. One of the principles is karma, which is moral thought and action. Another one of the principles are the four noble truths. According to a Chinese Buddhist canon text, the four noble truths