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• Hinduism
• # of adherents- 1.1 billion
• Call them- Hindus
• Geographic Location- India, Nepal
• Holy Book- the Vedas- external truths revealed to ancient sages; composed in verse form
• Founder- no distinct founder- series of intellectual or philosophical points of view
• Reincarnation
• Buddhism
• # of adherents- 500 million to 1.5 billion
• Call Them- Buddhist
• Geographic Location- Southeast Asia, China, Nepal, Japan
• Founder- Siddhartha Gautama
• Denomination- Tibetan, Zen, Theravada, Amidist 
• 4 Noble Truths:

1. There is suffering
2. Attachment to desire is the origin of suffering
3. There is a cessation of suffering 
4. The Eightfold Path will lead to the cessation of suffering 

• The Eightfold Path
• Right View
• Right Intention
• Right Speech
• Right Action
• Right Livelihood
• Right Effort
• Right Mindfulness
• Right Dedication
• Judaism
• # of adherents- 14-18 million
• Call them- Jews
• Geographic Location- Israel, U.S.
• Founder- Abraham
• Holy Book- The Torah (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy)
• Beliefs- ethical monotheism- God is one, concerned with the actions of human kind, 10 Commandments, 13 Principals of Faith