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Do you know the 5 major religions of the world? And their main religious text?

10 points to first correct answer. :)

Update:

Grand Poobah wins. I was hoping someone would also say the Talmud under Judaism, but I guess that's not exactly their main religious text. :)

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Christianity - the Bible

    Islam - the Qur'an

    Judaism - the Torah

    Buddhism - various

    Hinduism - Upanishads and Vedas

  • Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism.

    Pali Canon, Qur'an, Bible, Tanakh, Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads. The last two are both used by Hindus.

    Edit: But technically, the Buddhists don't have one central text that all traditions use.

    Edit: Jews don't just use the Torah though. The Torah is only the first five books of the Tanakh.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    these people are nuts, Judahism makes up less then 1% of the population of the planet

    Religion Date Founded Sacred Texts Membership 5 % of World 6

    Christianity The Bible 2,039 million 32% (dropping)

    Islam Qur'an & Hadith 1,570 million 22% (growing)

    Hinduism Bhagavad-Gita, Upanishads, & Rig Veda 950 million 13% (stable)

    Chinese folk religion None 390 million 6%

    Buddhism The Tripitaka (consisting of the Vinaya, the Sutras, and the Abhidharma) 350 - 1,600 million (2) 6% (stable?)

    Tribal Religions, Shamanism, Animism 232 million 4%

    Sikhism Guru Granth Sahib 23.8 million <1%

    Judaism Torah, Tanach, & Talmud 14.5 million <1%

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Buddhism: I'm not sure

    Christianity: Bible

    Hinduism: I'm not sure

    Islam: Qu'ran

    Judaism: Torah

    You've been touched by Imperfectionist

    Source(s): not in order,
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  • 1 decade ago

    Christianity--Bible

    Judaism--Torah

    Islam--Koran

    Hinduism--Vedas

    Buddhism--?

  • 1 decade ago

    My voting also same

    Hinduism--Vedas

    Buddhism--

    Christianity--Bible

    Judaism--Torah

    Islam--Koran

  • There is only one true religion and that is the one of the lord your God.

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