First Children Encyclopedia

What is the Christian holy book called?

People and society

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Hinduism

Hinduism began

in India about

4,000 years ago.

Hindus believe

in a spirit called

Brahman (God).

They also worship

many gods and

goddesses, who

represent different

parts of Brahman.

Many people follow a religion. A

religion is a set of beliefs and a way

of worship. The main religions today

are Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism,

Christianity, Islam, and Sikhism.

Religious lands

Sacred symbols

Each of these symbols

has a special meaning.

Hindus bathing

in the holy River

Ganges, in India

The Church

of the Holy

Sepulchre, in

Jerusalem

Christianity

Christians follow the

teachings of a man called

Jesus Christ who lived about

2,000 years ago. They believe

that Jesus was the son of God,

who died to save them from sin.

Hinduism: the “Aum”

symbol represents the

first sound of creation.

Judaism: the Star of

David reminds Jews of

a great Jewish king.

Buddhism: the wheel

represents eight points of

the Buddha’s teaching.

Christianity: the cross

reminds Christians of

Jesus’ death on a cross.

Islam: the star and

crescent moon appear

on many Islamic flags.

Sikhism: the khanda

symbol reminds Sikhs of

God and of God’s power.

Rosary