Religions and When They Began
All the religions and movements Meanwhile asks about, with the year each began, from Hinduism to Scientology. 20 religions and movements in 1 group.
1500 BCE1954
Three that catch people out
Could Julius Caesar have known of Christianity?
The answer · NOThey missed each other by 73 years.
Could Albert Einstein have known of Scientology?
The answer · YESThey overlapped by 2 years.
Could Alexander the Great have known of Buddhism?
The answer · YESThey overlapped by 34 years.
All 20 religions and movements
Major traditions20 · 1500 BCE to 1954
- Hinduism~1500 BCE–now
Diverse Indian tradition encompassing many deities rituals and philosophies without a single founder
- Judaism~1000 BCE–now
Monotheistic religion of the Jewish people centered on the Torah and covenant with God
- Zoroastrianism~1000 BCE–now
Ancient Iranian religion founded by Zoroaster centered on the struggle between good and evil
- Jainism~600 BCE–now
Indian religion teaching non-violence towards every living thing, and asceticism as the path to liberation
- Buddhism~500 BCE–now
Tradition founded on the teachings of the Buddha focused on ending suffering through the Eightfold Path
- Confucianism~500 BCE–now
Ethical and philosophical system based on the teachings of Confucius emphasizing social harmony
- Taoism~400 BCE–now
Chinese tradition of following the Tao through simplicity, naturalness and accord with the way things go
- Christianity~30–now
Monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ as described in the New Testament
- Shinto~500–now
Indigenous Japanese tradition venerating kami, the spirits of places, natural forces and ancestors
- Islam~610–now
Abrahamic faith revealed through the Prophet Muhammad emphasizing submission to the one God Allah
- Sikhism~1469–now
Monotheistic faith founded in Punjab by Guru Nanak stressing equality and service to others
- Vodou~1791–now
Haitian religion blending West African spiritual practice with the Catholicism imposed on it
- Santería~1800–now
Cuban tradition matching Yoruba orishas to Catholic saints, with ritual drumming and possession
- Mormonism1830–now
American restorationist church founded on new scripture, which sent missionaries worldwide and settled a desert basin
- Tenrikyo~1838–now
Japanese religion founded by Miki Nakayama teaching joyous life through divine providence
- Bahá'í Faith~1863–now
Religion founded in Persia teaching the unity of all religions and the oneness of humanity
- Caodaism~1926–now
Vietnamese religion of the 1920s combining Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and Catholic structure
- Rastafari~1930–now
Jamaican movement treating an Ethiopian emperor as divine and looking to Africa as home
- Scientology1954–now
Religion built from a self-help system, whose members audit each other to clear recorded traumas
- Wicca~1954–now
Modern pagan religion drawing on pre-Christian European folklore, ceremonial magic and nature worship