Religious Pluralism in India
Directions: Use the internet to find information for each of the following religions and philosophies. Please remember that you are looking
at the original base for all these religions and you are making some generalizations. While ideas and concepts have changed over the years
and there are always exceptions to the rule, the foundations on which they were developed have remained the same.
1. Explain: Expand on the idea of pluralisms in regards to religions.
HINDUISM
BUDDHISM
SUFISM (ISLAM)
What previous
knowledge do you
have about the
religion?
What is the place
and dates of origin
of the religion?
How many
followers are there
world-wide?
Who is the founder
of the religion?
Who are the
important people
and/or gods
associated with the
religion?
What are the sacred
writings of the
religion?
*These Websites will be useful for your research:
The Usborne Internet-linked Encyclopedia of World Religions pages 12, 36, 68, 80, 94
http://usborne-quicklinks.com/usa/usa_entity_pages/usa_all_links.asp?lvl=1&id=1018
BBC – Religions http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/
SIKHISM
JAINISM
Religious Pluralism in India
HINDUISM
BUDDHISM
SUFISM (ISLAM)
What are 2-3 basic
beliefs of each
religion?
What are 2 specific
practices/rituals in
the religion?
What are the beliefs
surrounding what
occurs after death?
Where do followers
worship?
Where
(geographically) are
followers located?
What are 2
important symbols
for each religion?
Why are they
important?
*These Websites will be useful for your research:
The Usborne Internet-linked Encyclopedia of World Religions pages 12, 36, 68, 80, 94
http://usborne-quicklinks.com/usa/usa_entity_pages/usa_all_links.asp?lvl=1&id=1018
BBC – Religions http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/
SIKHISM
JAINISM