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Major World Religions - INI

The major world religions refer to the five religions: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism. Together, these religions cover over 80% of the world's population and are deeply rooted in human history, culture, and ethics. Christianity and Islam are classified as Abrahamic religions, derived from Judaism. Hinduism is one of the oldest religions, developed in the Indian subcontinent. Buddhism originated in ancient India and has now spread primarily throughout Asia.

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[item.christianity]
code=01
slug=christianity
name=Christianity
description=The world's largest religion, a monotheistic faith worshipping Jesus Christ as the savior.
followers_approximate=2.38 billion
followers_percentage=31.1%
founded_place=Palestine
founded_year=1st century CE
founder=Jesus Christ
majorBranches=["Catholicism","Protestantism","Eastern Orthodoxy"]
sacredText=The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

[item.islam]
code=02
slug=islam
name=Islam
description=The world's second-largest religion, a monotheistic faith recognizing Muhammad as the final prophet.
followers_approximate=1.96 billion
followers_percentage=24.9%
founded_place=Mecca, Arabian Peninsula
founded_year=7th century CE
founder=Muhammad
majorBranches=["Sunni","Shia"]
sacredText=Quran

[item.hinduism]
code=03
slug=hinduism
name=Hinduism
description=The world's third-largest religion, a polytheistic religion originating in India.
followers_approximate=1.14 billion
followers_percentage=15.2%
founded_place=Indus Valley
founded_year=c. 1500 BCE
founder=None (natural development)
majorBranches=["Vaishnavism","Shaivism","Shaktism"]
sacredText=Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita

[item.buddhism]
code=04
slug=buddhism
name=Buddhism
description=A religion founded by Buddha, aiming to achieve enlightenment.
followers_approximate=500 million
followers_percentage=6.6%
founded_place=Ancient India
founded_year=6th century BCE
founder=Gautama Siddhartha (Buddha)
majorBranches=["Theravada","Mahayana","Vajrayana"]
sacredText=Sutras, Vinaya, Abhidharma

[item.judaism]
code=05
slug=judaism
name=Judaism
description=The source of Abrahamic religions, worshipping the one God Yahweh.
followers_approximate=15 million
followers_percentage=0.2%
founded_place=Ancient Canaan
founded_year=c. 2000 BCE
founder=Abraham (traditional)
majorBranches=["Orthodox","Conservative","Reform"]
sacredText=Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)