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Major World Religions - TOML

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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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)"

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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"

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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"

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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"

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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)"