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RELIGION IN THE CLINIC
THE FACTS OF THE ISLAMIC FAITH
HISTORY
• founded
• 622 CE (HIJRI CALENDER)
• Place founded
• Mecca, Saudi Arabia
• Founder
• Muhammed (born c.570), a trade merchant from Arabia
ISLAM
• Adherents
• 1.3 billion
• second largest religious following in the world
ISLAM
• Main location
• Middle East and North Africa
• Major sects and denominations
• Sunni and Shi’ite: Twelvers - Majority Shi'ite denomination that reveres the Twelve Imams
Seveners - Shi'ite denomination holding that the legitimate line of imams ended with the seventh
ISLAM
• Sacred text
• Qur'an (Koran) and the HadithOriginal language
• Arabic
Religious professionals
• sheikh; imam (Shi'ite)
House of worship
• mosque
ISLAM
• Human nature
• Born in a state of purity, imperfect yet capable of seeking God and doing good
• Purpose of life: Submit to the will of Allah and attain paradise after death How to live
• Follow the Qur'an, Hadith and Five Pillars of Islam
• Afterlife
• Resurrection of body and soul followed by eternal paradise or hell
ISLAM
• Symbols
• crescent moon and star
ISLAM
• Major holidays
• Ramadan - month long
Eid al-Fitr - Festival of Breaking the Fast Hijra - week long; begins 1 Muharram
Eid al-Adha - Festival of Sacrifice
ISLAM
• Five Pillars
• 1. Confession of faith (shahada)
2. Daily prayer (salat)
3. Alms tax (zakat)
4. Pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj)
5. Fasting during Ramadan (sawm)
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BUDDHISM
• Meaning of name "Buddhism"?
• System taught by the Buddha
BUDDHISM
• Date founded:
• c. 520 BCE
BUDDHISM
• Place founded:
• Northeastern India
Founder:
• Siddharta Gautama ("the Buddha"), an Indian prince
• Adherents:
• 360 million Size rank:
• Fourth largest world religion
BUDDHISM
• Major divisions:
• Theravada, Mahayana, VajrayanaTheravada is atheistic; Mahayana is more polytheisticSacred texts:
• Pali Canon (Tripitaka), numerous Mahayana sutras
Original language:
• Pali
• Spiritual leader:
• Monk (lama in Tibetan Buddhism)
BUDDHISM
• Human nature:
• There is no self or soul. Human existence is nothing more than a combination of five impermanent components (khandas). Theravada - Become an arhat, escape the cycle of rebirth, and attain nirvana. Mahayana - Become a boddhisatva then help others attain enlightenment. Rebirth or nirvana. Nirvana is seen simply as the cessation of suffering by some and as a heavenly paradise by others.
BUDDHISM
• BELIEFS: 1. Equanimity (upekkha)2. Loving-kindness (metta) 3. Compassion (karuna) 4. Sympathetic joy (mudita)
BUDDHISM
• HOW DOES BUDDHISM AFFECT THE CLINIC?