Founder: Kung Fu Tzu or Confucius (551 to 479 BCE), born in the State of Lu in China
Founded in: 500 BCE
Followed in: China, Taiwan, South Korea, Nauru, and Vietnam
Sacred text: The Lun Yu, The Analects
Sacred place: Peking (Beijing) in China
Place of worship: No church of temple
Founder: Jesus Christ (4 BCE to 29 CE,) born in Judea. Also called Jesus of Nazareth
Founded in: 2000 years ago
Followed in: Spread all over the world
Scared text: Holy Bible consisting of the Old Testament (before Christ) and the New Testament (during and after Christ)
Place of worship: Church
Important sects: Catholics and Protestants
Funder: Ancient Sages
Founded in: 1500 BCE
Followed in: Concentrated in Indian and Nepal and also found in Bhutan, Fiji, Guyana, Indonesia, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago, Bali
Sacred texts: The Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, and the epics of the Mahabharata and the Ramayana
Place of worship: Temple
Founder: Prophet Mohammed (570 to 632 CE,) born in Mecca (Saudi Arabia)
Founded in: 622 CE
Followed in: West coast of Africa which includes Tanzania, Southern part of Russia and China, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Indonesia, Also parts of North Africa
Sacred texts: Quran (words of God), Hadis (collection of Prophet’s savings)
Sacred places: Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia
Place of worship: Masjid (mosque)
Important sects: Sunnis and shias
