Results: The Most Peaceful Religion In The World

The essence of Jainism is concern for the welfare of every being in the universe and for the health of the universe itself.

Jains believe that animals and plants, as well as human beings, contain living souls. Each of these souls is considered of equal value and should be treated with respect and compassion.

Jains are strict vegetarians and live in a way that minimizes their use of the world's resources.

Jains believe in reincarnation and seek to attain ultimate liberation - which means escaping the continuous cycle of birth, death and rebirth so that the immortal soul lives for ever in a state of bliss.

Jainism is a religion of self-help. There are no gods or spiritual beings that will help human beings.

Jainism has no priests. Its professional religious people are monks and nuns, who lead strict and ascetic lives.

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With the deepest, most immersive religious traditions of the world, Buddhism is known for its peace. Since its emergence in the subcontinent centuries ago, Buddhism has always advocated peace, justice, and a feeling of brotherhood. It carried the same message across countries, even across continents, and it enjoys immense support today. Those who follow it, and even those of other traditions revere Buddhism for its rational and scientific philosophy, its inspiring ideal of nirvana, and of the inner peace and harmony with the universe that it hopes to inculcate in all.

Taoism is an ancient system of Chinese thought and philosophy, beliefs and practices that was later framed as a religion in the modern sense. It is deeply philosophical in nature, and seeks to explain the natural order, the balance between the elements that constitute the world, and such. Taoism is an extremely technical tradition; it believes in the Ying Yang, that there is a natural order to the order that human beings must not disturb. Thus, it advocates peace, harmony, and co-existence that does not disrupt fellow beings.

Sikhism, a religion native to the Indian subcontinent, is of relatively recent origin – the 15th century, to be precise. Sikhism was established by Guru Nanak – the first of its eleven gurus – as a monotheistic religion with the Guru Granth Sahib being its sacred text. Sikhism is one of the youngest traditions in the world, but it has about 25 million adherents worldwide, making it the fifth-largest religion in the world. At the heart of this beautiful religion is the message of religious harmony, love, peace, tolerance, and fraternity. The Sikh community is considered to be one of the most peaceful, most hardworking communities in the world. Nanak himself was an extremely vocal critic of religious fundamentalism, ritualistic practice, inequalities, and such.

With over 900 million adherents worldwide, Hinduism is the dominant religion in India. Hinduism has no single scripture, founder, or even a common set of teachings. Nevertheless, an excellent conglomeration of traditions as it may be, traditions in Hinduism have always emphasised peace and harmony. The Bhagavad Gita, one of the most important texts of Hinduism, was employed even by Mahatma Gandhi, independent India's pioneer, in his nonviolent fight against the British colonial regime. India, Gandhi said, has the message of nonviolence embedded in its traditions.

Coming to the world's attention as late as the 20th century, the Wiccan tradition is one that is popularly equated with 'witchcraft.' Wicca was founded by Gerald Gardner, a retired public servant. It is pantheistic in character, and canonically worships the 'Great Goddess' and the 'Great Horned God' which can be located in different pantheons across different historical contexts. The Wiccans, its adherents, believe in their deities as reservoirs of power, and their religious practice is based on channeling that power through divine connection. This power, then, is used for healing. Wicca's precepts emphasize healing, harmony, peace, and compassion for one and all.

Arguably one of the oldest religions in the world today, Zoroastrianism enters world history very early. Its adherents number to about 2.5 million people, spread over Iran and India (where they are called Parsis). The, have faced immense persecution, and the Parsi community in India owes its existence to such influx. Zoroastrianism is premised on its God, Ahura Mazda, and its Prophet, Zarathustra. It also involves fire-worship in a very prominent way. It is an extremely intriguing religion which merges monotheism with cosmogenic elements. Doctrinally, it preaches good words, thoughts, deeds, as well as in always, unequivocally, doing the right thing, no matter what it is.

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