Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Religions-Names and meanings

Different religions have derived their names from different sources. Some religions derived their names from the name or title of the founder, while other religions have their names derived from certain words or names.




Name of religion
Source of the name
Meaning of the source
Bahai
Bahaullah
The title of the religion's founder, meaning glory of God in Arabic.
Buddhism
Buddha
The title of the religion's founder, meaning enlightened in Sanskrit.
Christianity
Khristos
Khristos is the Greek translation of the Hebrew word Messiah, meaning the anointed.
Confucianism
Kung Fu Tzu
Kung Fu Tzu (Confucius) was a Chinese philosopher.
Druze
Darazi
One of the first three founders of the Druze sect.
Hinduism
Hind
In many Asian languages, Hind is the name of the region between the Himalayas and the Indus river.
Islam
Sa-le-ma
In Arabic, Salema is root to words like peace, submission and obedience.
Jainism
Jina
Sanskrit word meaning victorious or overcome.
Judaism
Judah
One of the Tribes of Israel.
Shinto
Shin Tao
In Chinese, way of the gods.
Sikhism
Sikh
Punjabi word meaning learner or pupil.
Taoism
Tao
Chinese word meaning way or path.
Zoroastrianism
Zoroaster
An ancient Persian philosopher. In India the Zoroastrians are known as Parsis, meaning people of Persia.

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