Eastern religion facts for kids

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Eastern religions is the name for a number of religions that had their origins in India, China, Japan and South-east Asia. They are grouped together because their ways of thinking, and worhip are different form what is called the Western religions, which originated elsewhere.

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  • Abraham Dharma

    Distribution of Eastern religions (yellow), as opposed to Abrahamic religions (purple).

  • Temple hindu1

    A Hindu temple in Sri Lanka.

  • Golden Aum

    OM, a sacred syllable and a quintessential symbol of Hinduism

  • Museum für Indische Kunst Dahlem Berlin Mai 2006 036 2

    A 13th century Cambodian statue of Vishnu.

  • Hong Kong Budha

    The Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong.

  • Priest at Dazaifu Tenmagu shrine 1

    A Shinto priest kneeling before a shrine.

  • Confuciusstatue

    Statue of Confucius on Chongming Island in Shanghai

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