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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 Southeast Asia. They are grouped together because their ways of thinking, and worship are different from what is called the Western religions, which originated elsewhere.

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  • Abraham Dharma

    Distribution of Eastern religions today (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

  • Điện thờ Liễu Hạnh Công chúa

    Altar inside Liễu Hạnh Công Chúa Shrine in Hanoi.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Religiones orientales para niños

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