A SYNTHESIS OF RELIGIONS *
| Religion | Founder | Approximate Date When He Flourished |
Bible | Deity | Hereafter | “What Shall I Do to Be Saved?” | Dominant Note | Adherents (approximately) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aryan | Hinduism. | Rishis | 2000 B. C. | Vedas, Brahmanas, Upanishads, etc. | Agni, Indra, etc. Brahma | Reunion with Brahma | Meditate on your oneness with Brahma “Thou art That” | The Divine in universal nature | 200,000,000 | |
| Buddhism. | Gautama | 500 B. C. | Pitakas | (?) | Nirvana | Walk the “eightfold path’ that leads to Nirvana | Moral self- discipline | 450,000,000 | ||
| Zoroastrianism. | Zarathushtra | 600 B. C. | (?) Avesta | Ahura-Mazda | Paradise Hell |
Be industrious, truthful; perform the prescribed ceremonials | Conflict with evil and ultimate victory | 100,000 | ||
| Turanian | Confucianism. | Kung-Fu-tze (Confucius) | 500 B. C. | The Five “Kings” and The “Four” Books | Tien; or Shang-Ti | (?) | Imitate Nature’s calm unbroken order | Regulation of personal and social life | 80,000,000 | |
| Semitic | Judaism. | Moses (?) | 1300 B. C. | Old Testament | Yahweh | Sheol | Fulfill the law of righteousness | Righteousness | 15,000,000 | |
| Christianity | Paul and Jesus | 50 A. D. 28 A. D. |
New Testament | God | The Kingdom of God | “Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ” | Faith—a mystic at-one-ment with | Christ Jesus | 450,000,000 | |
| Mohammedanism. | Mohammed | 625 A. D. | Koran | Allah | Paradise Hell |
Yield to Allah’s Will | Submission (Islam) | 250,000.000 |
* See pp. 32-47 for a detailed explanation of this chart