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Christianity

The place of origin of Christianity is
Jerusalem and founder is Jesus Christ. Jesus
Christ was born in Jerusalem, Palestine.
The holy book of the Christians is the 'Bible'.
According to Jesus Christ, service to human
kind is service to God. They go to church to
pray Jesus Christ. Christians have various
cultural traditions according to the Bible.
The special features of Christianity are to be
merciful, be generous, love everyone and do Christain prayer
good deeds to be kind to others, etc.
Similarly, some other religions are Jainism, Bahaism, Sikhism. Every religion has
same principles that are peace and non-violence. Each religious follower practices
their traditions and culture according to their religious norms and values. People
respect each other's religions in Nepal. Mostly among the Hindus and the Buddhist
religious tolerance is maintained very highly. Hindus visit monasteries whereas
Buddhists visit temples to worship.

Key Words

polytheism : the belief that there is more than one god
religious tolerance : to maintain equality among the religions

Divide the classroom into 4 groups and ask the students to draw
Activity the symbols of their religions and explain it.

Exercise

I. Fill in the blanks with suitable words:
1. Polytheism is practiced in __________ religion.

2. ___________ is the holy book of Buddhists.

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