The Religions in Indonesia

Religion is a belief in the principles of God must be owned by every human being, as a religious man can know himself and his God, and the religious people can know and obligations as creatures created by God.
In Indonesia, many in the know or a variety of religious (Christian), but a recognized religion in Indonesia there are only five, including Islam, Protestantism and Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Confucianism.
- Islam
Islam is a religion that believes in one God, the language of Islam (in lafadz) has several meanings. Islam consists of basic letters (in Arabic): Sin, Lam and Mim. Some words in Arabic which has the same basic letters with Islam, Islam has nothing to do with meaning.
Islam in the language is: Islamul Wajh (beating face), Al istislam (surrender), As Salama (holy net), As Salam (survive and prosper), As Silmu (peace), and Sullam (steps, stages, or taddaruj) .
In terms, Islam means the revelation of God, the prophets and apostles deen, guidelines human life, the laws of God in the Qur'an and Sunnah, and he is a straight path, for the salvation of the world and the hereafter.
1. Name the holy book of Islam: Al_Qur'an
2. Teaching carrier name: Prophet Muhammad
3. Beginnings: less / more 1400 years ago
4. Name a place of worship: Mosque
5. Religious holiday: Muharram, Ashura, the Prophet's Birthday, Isra Mi'raj Nuzulul Quran, Eid ul-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, and Hijri New Year.
- Protestants and Catholics
Christianity is a religion based on the teachings, life, passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ or Jesus Christ. Christianity is believed yeses Christ is Lord and Messiah, the savior of all mankind, who redeemed from sin.
They attend church and Bible scriptures themselves. Sect or denomination comes after Martin Luther's protest in 1517 with his 95 Theses. applied to the words themselves Protestant Christians who reject the teachings and authority of the Catholic Church.
The word Catholic means universal or whole truth or the public (from the Greek adjective (Katholikos) which describes the nature of the church founded by Jesus Christ.
1. Name scriptures Protestants and Catholics: The Gospel
2. Bearer teachings: Isa / Jesus Christ
3. Place of worship: Church
4. Big Day Religious: Christmas, Good Friday, Easter, Ascension, and Pentecost
- Hindu
Hinduism is the oldest religion in dinua that still survive to this day, Hindu Sansakerta language means: Sanatana Dharma Eternal Truth, and Vaidika-Dharma (Righteousness Knowledge). Hinduism is a religion that originated from the Indian subcontinent.
Religion is a continuation of the religion of the Vedas (Brahmanism) which is the belief of the Indo-Iranian (Aryan). Religion is thought to arise between the years 3102 BC to 1300 BC.
1. Hindu scriptures Name: Weda
2. Name a place of worship: temples
3. Big Day Religious: Nyepi day, Saraswati, Pagerwesi, Galungan, and Kuningan
- Buddha
Buddhism in English Sansakerta is: Those who Sabar, who reached true enlightenment. of words Sansakerta: Budh, to know, Buddhism is the degree to realize the full potential of individuals to advance themselves and evolving consciousness.
In contemporary usage, is often used to refer to Siddhartha Gautama, religious teacher and founder of Buddhism Buddhist thought for this time. In other uses, it is an attraction and an example for people who have been aware of.
Buddhists do not consider Siddhartha Gautama Buddha as the first or last hyang. Technically, Buddha, Dharma or the person who found the Dhamma (the mean: Truth; case actual, reason, trouble the human condition, and the right to freedom through awareness, comes after a good karma (goal) perpetuated balanced and all bad actions not proficient abandoned.
1. Scripture Name: Tri Pitaka
2. The teaching Carrier Name: Sidharta Gautama
3. Place of worship: temples
4. Religious holidays: Vesak and Katina
- Confucius
Confucianism or Confucian, was a teacher or a famous sage and social philosopher of China, sometimes often simply called Kongcu (Hanzi, Hanyu Pinyin: Kongfuzi) (551 BC - 479 BC).
Fislsafahnya concerned with personal and governmental morality, and became popular because of strong principle in traditional Chinese characteristics. By the followers of Confucianism, he was recognized as a prophet.
1. Major carriers teachings: Confucianism
2. places of worship: pagoda / temple
3. Religious holidays: Sembayang the ancestral spirits, the Lunar New Year, Ca Go Mek, Twan Yang, Hari tangcik / Sembayang Ronde.