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* [[Zoroaster]] - ''[[Zoroastrianism]]'', ca. [[1000 BC]] or earlier. |
* [[Zoroaster]] - ''[[Zoroastrianism]]'', ca. [[1000 BC]] or earlier. |
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* [[Numa Pompilius]] - [[Roman king]] who codified and organized [[Roman religion]]. ca. [[717 BC]]–[[673 BC]] |
* [[Numa Pompilius]] - [[Roman king]] who codified and organized [[Roman religion]]. ca. [[717 BC]]–[[673 BC]] |
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* [[Gautama Buddha|Siddartha Gautama]] - ''[[Buddhism]]'', ca. [[563 |
* [[Gautama Buddha|Siddartha Gautama]] - ''[[Buddhism]]'', ca. [[563 BC]]-[[483 BC]], or by legend, [[April 8]],[[1029 BC]]-[[February 15]], [[949 BC]]. |
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* [[Mahavira]] - ''[[Jainism]]'', [[599 BC]]-[[527 BC]] |
* [[Mahavira]] - ''[[Jainism]]'', [[599 BC]]-[[527 BC]] |
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* [[Confucius]] - ''[[Confucianism]]'', ca. [[551 |
* [[Confucius]] - ''[[Confucianism]]'', ca. [[551 BC]]–[[479 BC]] (trad.) |
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* [[Lao Zi]] - ''[[Taoism]]'', late [[Spring and Autumn period]] ca. [[500 BC]] |
* [[Lao Zi]] - ''[[Taoism]]'', late [[Spring and Autumn period]] ca. [[500 BC]] |
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* [[Jesus]] - ''[[Christianity]]'', [[8 BC|8]] to [[4 BC]]-[[27 BC|27]]-[[36 BC]] |
* [[Jesus]] - ''[[Christianity]]'', [[8 BC|8]] to [[4 BC]]-[[27 BC|27]]-[[36 BC]] |
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Revision as of 18:06, 24 July 2005
The following figures are believed to have founded major religions or to have been the first codifiers or best known proponents of older traditions.
- Abraham - claimed as a founder by Christianity, Judaism, and Islam - ca. 2166 BC and 1991 BC)
- Moses - Judaism dates unknown, estimates range from ca. 1600 BC to 1300 BC.
- Zoroaster - Zoroastrianism, ca. 1000 BC or earlier.
- Numa Pompilius - Roman king who codified and organized Roman religion. ca. 717 BC–673 BC
- Siddartha Gautama - Buddhism, ca. 563 BC-483 BC, or by legend, April 8,1029 BC-February 15, 949 BC.
- Mahavira - Jainism, 599 BC-527 BC
- Confucius - Confucianism, ca. 551 BC–479 BC (trad.)
- Lao Zi - Taoism, late Spring and Autumn period ca. 500 BC
- Jesus - Christianity, 8 to 4 BC-27-36 BC
- Mozi - Mohism, (ca. 470 BC–390 BC
- Mani - Manichaeism, ca. 210-276
- Muhammad - the last prophet of Islam, according to Muslims, and the founder of Islam, according to non-Muslims, ca. 570-June 8, 632
- Guru Nanak Dev - Sikhism, October 20, 1469 - May 7, 1539
- New religions
- Joseph Smith (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as Mormonism) 1805-1844
- Bahá'u'lláh - Bahá'í Faith, 1817-1892
- L. Ron Hubbard (Scientology) (1950s)
Note that absence from this list does not imply that a religion is not major. Hinduism and Shinto, for example, have no single founder.