Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Creation & Origins
How did the universe and humanity come to exist? Every religious tradition offers a sacred account of creation that grounds human identity in something larger than history. These narratives range from the Genesis account to the Vedic cosmogony to the Buddhist understanding of dependent origination, each revealing something profound about the nature of existence itself.
Across the World's Religions
Christianity
- Practice
- Creation by God ex nihilo
- Key Text
- Genesis 1-2; John 1:1-3
Islam
- Practice
- Allah created the heavens and earth in 6 days
- Key Text
- Quran 7:54, 21:30
Judaism
- Practice
- Bereshit — Creation and covenant
- Key Text
- Genesis 1:1; Psalm 104
Hinduism
- Practice
- Brahman as the source of all existence
- Key Text
- Rig Veda 10.129; Bhagavad Gita 10:20
Buddhism
- Practice
- Dependent origination (pratityasamutpada)
- Key Text
- SN 12.1-2 (Nidana-samyutta)