宗教者,以神道設教而立誡約,使人崇信者也。
蒙昧之世,民智未啟,驚造化之奇妙,痛生死之無常,不知由來,乃悉舉智識範圍之外萬類歸之於神,而奉祀之,崇拜之,此宗教所由起也。
世界宗教之大者,皆始於亞洲。如猶太教、基督教興於猶太,伊斯蘭教興於阿拉伯,婆羅門教、佛教興於印度是也。
宗教以所尊之神數分,其敬奉一神者,如基督教、伊斯蘭等,曰一神教;敬奉多神者,如印度婆羅門教等,曰多神教;談玄理不奉神者,如釋教之本相,曰無神教;任舉一物皆可崇拜者,如鄉人之拜樹拜蟲,曰拜物教。
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