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title: "The 8 Oldest Religions in the World"  
description: "Ever wondered what the origins of modern religion look like? Here are some of the oldest religions in the world."  
author: "Abhishek  Sen"  
published: 2022-11-15  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1578/the-8-oldest-religions-in-the-world  
category: "religion"  
tags: ["Religion", "religious", "oldest religion"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# The 8 Oldest Religions in the World

![The 8 Oldest Religions in the World](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/adb800e1-2a07-498b-952c-e1c8f8d9841a/images/25dcbb6a-6576-446c-8da5-685c59565dc6.jpeg) ![The 8 Oldest Religions in the World](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/adb800e1-2a07-498b-952c-e1c8f8d9841a/images/fc440a4a-401a-4d96-99ab-8e2cec9958c9.jpeg) Hinduism – Origin: Indus River Valley (Modern-Day Pakistan), Circa 7,000 BCE ![The 8 Oldest Religions in the World](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/adb800e1-2a07-498b-952c-e1c8f8d9841a/images/8f82bdc5-daa1-47e3-8f8a-d5c652402e14.jpeg) Taoism – Origin: China, Circa 500 BCE ![The 8 Oldest Religions in the World](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/adb800e1-2a07-498b-952c-e1c8f8d9841a/images/7f969b80-3df0-41bb-980a-c518f3b8847e.jpeg) ![The 8 Oldest Religions in the World](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/adb800e1-2a07-498b-952c-e1c8f8d9841a/images/e6a9c0f8-4ec6-4a3f-b287-330ae02a7fb9.jpeg) Jainism – Origin: India, Circa 600 BCE ![The 8 Oldest Religions in the World](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/adb800e1-2a07-498b-952c-e1c8f8d9841a/images/1d2d6d65-4662-4f32-9fb4-d78d12e499b2.jpeg) Buddhism – Origin: Indian Subcontinent (Modern-Day Nepal), Circa 600 BCE ![The 8 Oldest Religions in the World](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/adb800e1-2a07-498b-952c-e1c8f8d9841a/images/ae019db5-bb51-44b2-bb6b-a0c5b8600575.jpeg) Shinto – Origin: Japan, Circa 700 BCE ![The 8 Oldest Religions in the World](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/adb800e1-2a07-498b-952c-e1c8f8d9841a/images/9ee8fcaa-7106-4004-b40c-5f5ea837cd25.jpeg) Zoroastrianism – Origin: Ancient Persia (Modern-Day Iran), Circa 1,500 BC ![The 8 Oldest Religions in the World](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/adb800e1-2a07-498b-952c-e1c8f8d9841a/images/7edc41b7-8ec1-4a91-b2cd-2f21f64dbd41.jpeg) Judaism – Origin: Southern Levant (Modern-Day Israel, Palestine, And Jordan), Circa 2,000 BCE

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