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Let me identify the top 4 religions in the world by number of adherents, and then determine the birthplaces of their central divine figures or founders.
The top 4 religions by population are:
- Christianity
- Islam
- Hinduism
- Buddhism
For Christianity:
Jesus Christ is considered God incarnate and was born in Bethlehem (in what is now the West Bank/Palestine)
For Islam:
Islam is strictly monotheistic. Allah is God, but not born (eternal, without beginning or end).
Muhammad is not considered divine but is the prophet and founder - he was born in Mecca (in modern Saudi Arabia)
For Hinduism:
Hinduism has many gods, but if I need to list birthplaces, I could list:
- Krishna (incarnation of Vishnu) - born in Mathura (in modern Uttar Pradesh, India)
- Rama (incarnation of Vishnu) - born in Ayodhya (in modern Uttar Pradesh, India)
For Buddhism:
Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) is not considered a god in most Buddhist traditions, but the founder who reached enlightenment - born in Lumbini (in modern Nepal)
I should note that this question involves some theological complexity, as some of these religions don’t have “gods” with birthplaces in the same sense. Islam is strictly monotheistic and Allah is not born. Buddhism doesn’t consider Buddha a god in many traditions. Hinduism has multiple deities with various origin stories.
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世界四大宗教神明/创始人的出生地
基督教(Christianity)
- 耶稣基督(Jesus Christ)- 诞生于伯利恒(Bethlehem)
- 位于巴勒斯坦·西岸地区(The West Bank/Palestine)
- 耶路撒冷(Jerusalem)以南10公里处,人口约3万人。
- 约公元前4-6年

伊斯兰教(Islam)
- 安拉(Allah)- 在伊斯兰教中,安拉是永恒的,没有出生地
- 先知穆罕默德(Prophet Muhammad,创始人)- 诞生于麦加(Mecca)
- 位于现今的沙特阿拉伯
- 约公元570年

印度教(Hinduism)
- 印度教有多位主要神明:
- 克里希纳神(Lord Krishna,毗湿奴的化身)- 诞生于马图拉(Mathura)
- 位于现今的印度北方邦
- 传统上认为约公元前3000年
- 罗摩神(Lord Rama,毗湿奴的化身)- 诞生于阿约提亚(Ayodhya)
- 位于现今的印度北方邦
- 克里希纳神(Lord Krishna,毗湿奴的化身)- 诞生于马图拉(Mathura)


佛教(Buddhism)
- 佛陀(释迦牟尼,Siddhartha Gautama)- 诞生于蓝毗尼(Lumbini)
- 位于现今的尼泊尔
- 约公元前563年

注:在伊斯兰教和某些佛教传统中,安拉被视为无始无终的存在,而佛陀在许多佛教传统中被视为觉悟者而非神明。