Home›Anthologies›TraditionBrowse ByTraditionThis page groups scripture texts by the tradition that treats them as central. Wikipedia notes that in some non-theistic religions "such as some Indian religions they are considered to be the central tenets of their eternal Dharma," a different basis for sacredness than divine revelation. Browsing by tradition lets a visitor read every text central to one religion together.FactsTraditionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedScriptures & Texts 1TraditionFilter Results4 entriesAdherents Today MinimumAll6,630,000 (1)Basis of the Membership FigureAllChurch-Reported Rolls (2)Independent Survey (1)National Census (2)Scholarly or Demographic Estimate (1)Date of Separation End YearAll1271 (1)Date of Separation Start YearAll1253 (1)Defining Doctrinal PositionAllLiberation by the path of the arhat (1)One vehicle: every teaching leads to a single buddhahood (2)Shiva as the supreme reality (1)The Lotus Sutra alone as the complete teaching (1)The Lotus Sutra alone as the complete teaching (1)The present age is too degenerate for the older disciplines (mappo) (2)Documented Accused CountAll3 (1)GovernanceAllA head temple over affiliated branch temples (2)Authority in monastic seats (mathas) and their heads (1)Authority through monastic ordination lineage and its seats (1)Autonomous local bodies under a national umbrella association (1)No central authority (1)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCustomary Norm (1)Liturgical LanguageAllClassical Chinese (read in Sino-Japanese where used in Japan) (2)Pali (1)The vernacular (1)Membership Figure As OfAll1951-05-03 (1)1957-12-01 (1)1991-11-28 (1)2010-01-01 (1)2012-01-01 (1)2014-01-01 (1)2015-01-01 (1)2020-12-31 (1)2026-08-14 (1)OrdinationAllMarried clergy permitted (2)Office passes by descent (1)Ordination is into a monastic order, not to a congregation (3)Restricted to men (1)The full female ordination lineage is held lapsed; revival contested (1)Varies between provinces or member bodies (1)Origin Period End YearAll1253 (1)1290 (1)1900 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll250 BCE (1)1100 (1)1253 (1)1290 (1)Relation to the StateAllVaries by Province (1)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (4)Show ResultsBrowseCompareLingayatismTradition1 entryNichirenTradition1 entryNichiren ShoshuTradition1 entryTheravadaTradition1 entrySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.