Home›Building Type›TraditionBrowse ByTraditionThis page groups sacred structures by the religion that built them. Wikipedia notes that "among religions still active: Hinduism (whose temples are called mandir or kovil), Buddhism (whose temples are called vihara), Sikhism (whose temples are called gurudwara)," each with its own name for the same kind of place. Browsing by tradition lets a visitor read every structure from one religion together.FactsTraditionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedSacred Architecture 1TraditionFilter Results21 entriesAdherents Today MaximumAll121,962 (1)5,000,000 (2)14,800,000 (1)17,000,000 (1)30,000,000 (1)324,000,000 (1)1,200,000,000 (1)2,000,000,000 (1)2,300,000,000 (1)Adherents Today MinimumAll111,691 (1)4,000,000 (1)5,000,000 (1)14,800,000 (1)17,000,000 (1)25,000,000 (1)324,000,000 (1)1,200,000,000 (1)2,000,000,000 (1)2,300,000,000 (1)Basis of the Membership FigureAllChurch-Reported Rolls (3)Independent Survey (8)National Census (3)Scholarly or Demographic Estimate (7)Era of Decline End YearAll100 (1)400 (2)529 (1)1200 (1)1600 (1)1976 (3)Era of Decline Start YearAll100 BCE (1)350 (1)380 (2)651 (1)1000 (1)1521 (1)1966 (3)Establishment StatusAllDeclared Not Established (1)Disestablished (3)Established (1)No Establishment (1)Varies by Province (4)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCodified Obligation With Consequences (2)Customary Norm (6)Obligation to Support, No Set Rate (1)Preached Expectation, Not Enforced (1)Membership Figure As OfAll1969-12-31 (1)2001-01-01 (1)2001-03-01 (1)2004-01-01 (1)2006-01-01 (1)2010-01-01 (5)2011-01-01 (1)2011-01-27 (1)2011-03-01 (1)2011-12-19 (1)2012-01-01 (1)2012-12-18 (2)2013-01-01 (1)2015-01-01 (1)2016-01-01 (2)2016-12-31 (1)2018-01-01 (3)2020-01-01 (5)2021-01-01 (2)2022-01-01 (1)2023-08-30 (1)2025-01-01 (1)2026-08-13 (1)Origin Period End YearAll3000 BCE (1)1046 BCE (1)700 BCE (1)600 BCE (1)500 BCE (2)479 BCE (1)400 BCE (3)50 (1)120 (1)142 (1)632 (1)712 (1)800 (1)1428 (1)1708 (1)1863 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll3500 BCE (1)1600 BCE (1)1500 BCE (2)1400 BCE (1)750 BCE (1)600 BCE (1)586 BCE (1)551 BCE (1)500 BCE (2)400 BCE (1)300 BCE (1)30 (1)80 (1)610 (1)1325 (1)1499 (1)1830 (1)1844 (1)Position on MarriageAllMarriage is held to be monogamous, with remarriage after divorce sanctioned under specified conditions (2)Marriage may licitly be polygynous (1)Position on SexualityAllSame-sex orientation or practice is held to bar full membership or participation (2)Same-sex sexual relationships are held contrary to teaching; LGBT individuals are welcomed as members but not ordained, and same-sex unions are not blessed (1)The body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within it (3)Position on UsuryAllInterest is permitted but bound by ethical constraints against exploiting the poor (1)Interest of any kind on a loan is forbidden (1)Practice StatusAllClosed ceremonial knowledge, described but not reproduced (1)Discontinued as a state religion (5)Living, and practised in varied local forms (9)Partly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (5)Standard Rate ExpectedAllNineteen percent. (1)Ten percent. (2)Two and a half percent. (1)Status TodayAllHistorical; not practised continuously (6)Living tradition, practised today (15)TheologyAllAncestor-centred (2)Animist: persons and powers in land, water and living things (2)Dualist: two opposed cosmic principles (1)Monistic: one ultimate reality behind all appearance (2)Monotheistic: one God (7)Non-theistic: no creator god is central (3)Panentheistic: the divine both within the world and beyond it (1)Polytheistic: many gods (10)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAncient Greek ReligionTradition1 entryAztec ReligionTradition1 entryBahá’í FaithTradition1 entryBuddhismTradition6 entriesChinese Folk ReligionTradition1 entryChristianityTradition5 entriesConfucianismTradition1 entryHinduismTradition1 entryIslamTradition1 entryJainismTradition1 entryJudaismTradition1 entryLatter Day Saint MovementTradition1 entryMesopotamian ReligionTradition1 entryMithraismTradition1 entryNative American ReligionTradition1 entryNorse PaganismTradition1 entryRoman ReligionTradition1 entryShintoTradition1 entrySikhismTradition1 entryTaoismTradition1 entryZoroastrianismTradition2 entriesSources1. 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.