Home›Commentaries›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 Results13 entriesAdherents Today MaximumAll40,000 (1)Adherents Today MinimumAll40,000 (1)Basis of the Membership FigureAllChurch-Reported Rolls (1)Independent Survey (7)National Census (2)Scholarly or Demographic Estimate (6)Basis of the Wealth FigureAllRegulator Filing (1)Date of Separation End YearAll1815 (1)1846 (1)1876 (1)1913 (1)1968 (1)Date of Separation Start YearAll1772 (1)1810 (2)1883 (1)1935 (1)1963 (1)Defining Doctrinal PositionAllAwakening by tantric means (Vajrayana) (1)Ethics grounded in reason and human experience, without the supernatural (1)Halakha binding and not subject to historical revision (2)Halakha binding, but developing through scholarship (1)Halakha binding, with secular education, work and civic participation affirmed rather than merely tolerated (1)Halakha informative rather than binding on the individual (2)Judaism as an evolving religious civilisation, God reconceived naturalistically (2)Liberation by the path of the arhat (1)Shiva as the supreme reality (1)The tzaddik or rebbe as spiritual intermediary and head of the community (2)The tzaddik or rebbe as spiritual intermediary and head of the community (2)Documented Accused CountAll3 (1)6 (1)GovernanceAllA federation of autonomous member organisations (1)A single central governing body over the whole movement (1)Authority in recognised reincarnate lineages (1)Authority in trained scholars, with no central office (2)Authority through monastic ordination lineage and its seats (1)Autonomous local bodies under a national umbrella association (1)Congregational: each congregation self-governing (3)Delegated representation from congregations up to a general conference (3)No central authority (6)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCodified Obligation, Ruled Unenforceable (1)Customary Norm (2)Obligation to Support, No Set Rate (2)Institutional Wealth or FinancesAllNo single consolidated figure found. (1)Liturgical LanguageAllAramaic (3)Classical Tibetan (1)Hebrew (9)Pali (1)Sanskrit (1)The vernacular (4)Membership Figure As OfAll1994-01-01 (1)2000-04-01 (1)2006-01-01 (1)2010-01-01 (2)2012-01-01 (1)2013-01-01 (5)2013-10-01 (1)2014-01-01 (1)2018-01-01 (1)2020-01-01 (5)2021-05-11 (1)2021-05-12 (1)2022-01-01 (1)2022-05-03 (1)2025-01-01 (1)2026-08-14 (1)OrdinationAllAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordination (1)No successor by deliberate choice (1)Office passes by descent (2)Open to women and men (4)Ordination is into a monastic order, not to a congregation (2)Restricted to men (4)The full female ordination lineage is held lapsed; revival contested (1)Varies between provinces or member bodies (2)Origin Period End YearAll779 (1)1200 (1)1772 (1)1797 (1)1810 (1)1846 (1)1850 (1)1900 (1)1913 (1)1963 (1)1968 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll250 BCE (1)755 (1)800 (1)1740 (1)1775 (1)1800 (2)1802 (1)1810 (1)1845 (1)1922 (1)1963 (1)Position on MarriageAllMarriage is held to be monogamous, with remarriage after divorce sanctioned under specified conditions (3)Position on SexualityAllSame-sex marriage is performed and LGBT clergy are ordained on equal terms with heterosexual clergy (3)Same-sex orientation or practice is held to bar full membership or participation (1)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 (3)The body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within it (1)Relation to the StateAllNo Establishment (1)Privileged Never Established (1)Varies by Province (1)Standard Rate ExpectedAllTen percent. (1)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (13)Show ResultsBrowseCompareBreslov HasidismTradition4 entriesChabad-LubavitchTradition4 entriesConservative JudaismTradition4 entriesHaredi JudaismTradition4 entriesHasidic JudaismTradition4 entriesHumanistic JudaismTradition2 entriesKashmir ShaivismTradition1 entryModern Orthodox JudaismTradition4 entriesOrthodox JudaismTradition4 entriesReconstructionist JudaismTradition4 entriesReform JudaismTradition4 entriesTheravadaTradition1 entryTibetan BuddhismTradition1 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.