Home›Dharmic (Monotheistic)›Giving Obligation Enforceability›Customary NormBrowse ByCustomary NormThis page groups religions by how strictly they treat charitable giving as an enforceable duty rather than a personal choice. Wikipedia notes that many religions hold value frameworks "meant to guide adherents in determining between right and wrong," codes such as Islam's sharia and Judaism's halakha among them. Browsing this way lets a visitor see which traditions treat giving as commanded and which leave it to individual conscience.FactsLearn MoreCustomary NormSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsStatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedContested: both halves of the compound are comparative terms supplied from outside. Sikh tradition states its own theology in its own words - Ik Onkar, the one being, without form - rather than by placing itself in a family. 2OverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedTraditions of Indian origin that keep the framework of karma, rebirth and liberation while holding that there is one God, formless and without rival, and that reject image-worship and the authority of a priestly caste. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligions 1Learn MoreDharmic traditions of one God This group holds Dharmic religions of a monotheistic character, Indian-origin traditions that share the karma-and-rebirth framework while affirming a single God. The best-known is Sikhism, which teaches devotion to one formless creator. The browser will find the tradition or traditions the atlas classes here. The entries describe each within the Dharmic family, noting how it combines the Indian religious inheritance with a strict monotheism.Customary NormFilter Results1 entryPlace of OriginAllPunjab (1)DenominationsAllKhalsa (1)Nirmala (1)Udasi (1)ScripturesAllDasam Granth (1)Guru Granth Sahib (1)Janam-sakhis (1)Sarbloh Granth (1)Where PractisedAllBihar (1)Indian Subcontinent (1)Punjab (1)Uttarakhand (1)Origin EraAll1499 (1)Conception of the DivineAllMonotheistic: one God (1)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (1)Establishment StatusAllDisestablished (1)Closed Practice StatusAllLiving, and practised in varied local forms (1)Marriage PositionAllMarriage is held to be monogamous, with remarriage after divorce sanctioned under specified conditions (1)Sexuality PositionAllSame-sex orientation or practice is held to bar full membership or participation (1)Kind of TraditionAllDharmic (Monotheistic) (1)Show ResultsSikhismCustomary NormSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Sikhismtier 1W. H. McLeod, Penguin Books, 1997View the SourceDivinity 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.