Home›Governing Bodies›TraditionBrowse ByTraditionThis page groups structures by the religion that builds and names 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)." Browsing by tradition lets a visitor read every structure from one religious tradition together.FactsTraditionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligious Organization & Structure 1TraditionFilter Results8 entriesAdherents Today MaximumAll121,962 (1)14,800,000 (1)17,000,000 (1)30,000,000 (1)2,000,000,000 (1)2,300,000,000 (1)Adherents Today MinimumAll111,691 (1)14,800,000 (1)17,000,000 (1)25,000,000 (1)2,000,000,000 (1)2,300,000,000 (1)Basis of the Membership FigureAllChurch-Reported Rolls (2)Independent Survey (4)National Census (1)Scholarly or Demographic Estimate (3)Era of Decline End YearAll1976 (1)Era of Decline Start YearAll651 (1)1966 (1)Establishment StatusAllDeclared Not Established (1)Disestablished (3)Varies by Province (2)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCodified Obligation With Consequences (1)Customary Norm (4)Preached Expectation, Not Enforced (1)Membership Figure As OfAll2001-03-01 (1)2004-01-01 (1)2010-01-01 (2)2011-01-27 (1)2011-03-01 (1)2011-12-19 (1)2012-01-01 (1)2013-01-01 (1)2016-01-01 (1)2016-12-31 (1)2018-01-01 (1)2020-01-01 (3)2022-01-01 (1)Origin Period End YearAll1046 BCE (1)600 BCE (1)400 BCE (1)50 (1)632 (1)712 (1)1708 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll1600 BCE (1)1500 BCE (1)586 BCE (1)300 BCE (1)30 (1)610 (1)1499 (1)1830 (1)Position on MarriageAllMarriage is held to be monogamous, with remarriage after divorce sanctioned under specified conditions (1)Marriage may licitly be polygynous (1)Position on SexualityAllSame-sex orientation or practice is held to bar full membership or participation (2)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 StatusAllLiving, and practised in varied local forms (3)Partly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (4)Standard Rate ExpectedAllTen percent. (2)Two and a half percent. (1)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (8)TheologyAllAncestor-centred (1)Animist: persons and powers in land, water and living things (2)Dualist: two opposed cosmic principles (1)Monotheistic: one God (6)Polytheistic: many gods (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareChinese Folk ReligionTradition1 entryChristianityTradition1 entryIslamTradition2 entriesJudaismTradition1 entryLatter Day Saint MovementTradition2 entriesShintoTradition1 entrySikhismTradition1 entryZoroastrianismTradition1 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.