Home›Instrumental Form›Belongs To TraditionBrowse ByBelongs To TraditionThis page groups sacred sounds by the religions that actually use them. Wikipedia notes that Om "is a polysemous symbol representing a sacred sound, seed syllable, mantra, and invocation in Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism." Browsing by belongs-to-tradition lets a visitor find every sacred sound shared by the same set of religions.FactsBelongs To TraditionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedSacred Sound 1Belongs To TraditionFilter Results3 entriesAdherents Today MaximumAll14,800,000 (1)324,000,000 (1)Adherents Today MinimumAll14,800,000 (1)324,000,000 (1)Basis of the Membership FigureAllChurch-Reported Rolls (1)Independent Survey (2)Scholarly or Demographic Estimate (1)Establishment StatusAllDeclared Not Established (1)Disestablished (1)Varies by Province (1)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCustomary Norm (3)Membership Figure As OfAll2010-01-01 (1)2012-12-18 (1)2013-01-01 (1)2016-12-31 (1)2020-01-01 (2)Origin Period End YearAll400 BCE (2)712 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll586 BCE (1)500 BCE (1)300 BCE (1)Position on SexualityAllThe body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within it (1)Position on UsuryAllInterest is permitted but bound by ethical constraints against exploiting the poor (1)Practice StatusAllLiving, and practised in varied local forms (1)Partly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (2)Standard Rate ExpectedAllTen percent. (1)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (3)TheologyAllAnimist: persons and powers in land, water and living things (1)Monotheistic: one God (1)Non-theistic: no creator god is central (1)Polytheistic: many gods (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareBuddhismBelongs To Tradition1 entryJudaismBelongs To Tradition1 entryShintoBelongs To Tradition1 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.