Home›Moral Precepts›Affirmation OfBrowse ByAffirmation OfThis page groups beliefs by the specific claim each one affirms as true. Wikipedia notes that "a belief is a subjective attitude that something is true or a state of affairs is the case." Browsing by affirmation-of lets a visitor find every belief that affirms the same underlying claim.FactsLearn MoreAffirmation OfSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedRules of conduct a tradition states as binding on its members - commandments, precepts, vows, training rules. Each is given as the tradition frames it, because the force of a rule differs with its frame: a Buddhist precept undertaken as a training rule is not a commandment, and a monastic vow is not a law binding on the laity. 2StatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedA standard analytic category in the study of religion 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedBeliefs & Restrictions 1Learn MoreThe Moral Precepts This group holds the moral precepts of the traditions, the ethical rules and principles by which a religion directs conduct: commandments, precepts and codes that set out how the faithful should live toward God and one another. The browser will find the moral precepts the atlas gathers. The entries describe each in its own terms, noting the tradition that teaches it and how it is understood within that tradition.Affirmation OfFilter Results6 entriesDoctrinal CategoryAllSalvation and Liberation (1)The Way and the Virtues (3)Origin Period End YearAll400 BCE (1)250 BCE (1)500 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll800 BCE (1)400 BCE (1)300 BCE (1)2015 (1)Standing as a Comparative CategoryAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (5)Used, but its validity as a comparative category is disputed (1)Status Within the TraditionAllDefined and binding within this tradition (1)Defined and binding within this tradition (1)Standard teaching, not formally defined (2)Standard teaching, not formally defined (1)Standard teaching, not formally defined (1)Standard teaching, not formally defined (2)SubjectAllEthics and conduct (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAhimsaAffirmation Of1 entryDharmaAffirmation Of1 entryThe Noble Eightfold PathAffirmation Of1 entryThe Seven Fundamental TenetsAffirmation Of1 entryThe Wiccan RedeAffirmation Of1 entryWu weiAffirmation Of1 entrySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Encyclopedia of Religiontier 1Mircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), Macmillan Reference, 2005View 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.