Home›Moral Precepts›Status Within the Tradition›Binding, without a formal definitionBrowse ByBinding, without a formal definitionThis page groups beliefs by their standing within a body of teaching. Wikipedia notes that "beliefs are the subject of various important philosophical debates," including how "fine-grained or coarse-grained" a given belief actually is. Browsing by status-within-the-tradition lets a visitor tell a settled belief from a contested one.FactsLearn MoreBinding, without a formal definitionSourcesComments (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.Binding, without a formal definitionFilter Results28 entriesOrigin Period Start YearAll-1500 (1)300 (1)624 (1)631 (1)1527 (1)1973 (1)Affirmation OfAllAhimsa (1)Dharma (1)The Noble Eightfold Path (1)The Seven Fundamental Tenets (1)Wu wei (1)Category of BeliefAllCore Tenets (3)Moral Precepts (14)Prohibitions (1)TraditionAllAhmadiyya (2)American Humanist Association (4)Amish (2)Anabaptism (2)Anglicanism (1)Armenian Apostolic Church (1)Assyrian Church of the East (1)Beta Israel (1)Breslov Hasidism (1)Chabad-Lubavitch (1)Church of Cyprus (1)Church of England (1)Church of Greece (1)Church of Satan (1)Conservative Judaism (1)Coptic Orthodoxy (1)Digambara (2)Dragon Gate (1)Eastern Orthodoxy (1)Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (1)Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church (2)Ethical Culture (3)Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (2)Georgian Orthodox Church (1)Global Methodist Church (1)Greek Orthodox Church (1)Haredi Judaism (1)Humanistic Judaism (1)Humanists International (4)Ibadism (2)Irani Zoroastrianism (1)Ismailism (2)Karaite Judaism (1)Kharijites (2)Lingayatism (1)Lutheranism (1)Mahayana (1)Maronite Church (1)Mennonites (2)Methodism (1)Modern Orthodox Judaism (1)New Atheism (1)Old Believers (1)Oneida Community (1)Order of Nine Angles (1)Oriental Orthodoxy (1)Orthodox Judaism (1)Parsi Zoroastrianism (1)Quakerism (Religious Society of Friends) (2)Quanzhen (Complete Reality) (1)Quranism (2)Roman Catholicism (1)Romanian Orthodox Church (1)Russian Orthodox Church (1)Salafism (2)Serbian Orthodox Church (1)Seventh-day Adventism (1)Shakers (2)Shangqing (Highest Clarity) (1)Shia (Twelver) (2)Sufism (2)Sunni (2)Svetambara (2)The Satanic Temple (1)Theravada (2)Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (1)Ukrainian Orthodox Church (1)Wahhabism (2)Zaidiyyah (2)Zhengyi (Orthodox Unity) (1)SubjectAllCommunity and its boundaries (1)Ethics and conduct (19)Knowledge and reason (2)Ritual and worship (5)Society and politics (1)ObligationAllObligatory (15)Obligatory on those who meet its conditions (5)Recommended and meritorious, not required (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 28Ahimsa in the extremeBinding, without a formal definitionAntinomian transgressionBinding, without a formal definitionBelief should be proportioned to the evidenceBinding, without a formal definitionCelibacy required of all membersBinding, without a formal definitionChristian pacifism (nonresistance)Binding, without a formal definitionComplex marriageBinding, without a formal definitionDharma: righteous dutyBinding, without a formal definitionDo not kill (First Precept)Binding, without a formal definitionFasting from dawn to dusk in RamadanBinding, without a formal definitionFasting in LentBinding, without a formal definitionFree inquiry must not be limited by dogma or authorityBinding, without a formal definitionGood thoughts, good words, good deedsBinding, without a formal definitionIndulgence and rational self-interestBinding, without a formal definitionKayaka: Labour Itself Is WorshipBinding, without a formal definitionLove your neighbor as yourselfBinding, without a formal definitionMarriage as a covenant between one man and one womanBinding, without a formal definitionMorality is grounded in human welfare, not divine commandBinding, without a formal definitionObservance of Both Saturday and Sunday as Holy DaysBinding, without a formal definitionObserve the Sabbath (Shabbat)Binding, without a formal definitionPilgrimage to Mecca once in a lifetimeBinding, without a formal definitionRefusal of the oathBinding, without a formal definitionReligious duty consists in doing justice and loving mercyBinding, without a formal definitionRight conduct of the Eightfold PathBinding, without a formal definitionThe five great vows (mahavratas)Binding, without a formal definitionThe Seven Fundamental TenetsBinding, without a formal definitionThe state should be secular and neutral among beliefsBinding, without a formal definitionThe Ten CommandmentsBinding, without a formal definitionWu wei (effortless action)Binding, without a formal definitionSources1. 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.