Home›Communities›Practice Status›Living tradition, practised todayBrowse ByLiving tradition, practised todayThis page groups structures by their current legal standing. Wikipedia notes that "religious organizations are not required to register, but may if they wish to apply for tax-exempt status or to gain official recognition." Browsing by practice status lets a visitor tell a formally recognized structure from one that operates informally.FactsLiving tradition, practised todaySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligious Organization & Structure 1Living tradition, practised todayFilter Results24 entriesTraditionAllBuddhism (2)Candomblé (1)Christianity (4)Islam (9)Jainism (3)Judaism (3)Quimbanda (1)Santería (Lucumí) (1)Sikhism (2)Taoism (1)Wicca (1)MembershipAllAll adherents of the tradition (3)Initiates only (12)Lay people (1)Men only (2)Monastics (4)Women and men (1)Authority ScopeAllNo institutional authority; the standing is personal (1)One order, school or lineage, wherever it is found (1)The whole tradition, or a claim to it (4)Category of StructureAllCommunity (19)Monastic order of Digambara Jainism (1)Monastic order of Svetambara Jainism (1)Originated InAllBrazil (1)Cuba (2)India (1)Iraq (1)Turkey (1)Origin Period Start YearAll-599 (1)-500 (1)70 (1)100 (3)300 (1)622 (1)1100 (4)1200 (2)1273 (1)1300 (1)1564 (1)1699 (1)1782 (1)1800 (1)1836 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 24Abakua LodgeLiving tradition, practised todayBektashiyya (Bektashi Order)Living tradition, practised todayCasa de SantoLiving tradition, practised todayChevra KadishaLiving tradition, practised todayChishtiyya (Chishti Order)Living tradition, practised todayCongregationLiving tradition, practised todayDigambara Monastic OrderLiving tradition, practised todayIleLiving tradition, practised todayJain SanghaLiving tradition, practised todayLaityLiving tradition, practised todayMevleviyya (Mevlevi Order, Whirling Dervishes)Living tradition, practised todayMinyanLiving tradition, practised todayMonastic OrderLiving tradition, practised todayNaqshbandiyya (Naqshbandi Order)Living tradition, practised todayQadiriyya (Qadiri Order)Living tradition, practised todayReligious OrderLiving tradition, practised todayRifaiyya (Rifai Order)Living tradition, practised todaySanghaLiving tradition, practised todaySvetambara Monastic OrderLiving tradition, practised todayTariqaLiving tradition, practised todayTerreiroLiving tradition, practised todayThe KhalsaLiving tradition, practised todayTijaniyya (Tijani Order)Living tradition, practised todayUmmahLiving tradition, practised todaySources1. 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.