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-====== Spirituality & Religion ====== +====== Spirituality and Religion ======
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 ===== Foundational Texts & Scriptures ===== ===== Foundational Texts & Scriptures =====
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 +====   Christianity   ====
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 +  * **The Bible**, which is divided into:
 +      * **Old Testament**: Sacred to both Jews and Christians
 +      * **New Testament**: Specific to Christianity, containing the Gospels, Acts, Epistles, and Revelation.
 +====   Islam   ====
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 +  * **Qur'an**: The holy book believed to be the word of God as revealed to Prophet Muhammad.
 +  * **Hadith**: Collections of sayings, actions, and approvals of the Prophet Muhammad.
 +====   Judaism   ====
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 +  * **Tanakh**  (Hebrew Bible): Comprising the Torah (Law), Nevi'im (Prophets), and Ketuvim (Writings).
 +  * **Talmud**: Rabbinic discussions on Jewish law, ethics, customs, and history.
 +====   Hinduism   ====
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 +  * **Vedas**: The oldest and most authoritative scriptures of Hinduism.
 +  * **Upanishads**: Philosophical texts that explore the concepts found in the Vedas.
 +  * **Bhagavad Gita**: A 700-verse scripture that is part of the Indian epic Mahabharata.
 +  * **Ramayana & Mahabharata**: Ancient Indian epics that narrate the historical and moralistic stories of the divine.
 +====   Buddhism   ====
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 +  * **Tripitaka (Pali Canon)**: Traditional term for the Buddhist scriptures.
 +  * **Mahayana Sutras**: Central texts for the Mahayana Buddhist tradition.
 +  * **Jataka Tales**: Stories about the previous lives of the Buddha.
 +====   Sikhism   ====
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 +  * **Guru Granth Sahib**: Central religious scripture of Sikhism, regarded by Sikhs as the final, sovereign, and eternal living Guru.
 +====   Taoism   ====
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 +  * **Tao Te Ching**: Fundamental scripture for Taoism, attributed to Laozi.
 +  * **Zhuangzi**: An ancient Chinese text from the late Warring States period which contains stories and anecdotes that exemplify the carefree nature of the ideal Daoist sage.
 +====   Shinto   ====
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 +  * **Kojiki**: Records of Ancient Matters.
 +  * **Nihon Shoki**: Chronicles of Japan.
 +====   Zoroastrianism   ====
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 +  * **Avesta**: The primary collection of sacred texts of Zoroastrianism.
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 ===== Theology & Philosophy ===== ===== Theology & Philosophy =====
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 ===== History and Development ===== ===== History and Development =====
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 +  * [[:religionhistory|Chart of Religions]]
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 ===== Mysticism ===== ===== Mysticism =====
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 +  * Gnosticism
 +  * Hermeticism
 +  * Kabbalah
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 ===== Spirituality ===== ===== Spirituality =====
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 +  * "Law" of Attraction
 +  * Astral Projection
 +  * Lucid Dreaming
 +  * Chakra
 +  * Kundalini