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s which may be used for further, more in-depth study.

Bronze Age

Ancient Egyptian religion

Pyramid Texts The Pyramid Texts are the oldest ancient Egyptian funerary texts, dating to the late Old Kingdom. They are the earliest known corpus of ancient Egyptian religious texts. Written in Old Egyptian, the pyramid texts were carved onto the subterranea ...

* Coffin Texts *

Book of the Dead The ''Book of the Dead'' is the name given to an Ancient Egyptian funerary texts, ancient Egyptian funerary text generally written on papyrus and used from the beginning of the New Kingdom of Egypt, New Kingdom (around 1550 BC) to around 50 BC ...

Book of Caverns A book is a structured presentation of recorded information, primarily verbal and graphical, through a medium. Originally physical, electronic books and audiobooks are now existent. Physical books are objects that contain printed material, ...

* Book of Gates * Amduat * Book of the Heavenly Cow * Book of the Earth * Litany of Re * The Contendings of Horus and Seth *

Atenism Atenism, also known as the Aten religion, the Amarna religion, and the Amarna heresy, was a religion in ancient Egypt. It was founded by Akhenaten, a pharaoh who ruled the New Kingdom under the Eighteenth Dynasty. The religion is described as ...

Great Hymn to the Aten The Great Hymn to the Aten is the longest of a number of hymn-poems written to the sun-disk deity Aten. Composed in the middle of the 14th century BC, it is varyingly attributed to the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Akhenaten or his courtiers, dependin ...

Sumerian religion

Hymn to Enlil The Hymn to Enlil, Enlil and the Ekur (Enlil A), Hymn to the Ekur, Hymn and incantation to Enlil, Hymn to Enlil the all beneficent or Excerpt from an exorcism is a Sumerian language, Sumerian myth, written on clay tablets in the late third mil ...

* Kesh Temple Hymn * Song of the hoe *

Debate between Winter and Summer The Debate between Winter and Summer or Myth of Emesh and Enten is a Sumerian creation myth belonging to the genre of Sumerian disputations, written on clay tablets in the mid to late 3rd millennium BC. Disputations Seven "debate" topics are ...

Epic of Gilgamesh The ''Epic of Gilgamesh'' () is an epic poetry, epic from ancient Mesopotamia. The literary history of Gilgamesh begins with five Sumerian language, Sumerian poems about Gilgamesh (formerly read as Sumerian "Bilgames"), king of Uruk, some of ...

* Epic of Enmerkar **

Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta ''Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta'' is a legendary Sumerian language, Sumerian account, preserved in early post-Sumerian copies, composed in the Neo-Sumerian period (ca. 21st century BC). It is one of a series of accounts describing the conflicts ...

** Enmerkar and En-suhgir-ana * Epic of Lugalbanda **

Lugalbanda in the Mountain Cave ''Lugalbanda in the Mountain Cave'' (or ''Lugalbanda I'', ''Lugalbanda in the Wilderness'') is a Sumerian mythological account. It is one of the four known stories that belong to the same cycle describing conflicts between Enmerkar, king of Unug ...

** Lugalbanda and the Anzud Bird * Angim * Enki and the World Order * Enlil and Ninlil * Enlil and Namzitara * Inanna and Utu * Inanna Prefers the Farmer * Inanna and Enki * Inanna Takes Command of Heaven * Inanna and Ebih * Inanna and Shukaletuda * Inanna and Bilulu * Inanna's Descent into the Underworld * Ninurta's Journey to Eridu

Babylonian religion

Enūma Eliš ' ( Akkadian Cuneiform: , also spelled "Enuma Elish"), meaning "When on High", is a Babylonian creation myth ( named after its opening words) from the late 2nd millennium BCE and the only complete surviving account of ancient near eastern cosmol ...

Agushaya Hymn The Agušaya Hymn or Song of Agušaya is an Old Babylonian literary work, a “song of praise”, written in the Akkadian language concerning the goddess Ištar, identified with the serpent deity Irnina. It may have been called “the Snake has ...

* Atra-Hasis * Labbu myth * Nergal and Ereshkigal * Epic of Erra * Enmesharra's Defeat * Anzû and the Tablet of Destinies

Canaanite religion

* Baal Cycle * Legend of Keret * Tale of Aqhat

Classical antiquity

Etruscan religion

Liber Linteus The (Latin language, Latin for "Linen Book of Zagreb", also known rarely as , "Book of Agram (Croatia), Agram") is the longest Etruscan language, Etruscan text and the only extant linen book (libri lintei), dated to the 3rd century BC, making ...

Pyrgi Tablets The Pyrgi Tablets (dated ) are three golden plates inscribed with a bilingual Phoenician– Etruscan dedicatory text. They are the oldest historical source documents from Italy, predating Roman hegemony, and are rare examples of texts in these la ...

Ancient Greek religion

* Aretalogy *

Argonautica The ''Argonautica'' () is a Greek literature, Greek epic poem written by Apollonius of Rhodes, Apollonius Rhodius in the 3rd century BC. The only entirely surviving Hellenistic civilization, Hellenistic epic (though Aetia (Callimachus), Callim ...

* Bibliotheca *

Derveni papyrus The Derveni papyrus is an Ancient Greek papyrus roll that was discovered in 1962 at the archaeological site of Derveni, near Thessaloniki, in Central Macedonia. A philosophical treatise, the text is an allegorical commentary on an Orphic poem, a ...

* Ehoiai *

Homeric Hymns The ''Homeric Hymns'' () are a collection of thirty-three ancient Greek hymns and one epigram. The hymns praise deities of the Greek pantheon and retell mythological stories, often involving a deity's birth, their acceptance among the gods ...

Iliad The ''Iliad'' (; , ; ) is one of two major Ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the ''Odyssey'', the poem is divided into 24 books and ...

Odyssey The ''Odyssey'' (; ) is one of two major epics of ancient Greek literature attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest surviving works of literature and remains popular with modern audiences. Like the ''Iliad'', the ''Odyssey'' is divi ...

* Telegony * The golden verses of Pythagoras *

Delphic maxims The Delphic maxims are a set of moral precepts that were inscribed on the Temple of Apollo in the ancient Greek precinct of Delphi. The three best known maxims – "Know thyself", "Nothing in excess", and "Give a pledge and trouble is at hand" ...

Theogony The ''Theogony'' () is a poem by Hesiod (8th–7th century BC) describing the origins and genealogy, genealogies of the Greek gods, composed . It is written in the Homeric Greek, epic dialect of Ancient Greek and contains 1,022 lines. It is one ...

Works and Days ''Works and Days'' ()The ''Works and Days'' is sometimes called by the Latin translation of the title, ''Opera et Dies''. Common abbreviations are ''WD'' and ''Op'' for ''Opera''. is a didactic poem written by ancient Greek poet Hesiod around ...

Epic Cycle The Epic Cycle () was a collection of Ancient Greek epic poems, composed in dactylic hexameter and related to the story of the Trojan War, including the '' Cypria'', the ''Aethiopis'', the so-called '' Little Iliad'', the '' Iliupersis'', the ' ...

* Theban Cycle

Hermeticism

Hermetica The ''Hermetica'' are texts attributed to the legendary Hellenistic figure Hermes Trismegistus, a syncretic combination of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth. These texts may vary widely in content and purpose, but by modern con ...

* Emerald Tablet * ''

Asclepius Asclepius (; ''Asklēpiós'' ; ) is a hero and god of medicine in ancient Religion in ancient Greece, Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology. He is the son of Apollo and Coronis (lover of Apollo), Coronis, or Arsinoe (Greek myth), Ars ...

Mandaeism

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Ginza Rabba The Ginza Rabba (), Ginza Rba, or Sidra Rabba (), and formerly the Codex Nasaraeus, is the longest and the most important holy scripture of Mandaeism. The Ginza Rabba is composed of two parts: the Right Ginza (GR) and the Left Ginza (GL). T ...

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Right Ginza The Right Ginza () is one of the two parts of the Ginza Rabba, the longest and the most important holy scripture of Mandaeism. The other part of the Ginza Rabba is the Left Ginza. Summaries of each book (or tractate), based mostly on Häberl ( ...

'' **'' Left Ginza'' *''

Mandaean Book of John In Mandaeism, the Book of John () is a Mandaean holy book in Mandaic Aramaic which Mandaeans attribute to their prophet John the Baptist. The book contains accounts of John's life and miracles, as well as a number of polemical conversations w ...

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Qulasta The Qulasta, also spelled Qolastā in older sources (; ), is a compilation of Mandaean prayers. The Mandaic word ''qolastā'' means "collection". The prayerbook is a collection of Mandaic prayers regarding baptisms ('' maṣbuta'') and other sa ...

'' Ritual texts: *''

The Wedding of the Great Shishlam ''The Wedding of the Great Shishlam'' ( ) is a Mandaean text. As a liturgical rather than esoteric text, it contains instructions and hymns for the Mandaean marriage ceremony. Traditionally, Mandaean priests recite the entire book at marriage ...

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Scroll of the Parwanaya The ''Scroll of the Parwanaya'' ( ) is a Mandaean religious text that describes the rituals of the five-day Parwanaya festival. Excluding the colophon, the text consists of 931 lines. Manuscripts and translations Copies of the scroll include ...

'' *'' Scroll of the Great Baptism'' *''

Scroll of the Ancestors The ''Scroll of the Ancestors'' ( ) is a Mandaean religious text that describes the rituals of the Ṭabahata (ancestors') masiqta, held during the 5-day Parwanaya festival. Manuscripts Copies of the scroll include Manuscript 42 of the Drowe ...

'' *'' Zihrun Raza Kasia'' Esoteric texts: *''

The Thousand and Twelve Questions ''The Thousand and Twelve Questions'' ( ; Modern Mandaic: ''Alf Tressar Ešyāli'') is a Mandaean religious text. The ''1012 Questions'' is one of the most detailed texts on Mandaean priestly rituals. It is kept by Mandaean priests in the shk ...

'' *'' Scroll of Exalted Kingship'' *''

The Coronation of the Great Shishlam ''The Coronation of the Great Šišlam'' (or ''The Coronation of Shishlam Rabba''; ) is a Mandaean religious text. The text is a detailed commentary on the initiation of the tarmida (junior priests), with detailed discussions on masbuta and ma ...

'' *'' Alma Rišaia Rba'' *'' Alma Rišaia Zuṭa'' *'' The Baptism of Hibil Ziwa'' *'' Scroll of Abatur'' *'' Dmut Kušṭa'' *'' Secrets of the Ancestors'' *'' Scroll of the Rivers'' *'' Book of the Zodiac'' Historical texts: *''

Haran Gawaita The ''Haran Gawaita'' ( Mandaic: , meaning "Inner Harran" or "Inner Hauran"; Modern Mandaic: ''(Diwān) Harrān Gawāythā'') also known as the ''Scroll of Great Revelation'', is a Mandaean text which recounts the history of the Mandaeans as ...

'' Others: * Incantation bowls * Lead rolls

Manichaeism

*'' Gospel of Mani'' *'' Treasure of Life'' *'' Pragmateia'' *'' The Book of Giants'' *'' Fundamental Epistle'' *'' Manichaean Psalter'' *'' Shabuhragan'' *'' Arzhang'' *'' Kephalaia'', found in Coptic translation.

Orphism

Orphic literature Orphism is the name given to a set of religious beliefs and practices originating in the ancient Greece, ancient Greek and Hellenistic world, associated with literature ascribed to the mythical poet Orpheus, who descended into the Greek underwo ...

* ''

Orphic Hymns The ''Orphic Hymns'' are a collection of eighty-seven ancient Greek hymns addressed to various deities, which were attributed in antiquity to the mythical poet Orpheus. They were composed in Asia Minor (located in modern-day Turkey), most likel ...

East Asian religions

Confucianism

The

Four Books and Five Classics The Four Books and Five Classics are authoritative and important books associated with Confucianism, written before 300 BC. They are traditionally believed to have been either written, edited or commented by Confucius or one of his disciples. S ...

: * The

Five Classics The Four Books and Five Classics are authoritative and important books associated with Confucianism, written before 300 BC. They are traditionally believed to have been either written, edited or commented by Confucius or one of his disciples. S ...

(

I Ching The ''I Ching'' or ''Yijing'' ( ), usually translated ''Book of Changes'' or ''Classic of Changes'', is an ancient Chinese divination text that is among the oldest of the Chinese classics. The ''I Ching'' was originally a divination manual in ...

Book of Documents The ''Book of Documents'' ( zh, p=Shūjīng, c=書經, w=Shu King) or the ''Classic of History'', is one of the Five Classics of ancient Chinese literature. It is a collection of rhetorical prose attributed to figures of ancient China, a ...

Classic of Poetry The ''Classic of Poetry'', also ''Shijing'' or ''Shih-ching'', translated variously as the ''Book of Songs'', ''Book of Odes'', or simply known as the ''Odes'' or ''Poetry'' (; ''Shī''), is the oldest existing collection of Chinese poetry, co ...

Book of Rites The ''Book of Rites'', also known as the ''Liji'', is a collection of texts describing the social forms, administration, and ceremonial rites of the Zhou dynasty as they were understood in the Warring States and the early Han periods. The '' ...

Spring and Autumn Annals The ''Spring and Autumn Annals'' is an ancient Chinese chronicle that has been one of the core Chinese classics since ancient times. ''The Annals'' is the official chronicle of the State of Lu, and covers a 242-year period from 722 to 481&nbs ...

) * The

Four Books The Four Books and Five Classics are authoritative and important books associated with Confucianism, written before 300 BC. They are traditionally believed to have been either written, edited or commented by Confucius or one of his disciples. S ...

(

Great Learning The ''Great Learning'' or ''Daxue'' was one of the " Four Books" in Confucianism attributed to one of Confucius' disciples, Zengzi. The ''Great Learning'' had come from a chapter in the '' Book of Rites'' which formed one of the Five Classi ...

Doctrine of the Mean The ''Doctrine of the Mean'' or ''Zhongyong'' is one of the Four Books of classical Chinese philosophy and a central doctrine of Confucianism. The text is attributed to Zisi (Kong Ji), the only grandson of Confucius (Kong Zi). It was origina ...

Analects The ''Analects'', also known as the ''Sayings of Confucius'', is an ancient Chinese philosophical text composed of sayings and ideas attributed to Confucius and his contemporaries, traditionally believed to have been compiled by his followers. ...

Mencius Mencius (孟子, ''Mèngzǐ'', ; ) was a Chinese Confucian philosopher, often described as the Second Sage () to reflect his traditional esteem relative to Confucius himself. He was part of Confucius's fourth generation of disciples, inheriting ...

) The Thirteen Classics (

Rites of Zhou The ''Rites of Zhou'' (), originally known as "Officers of Zhou" (), is a Chinese work on bureaucracy and organizational theory. It was renamed by Liu Xin to differentiate it from a chapter in the '' Book of History'' by the same name. To rep ...

, Etiquette and Ceremonial,

, The Commentary of Zuo, The Commentary of Gongyang, The Commentary of Guliang, The Analects, Classic of Filial Piety, Erya,

)

Taoism

* , meaning "Taoist Canon", consists of around 1,400 texts that were collected to bring together all of the teachings of Taoism. * * * * * * * * * * * List of Lingbao texts * * * * * Holy Emperor Guan's True Scripture to Awaken the World * Treatise On the Response of the Tao

Shinto

* The * The , which includes the and the * The * The * The

Tenrikyo

* The * The * The

Muism

* '' Bon-puri'', series of Korean shamanic narratives. * '' Samgong bon-puri'' * '' Menggam bon-puri'' * '' Chogong bon-puri'' * '' Munjeon bon-puri'' * '' Gunung Bonpuri''

Iranian religions

Zoroastrianism

Primary religious texts (the

Avesta The Avesta (, Book Pahlavi: (), Persian language, Persian: ()) is the text corpus of Zoroastrian literature, religious literature of Zoroastrianism. All its texts are composed in the Avestan language and written in the Avestan alphabet. Mod ...

collection): * The ''

Yasna Yasna (;"Yasna"
''

Gathas''. * The '' Visperad'', a collection of supplements to the ''Yasna''. * The '' Yashts'', hymns in honor of the divinities. * The ''

Vendidad The Vendidad /ˈvendi'dæd/, also known as Videvdat, Videvdad or Juddēvdād, is a collection of texts within the greater compendium of the Avesta. However, unlike the other texts of the Avesta, the ''Vendidad'' is an ecclesiastical code, not a ...

'', describes the various forms of evil spirits and ways to confound them. * shorter texts and prayers, the Yashts, the five '' Nyaishes'' ("worship, praise"), the '' Sirozeh'' and the '' Afringans'' (blessings). There are some 60 secondary religious texts, none of which are considered scripture. The most important of these are: * The ''

Denkard The ''Dēnkard'' or ''Dēnkart'' (Middle Persian: 𐭣𐭩𐭭𐭪𐭠𐭫𐭲 "Acts of Religion") is a 10th-century compendium of Zoroastrian beliefs and customs during the time. The ''Denkard'' has been called an "Encyclopedia of Mazdaism" an ...

'' (

Middle Persian Middle Persian, also known by its endonym Pārsīk or Pārsīg ( Inscriptional Pahlavi script: , Manichaean script: , Avestan script: ) in its later form, is a Western Middle Iranian language which became the literary language of the Sasania ...

, 'Acts of Religion'), * The ''

Bundahishn The ''Bundahishn'' (Middle Persian: , "Primal Creation") is an encyclopedic collection of beliefs about Zoroastrian cosmology written in the Book Pahlavi script. The original name of the work is not known. It is one of the most important extant ...

'', (Middle Persian, 'Primordial Creation') * The ''

Menog-i Khrad The ''Mēnōg-ī Khrad'' () or ''Spirit of Wisdom'' is one of the most important secondary texts in Zoroastrianism written in Middle Persian. Also transcribed in Pazend as ''Minuy-e X(e/a)rad'' and in New Persian ''Minu-ye Xeræd'', the text is a ...

'', (Middle Persian, 'Spirit of Wisdom') * The '' Arda Viraf Namak'' (Middle Persian, 'The Book of Arda Viraf') * The (modern Persian, 'Hundred Doors', or 'Hundred Chapters') * The '' Rivayats'', 15th–18th century correspondence on religious issues For general use by the laity: * The ''

Zend Zend or Zand () is a Zoroastrian term for Middle Persian or Pahlavi versions and commentaries of Avestan texts. These translations were produced in the late Sasanian period. ''Zand'' glosses and commentaries exist in several languages, including ...

'' (), various commentaries on and translations of the Avesta. * The '' Khordeh Avesta'', Zoroastrian prayer book for lay people from the Avesta.

Yarsanism

* Kalâm-e Saranjâm

Yazidi

The true core texts of the Yazidi religion that exist today are the hymns, known as ''qawls''. Spurious examples of so-called "Yazidi religious texts" include the Yazidi Black Book and the Yazidi Book of Revelation, which are believed to have been forged in the early 20th century; the Yazidi Black Book, for instance, is thought to be a combination of genuine Yazidi beliefs and Western forgeries.

Indian religions

Buddhism

Theravada Buddhism ''Theravāda'' (; 'School of the Elders'; ) is Buddhism's oldest existing school. The school's adherents, termed ''Theravādins'' ( anglicized from Pali ''theravādī''), have preserved their version of the Buddha's teaching or '' Dhamma'' in ...

: * The ''

Tipitaka There are several Buddhist canons, which refers to the various scriptural collections of Buddhist texts, Buddhist sacred scriptures or the various Buddhist Scriptural canon, scriptural canons.

'' or

Pāli Canon The Pāḷi Canon is the standard collection of scriptures in the Theravada Buddhism, Buddhist tradition, as preserved in the Pāli language. It is the most complete extant Early Buddhist texts, early Buddhist canon. It derives mainly from t ...

Vinaya Pitaka The Vinaya (Pali and Sanskrit: विनय) refers to numerous monastic rules and ethical precepts for fully ordained monks and nuns of Buddhist Sanghas (community of like-minded ''sramanas''). These sets of ethical rules and guidelines devel ...

*** Suttavibhaṅga:

Pāṭimokkha In Theravada Buddhism, the Pāṭimokkha is the basic code of monastic discipline, consisting of 227 rules for fully ordained monks (bhikkhus) and 311 for nuns (bhikkhuni, bhikkhuṇīs). It is contained in the Suttavibhanga, Suttavibhaṅga, a ...

and commentary **** Mahāvibhaṅga: rules for monks **** Bhikkhunīvibhaṅga: rules for nuns ***

Khandhaka Khandhaka is the second book of the Theravadin ''Vinaya Pitaka'' and includes the following two volumes: * Mahāvagga: includes accounts of Gautama Buddha's and the ten principal disciples' awakenings, as well as rules for uposatha days and mona ...

: 22 chapters on various topics ***

Parivāra Parivāra (Pāli for "accessory") is the third and last book of the Theravādin Vinaya Pitaka. It includes a summary and multiple analyses of the various rules identified in the Vinaya Pitaka's first two books, the Suttavibhanga and the Khandh ...

: analyses of rules from various points of view **

Sutta Pitaka Sutta may refer to: *The Pali version of the Sanskrit term Sutra **In Buddhism, a discourse of the Buddha: see Sutra ''Sutra'' ()Monier Williams, ''Sanskrit English Dictionary'', Oxford University Press, Entry fo''sutra'' page 1241 in Indi ...

***

Digha Nikaya Digha (), is a seaside resort town in the state of West Bengal, India. It lies in Purba Medinipur district and at the northern end of the Bay of Bengal. The town has a low gradient with a shallow sand beach. It is a popular sea resort in India. ...

, the "long" discourses (including Brahmajāla Sutta, Samaññaphala Sutta,

Sigālovāda Sutta ''Sigālovāda Sutta'' is the 31st Sutta described in the Digha Nikaya ("Long Discourses of Gautama Buddha, Buddha"). It is also known as the ''Sīgāla Sutta'', the ''Sīgālaka Sutta'', the ''Sigālovāda Sutta'', the ''Sigāla Sutta,'' and t ...

and Mahāparinibbāṇa Sutta) *** Majjhima Nikaya, the "middle-length" discourses (including

Ānāpānasati Sutta The ''Ānāpānasati Sutta'' (Pāli) or ''Ānāpānasmṛti Sūtra'' (Sanskrit), "Breath-Mindfulness Discourse," Majjhima Nikaya 118, is a discourse that details the Buddha's instruction on using awareness of the breath ('' anapana'') as an init ...

and Sammādiṭṭhi Sutta) *** Samyutta Nikaya, the "connected" discourses (including

Ādittapariyāya Sutta The ''Ādittapariyāya Sutta'' (Pali, "Fire Sermon Discourse"), is a discourse from the Pali Canon, popularly known as the Fire Sermon. In this discourse, the Gautama Buddha, Buddha preaches about achieving liberation from dukkha, suffering t ...

, Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta & Anattalakkhaṇa Sutta) *** Anguttara Nikaya, the "numerical" discourses (including Dīghajāṇu Sutta) *** Khuddaka Nikaya, the "minor collection" (including

Dhammapada The ''Dhammapada'' (; ) is a collection of sayings of the Buddha in verse form and one of the most widely read and best known Buddhist scriptures.See, for instance, Buswell (2003): "rank among the best known Buddhist texts" (p. 11); and, "on ...

, Udāna,

Itivuttaka The ''Itivuttaka'' (Pali for "as it was said") is a Buddhist scripture, part of the Pali Canon of Theravada ''Theravāda'' (; 'School of the Elders'; ) is Buddhism's oldest existing school. The school's adherents, termed ''Theravādins'' (a ...

, Sutta Nipāta, Theragatha and Therīgāthā) **

Abhidhamma Pitaka The Theravada Abhidhamma tradition, also known as the Abhidhamma Method, refers to a scholastic systematization of the Theravada, Theravāda school's understanding of the highest Buddhist teachings (Abhidharma, Abhidhamma). These teachings are t ...

*** Dhammasaṅganī ( or ) *** Vibhaṅga () *** Dhātukathā (dhātukathā) *** Puggalapaññatti (-paññatti) *** Kathāvatthu (kathā-) *** Yamaka *** Paṭṭhāna (paţţhāna) East Asian

Mahayana Mahāyāna ( ; , , ; ) is a term for a broad group of Buddhist traditions, Buddhist texts#Mahāyāna texts, texts, Buddhist philosophy, philosophies, and practices developed in ancient India ( onwards). It is considered one of the three main ex ...

: *

Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra The ''Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra'' (Sanskrit: अष्टसाहस्रिका प्रज्ञापारमिता सूत्र; English language, English: ''The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand ines ...

* The Chinese Buddhist

Mahayana sutras The Mahayana sutras are Buddhist texts that are accepted as wikt:canon, canonical and authentic Buddhist texts, ''buddhavacana'' in Mahayana, Mahayana Buddhist sanghas. These include three types of sutras: Those spoken by the Buddha; those spoke ...

, including **

Diamond Sutra The ''Diamond Sutra'' (Sanskrit: ) is a Mahayana, Mahāyāna Buddhism, Buddhist sutra from the genre of ('perfection of wisdom') sutras. Translated into a variety of languages over a broad geographic range, the ''Diamond Sūtra'' is one of th ...

and the

Heart Sutra The ''Heart Sūtra'', ) is a popular sutra in Mahayana, Mahāyāna Buddhism. In Sanskrit, the title ' translates as "The Heart of the Prajnaparamita, Perfection of Wisdom". The Sutra famously states, "Form is emptiness (''śūnyatā''), em ...

** Shurangama Sutra and its Shurangama Mantra ** Great Compassion Mantra **

Pure Land Buddhism Pure Land Buddhism or the Pure Land School ( zh, c=淨土宗, p=Jìngtǔzōng) is a broad branch of Mahayana, Mahayana Buddhism focused on achieving rebirth in a Pure land, Pure Land. It is one of the most widely practiced traditions of East Asi ...

*** Infinite Life Sutra *** Amitabha Sutra *** Contemplation Sutra *** other Pure Land Sutras **

Tiantai Tiantai or T'ien-t'ai () is an East Asian Buddhist school of Mahāyāna Buddhism that developed in 6th-century China. Drawing from earlier Mahāyāna sources such as Madhyamaka, founded by Nāgārjuna, who is traditionally regarded as the f ...

Tendai , also known as the Tendai Dharma Flower School (天台法華宗, ''Tendai hokke shū,'' sometimes just ''Hokkeshū''), is a Mahāyāna Buddhist tradition with significant esoteric elements that was officially established in Japan in 806 by t ...

, and

Nichiren was a Japanese Buddhist priest and philosopher of the Kamakura period. His teachings form the basis of Nichiren Buddhism, a unique branch of Japanese Mahayana Buddhism based on the '' Lotus Sutra''. Nichiren declared that the '' Lotus Sutra ...

***

Lotus Sutra The ''Lotus Sūtra'' (Sanskrit: ''Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtram'', ''Sūtra on the White Lotus of the True Dharma'', zh, p=Fǎhuá jīng, l=Dharma Flower Sutra) is one of the most influential and venerated Buddhist Mahāyāna sūtras. ...

Shingon is one of the major schools of Buddhism in Japan and one of the few surviving Vajrayana lineages in East Asian Buddhism. It is a form of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism and is sometimes called "Tōmitsu" (東密 lit. "Esoteric uddhismof Tō- ...

*** Mahavairocana Sutra *** Vajrasekhara Sutra

Tibetan Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism is a form of Buddhism practiced in Tibet, Bhutan and Mongolia. It also has a sizable number of adherents in the areas surrounding the Himalayas, including the Indian regions of Ladakh, Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, D ...

: * Tibetan

Kangyur The Tibetan Buddhist canon is a defined collection of sacred texts recognized by various schools of Tibetan Buddhism, comprising the Kangyur and the Tengyur. The ''Kangyur'' or ''Kanjur'' is Buddha's recorded teachings (or the 'Translation of ...

and

Tengyur The Tengyur or ''Tanjur'' or ''Bstan-’gyur'' (Tibetan: "Translation of Teachings") is the collected commentaries by great buddhist masters on Buddha Shakyamuni's teachings. The Tengyur is included in the Tibetan Buddhist Canon, which consi ...

Hinduism

Śruti ''Śruti'' or shruti (, , ) in Sanskrit means "that which is heard" and refers to the body of most authoritative, ancient religious texts comprising the central canon of Hinduism. Manusmriti states: ''Śrutistu vedo vijñeyaḥ'' (Devanagari: � ...

: * The Four Vedas **

Rig Veda The ''Rigveda'' or ''Rig Veda'' (, , from wikt:ऋच्, ऋच्, "praise" and wikt:वेद, वेद, "knowledge") is an ancient Indian Miscellany, collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns (''sūktas''). It is one of the four sacred canoni ...

** Sama Veda ** Yajur Veda **

Atharva Veda The Atharvaveda or Atharva Veda (, , from ''wikt:अथर्वन्, अथर्वन्'', "priest" and ''wikt:वेद, वेद'', "knowledge") or is the "knowledge storehouse of ''wikt:अथर्वन्, atharvans'', the proced ...

* Samhitas (Mantras, Prayers) *

Brahmanas The Brahmanas (; Sanskrit: , International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ''Brāhmaṇam'') are Vedas, Vedic śruti works attached to the Samhitas (hymns and mantras) of the Rigveda, Rig, Samaveda, Sama, Yajurveda, Yajur, and Athar ...

(Commentaries, Instructions) * Aranyakas (Meditation, Rituals) *

Upanishads The Upanishads (; , , ) are late Vedic and post-Vedic Sanskrit texts that "document the transition from the archaic ritualism of the Veda into new religious ideas and institutions" and the emergence of the central religious concepts of Hind ...

(Essence, Wisdom) Smriti: * Itihāsas **

Mahābhārata The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; , , ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India revered as Smriti texts in Hinduism, the other being the '' Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the events and aftermath of the Kurukshetra War, a war of succe ...

(including the

Bhagavad Gita The Bhagavad Gita (; ), often referred to as the Gita (), is a Hindu texts, Hindu scripture, dated to the second or first century BCE, which forms part of the Hindu epic, epic poem Mahabharata. The Gita is a synthesis of various strands of Ind ...

) ***

Ramayana The ''Ramayana'' (; ), also known as ''Valmiki Ramayana'', as traditionally attributed to Valmiki, is a smriti text (also described as a Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epic) from ancient India, one of the two important epics ...

Puranas Puranas (Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature
(1995 Editio ...

(

List A list is a Set (mathematics), set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of t ...

) **

Bhagavata Purana The ''Bhagavata Purana'' (; ), also known as the ''Srimad Bhagavatam (Śrīmad Bhāgavatam)'', ''Srimad Bhagavata Mahapurana'' () or simply ''Bhagavata (Bhāgavata)'', is one of Hinduism's eighteen major Puranas (''Mahapuranas'') and one ...

* Tantras *

Sutra ''Sutra'' ()Monier Williams, ''Sanskrit English Dictionary'', Oxford University Press, Entry fo''sutra'' page 1241 in Indian literary traditions refers to an aphorism or a collection of aphorisms in the form of a manual or, more broadly, a ...

s (

) * Stotras * Ashtavakra Gita * Gherand Samhita * Gita Govinda *

Hatha Yoga Pradipika The ''Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā'' ( or Light on Hatha Yoga) is a classic fifteenth-century Sanskrit manual on haṭha yoga, written by Svātmārāma, who connects the teaching's lineage to Matsyendranath of the Nathas. It is among the most infl ...

Yoga Vasistha ''Vasishta Yoga Samhita'' (, IAST: '; also known as ''Mokṣopāya'' or ''Mokṣopāyaśāstra'', and as ''Maha-Ramayana'', ''Arsha Ramayana'', ''Vasiṣṭha Ramayana'', ''Yogavasistha-Ramayana'' and ''Jnanavasistha'', is a historically popular ...

In Purva Mimamsa: * Purva Mimamsa Sutras In

Vedanta ''Vedanta'' (; , ), also known as ''Uttara Mīmāṃsā'', is one of the six orthodox (Āstika and nāstika, ''āstika'') traditions of Hindu philosophy and textual exegesis. The word ''Vedanta'' means 'conclusion of the Vedas', and encompa ...

(Uttar Mimamsa): *

Brahma Sutras The ''Brahma Sūtras'' (), also known as the Vedanta Sūtra (Sanskrit: वेदान्त सूत्र), Shariraka Sūtra, and Bhikshu-sūtra, are a Sanskrit text which criticizes the metaphysical dualism of the influential Samkhya philos ...

Vyasa Vyasa (; , ) or Veda Vyasa (, ), also known as Krishna Dvaipayana Veda Vyasa (, ''Vedavyāsa''), is a ''rishi'' (sage) with a prominent role in most Hindu traditions. He is traditionally regarded as the author of the epic Mahabharata, Mah� ...

Yoga Yoga (UK: , US: ; 'yoga' ; ) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines that originated with its own philosophy in ancient India, aimed at controlling body and mind to attain various salvation goals, as pra ...

: *

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali The ''Yoga Sutras of Patañjali'' (IAST: Patañjali yoga-sūtra) is a compilation "from a variety of sources" of Sanskrit sutras (aphorisms) on the practice of yoga – 195 sutras (according to Vyasa, Vyāsa and Krishnamacharya) and 196 sut ...

Samkhya Samkhya or Sankhya (; ) is a dualistic orthodox school of Hindu philosophy. It views reality as composed of two independent principles, '' Puruṣa'' ('consciousness' or spirit) and '' Prakṛti'' (nature or matter, including the human mind a ...

: * Samkhya Sutras of Kapila In

Nyaya Nyāya (Sanskrit: न्यायः, IAST: nyāyaḥ), literally meaning "justice", "rules", "method" or "judgment", is one of the six orthodox (Āstika) schools of Hindu philosophy. Nyāya's most significant contributions to Indian philosophy ...

: *

Nyāya Sūtras The ''Nyāya Sūtras'' is an ancient Indian Sanskrit text composed by , and the foundational text of the Nyaya school of Hindu philosophy. The date when the text was composed, and the biography of its author is unknown, but variously estim ...

of Gautama In

Vaisheshika Vaisheshika (IAST: Vaiśeṣika; ; ) is one of the six schools of Hindu philosophy from ancient India. In its early stages, Vaiśeṣika was an independent philosophy with its own metaphysics, epistemology, logic, ethics, and soteriology. Over t ...

: * Vaisheshika Sutras of Kanada In

Vaishnavism Vaishnavism () ), also called Vishnuism, is one of the major Hindu denominations, Hindu traditions, that considers Vishnu as the sole Para Brahman, supreme being leading all other Hindu deities, that is, ''Mahavishnu''. It is one of the majo ...

: * Vaikhanasa Samhitas * Pancharatra Samhitas * Divya Prabandha In

Shaktism Shaktism () is a major Hindu denomination in which the God in Hinduism, deity or metaphysics, metaphysical reality is considered metaphorically to be a woman. Shaktism involves a galaxy of goddesses, all regarded as different aspects, mani ...

: * Shakta Tantras In Kashmir Saivism: * 64 Bhairavagamas * 28 Shaiva

Agamas Religion *Āgama (Buddhism), a collection of Early Buddhist texts *Āgama (Hinduism), scriptures of several Hindu sects *Jain literature (Jain Āgamas), various canonical scriptures in Jainism Other uses * ''Agama'' (lizard), a genus of lizards ...

Shiva Sutras of Vasugupta Shiva Sutras are a collection of seventy seven aphorisms that form the foundation of the tradition of spiritual mysticism known as Kashmir Shaivism. They are attributed to the sage Vasugupta of the 9th century C.E. History and translations ...

* Vijnana Bhairava Tantra In Pashupata Shaivism: * '' Pashupata-sutra'' of Lakulisha * Panchartha-bhashya of

Kaundinya Kaundinya (Sanskrit कौंडिन्य), also known as ''Ājñātakauṇḍinya'', Pali: ''Añña Koṇḍañña''), was one of the first five bhikkhu, Buddhist monks (Pancavaggiya), disciple of Gautama Buddha and the first to attain the f ...

(a commentary on the Pashupata Sutras) * Ganakarika * Ratnatika of Bhasarvajna In

Shaiva Siddhanta Shaiva Siddhanta () is a form of Shaivism popular in a pristine form in Tamilnadu and Sri Lanka and in a Tantrayana syncretised form in Vietnam and Indonesia (as Siwa Siddhanta). It propounds a devotional philosophy with the ultimate goal of e ...

: * 28 Shaiva

Tirumurai ''Tirumurai'' (Tamil language, Tamil: திருமுறை, meaning Holy Order) is a twelve-volume compendium of songs or hymns in praise of Shiva in the Tamil language from the 6th to the 11th century CE by various poets in Tamil Nad ...

(canon of 12 works) * Meykandar Shastras (canon of 14 works) In

Gaudiya Vaishnavism Gaudiya Vaishnavism (), also known as Chaitanya Vaishnavism, is a Vaishnavism, Vaishnava Hindu denominations, Hindu religious movement inspired by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486–1534) in India. "Gaudiya" refers to the Gaura or Gauḍa region o ...

: *

Brahma Samhita The ''Brahma Samhita'' () is a Sanskrit '' Pancharatra'' text, composed of verses of prayer believed to have been spoken by Brahma glorifying Krishna. It is revered within Gaudiya Vaishnavism, whose 16th-century founder, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ( ...

Jayadeva Jayadeva (; born ), also spelt Jaideva, was a Sanskrit poet during the 12th century. He is most known for his epic poem ''Gita Govinda'' which concentrates on Krishna's love with the ''gopi'', Radha, in a rite of spring. This poem, which presen ...

's Gita Govinda Krishna-karnamrita: *

Chaitanya Bhagavata Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata () is a hagiography of Caitanya Mahāprabhu written by Vrindavana Dasa Thakura (1507–1589 CE). It was the first full-length work regarding Chaitanya Mahaprabhu written in Bengali language and documents his early lif ...

Chaitanya Charitamrita The ''Chaitanya Charitamrita'' (; ), composed by Krishnadasa Kaviraja in 1557, is written in Bengali with a great number of Sanskrit verses in its devotional, poetic construction, including '' Shikshashtakam''. It is one of the primary biogr ...

* Prema-bhakti-candrika * Hari-bhakti-vilasa In

Lingayatism The Lingayats are a Monotheism, monotheistic religious denomination of Hindu denominations, Hinduism. Lingayats are also known as , , , . Lingayats are known for their unique practice of Ishtalingam, Ishtalinga worship, where adherents carry a ...

: * Siddhanta Shikhamani * Vachana sahitya * Mantra Gopya * Shoonya Sampadane * 28

Karana Hasuge Karana Hasuge by Channabasavanna is one of the most important works in the Kannada language with regard to the Lingayat faith. Channabasavanna was a contemporary of Basavanna, the founder of Lingayat faith. References

Lingayatism Kannada lit ...

* Basava purana In Kabir Panth: * poems of

Kabir Kabir ( 15th century) was a well-known Indian devotional mystic poet and sant. His writings influenced Hinduism's Bhakti movement, and his verses are found in Sikhism's scripture Guru Granth Sahib, the Satguru Granth Sahib of Saint Gar ...

In Dadu Panth: * poems of Dadu In

Ayyavazhi Ayyavazhi (, ''Ayyāvaḻi'' , ) is a Hinduism, Hindu denomination that originated in South India during the 19th century.Tha. Krishna Nathan, ''Ayyaa vaikuNdarin vaazvum sinthanaiyum'', p. 62: "" (The day at which Vaikundar is given rebirth co ...

: Akilattirattu Ammanai: * Akilam one * Akilam two * Akilam three * Akilam four * Akilam five * Akilam six * Akilam seven * Akilam eight * Akilam nine * Akilam ten * Akilam eleven * Akilam twelve * Akilam thirteen * Akilam fourteen * Akilam fifteen * Akilam sixteen * Akilam seventeen Arul Nool: * Ukappadippu * Pothippu * Ucchippadippu * Saattu Neettolai * Nadutheervai Ula * Panchadevar Urppatthi * Patthiram * Sivakanta Athikarappatthiram * Thingal patham * Saptha Kannimar Padal * Kalyana Vazhthu

Jainism

Śvetāmbara The Śvetāmbara (; also spelled Shwetambara, Shvetambara, Svetambara or Swetambara) is one of the two main branches of Jainism, the other being the Digambara. ''Śvetāmbara'' in Sanskrit means "white-clad", and refers to its ascetics' practi ...

: * 11 Angas ** Secondary *** 12 Upangas, 4 Mula-sutras, 6 Cheda-sutras, 2 Culika-sutras, 10 Prakirnakas

Digambara ''Digambara'' (; "sky-clad") is one of the two major Jain schools and branches, schools of Jainism, the other being ''Śvetāmbara'' (white-clad). The Sanskrit word ''Digambara'' means "sky-clad", referring to their traditional monastic pract ...

* Samaysara * Pravachanasara * Niyamsara * Pancastikayasara * Karmaprabhrita, also called

Satkhandagama The (Prakrit: "Scripture in Six Parts") is the only canonical piece of literature of Digambara sect of Jainism. According to Digambara tradition, the original teachings of lord Mahavira were passed on orally from Ganadhar, the chief discip ...

* Kashayaprabhrita Nonsectarian/Nonspecific: * Jina Vijaya *

Tattvartha Sutra ''Tattvārthasūtra'', meaning "On the Nature 'artha''of Reality 'tattva'' (also known as ''Tattvarth-adhigama-sutra'' or ''Moksha-shastra'') is an ancient Jain text written by ''Acharya (Jainism), Acharya'' Umaswami in Sanskrit betwee ...

* GandhaHasti Mahabhashya (authoritative and oldest commentary on the Tattvartha Sutra) * Four Anuyogas (the four vedas of Jainism)

Sikhism

Guru Granth Sahib The Guru Granth Sahib (, ) is the central holy religious scripture of Sikhism, regarded by Sikhs as the final, sovereign and eternal Guru following the lineage of the ten human gurus of the religion. The Adi Granth (), its first rendition, w ...

* Dasam Granth * Sarbloh Granth

Satpanth

* Ginans * Dua (prayers)

Abrahamic religions

Azalism (Religion of Bayan)

* Writings of the Báb ** Persian Bayán 19,000 verses ** Arabic Bayán 500 verses **''Kitabul Asma'(also called The third Bayan and Haft Sha'n)'' the Largest Abrahimic Scripture composed of 25,000 pages of 60,000 revealed verses **''Risalat al Raj'a'' 170 verses **''Panj Sha'n'' 8360 verses **''Dalail Sab'aa'' 1100 verses **''Kitab al Haykal'' 160 verses **''Qayum al Asma 4700 verses **''Tafsir al basmalah'' 157 verses **''Tafsir al Qasida al Humyaryiah'' 1600 verses **''Kitab al Ruh'' 7000 verses **''Sahifah Qaimyiah'' **''Sahifah Baynal Haramayn'' **''Letters'' **''Khutab'' **''Ziyarat'' **''Dua'' **''Tafsir Surat al Kawthar'' **''Tafsir Surat al Qadr'' **''Tafsir Surat al Fatiha'' **''Tafsir Surat al A'sr'' **''Tafsir Surat al Baqara'' **''Tafsir Surat al Tawhid'' **''Nubwuah Khassah'' **''Kitab al Fihrist'' **''Another Kitab al Fihrist (Risalah Dahabyiah)'' **''Lost Tafsir of Quran'' * Writings of Subh al Azal * Writings of the leaders after Subh al Azal * Writings of letters of livings **''Divan of Qurrat al Ayn'' **''Other writings by the letters of living'' * Hagiography **''Nuqtat al Kaf'' **''Majlis Shahadat Hazrat Qaim Khurasani (Bushru'i)''

Bahá'í Faith

* Writings of the Báb ** Persian Bayán ** Arabic Bayán ** Writings of the Báb * Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, **

Kitáb-i-Aqdas The ''Kitáb-i-Aqdas'' () is the central religious text of the Baháʼí Faith, written by Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the religion, in 1873. Though it is the main source of Baháʼí laws and practices, much of the content deals with other ...

– The Most Holy Book **

Kitáb-i-Íqán The ''Kitáb-i-Íqán'' (, "Book of Certitude") is a book written by Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith. It is the religion's primary theological work and one of many texts that Baháʼís hold sacred. It is considered the seco ...

– The Book of Certitude ** The Hidden Words ** Days of Remembrance **

Epistle to the Son of the Wolf The ''Epistle to the Son of the Wolf'' is the last major work of Baháʼu'lláh, founder of the Baháʼí Faith, written in 1891 just before his death in 1892. It is a letter written to "the son of the Wolf," Shaykh Muhammad Taqi known as Áqá N ...

** The Four Valleys ** Gems of Divine Mysteries ** Gleanings ** Kitáb-i-Badí' ** The Seven Valleys **

Summons of the Lord of Hosts The ''Summons of the Lord of Hosts'' is a collection of the Tablet (religious), tablets of Baháʼu'lláh, founder of the Baháʼí Faith, that were written to the kings and rulers of the world during his exile in Adrianople and in the early ye ...

** Tabernacle of Unity ** Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh * Writings and Talks of 'Abdu'l‑Bahá **

Some Answered Questions ''Some Answered Questions'' (abbreviated SAQ; Persian version: ''Mufáviḍát-i-‘Abdu'l-Bahá'') is a compilation of table talks of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá that were collected by Laura Clifford Barney between 1904 and 1906 across several pilgrimages. ...

** Tablets of the Divine Plan ** The Secret of Divine Civilization ** Paris Talks **

Will and Testament A will and testament is a legal document that expresses a person's (testator) wishes as to how their property (estate (law), estate) is to be distributed after their death and as to which person (executor) is to manage the property until its fi ...

* Writings of

Shoghi Effendi Shoghí Effendi (; ;1896 or 1897 – 4 November 1957) was Guardian of the Baháʼí Faith from 1922 until his death in 1957. As the grandson and successor of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, he was charged with guiding the development of the Baháʼí Faith, in ...

** Advent of Divine Justice ** Bahá'í Administration ** God Passes By ** World Order of Bahá'u'lláh * Messages and writings of the

Universal House of Justice The Universal House of Justice is the nine-member supreme ruling body of the Baháʼí Faith. It was envisioned by Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, as an institution that could legislate on issues not already addressed in the ...

* The

scripture Religious texts, including scripture, are texts which various religions consider to be of central importance to their religious tradition. They often feature a compilation or discussion of beliefs, ritual practices, moral commandments and ...

of previous world religions

Christianity

Bible

The contents of

Christian Bible The Bible is a collection of religious texts that are central to Christianity and Judaism, and esteemed in other Abrahamic religions such as Islam. The Bible is an anthology (a compilation of texts of a variety of forms) biblical languages ...

s differ by denomination. * The Canon of Trent defines a canonical list of books of the

Catholic Bible The term ''Catholic Bible'' can be understood in two ways. More generally, it can refer to a Christian Bible that includes the whole 73-book canon recognized by the Catholic Church, including some of the deuterocanonical books (and parts of book ...

that includes the whole 73-book canon recognized by the

Catholic Church The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid ...

, including the

deuterocanonical books The deuterocanonical books, meaning 'of, pertaining to, or constituting a second canon', collectively known as the Deuterocanon (DC), are certain books and passages considered to be canonical books of the Old Testament by the Catholic Chur ...

. (In versions of the

Latin Vulgate The Vulgate () is a late-4th-century Latin translation of the Bible. It is largely the work of Saint Jerome who, in 382, had been commissioned by Pope Damasus I to revise the Gospels used by the Roman Church. Later, of his own initia ...

, 3 Esdras, 4 Esdras, and the Prayer of Manasseh are included in an appendix, but considered non-canonical, and are not included in modern Catholic Bibles). * Most

Protestant Bible A Protestant Bible is a Christian Bible whose translation or revision was produced by Protestantism, Protestant Christians. Typically translated into a vernacular language, such Bibles comprise 39 books of the Old Testament (according to the Dev ...

s include the

Hebrew Bible The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;"Tanach"
. '' protocanonical books The protocanonical books are those books of the Old Testament that are also included in the Hebrew Bible (the Tanakh) and that came to be considered canonical during the formational period of orthodox Christianity. The Old Testament is entirely ...

) divided differently (into 39 books) and the 27-book

New Testament The New Testament (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus, as well as events relating to Christianity in the 1st century, first-century Christianit ...

for a total of 66 books. Some denominations (e.g.

Anglicanism Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christianity, Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the ...

) also include the 14 books of the

biblical apocrypha The Biblical apocrypha () denotes the collection of ancient books, some of which are believed by some to be of doubtful origin, thought to have been written some time between 200 BC and 100 AD. The Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Ori ...

between the Old Testament and the New Testament, for a total of 80 books. * Greek and Eastern Orthodox Bibles include the ''

anagignoskomena The deuterocanonical books, meaning 'of, pertaining to, or constituting a second canon', collectively known as the Deuterocanon (DC), are certain books and passages considered to be canonical books of the Old Testament by the Catholic Chur ...

'', which consist of the Catholic deuterocanon, plus 3 Maccabees, Psalm 151, the Prayer of Manasseh, and 3 Esdras; The Fourth Book of Maccabees is considered to be canonical by the

Georgian Orthodox Church The Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს სამოციქულო ავტოკეფალური მართლმადიდებელი ეკლესია, tr), commonl ...

. The

Septuagint The Septuagint ( ), sometimes referred to as the Greek Old Testament or The Translation of the Seventy (), and abbreviated as LXX, is the earliest extant Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible from the original Biblical Hebrew. The full Greek ...

, the Greek translation of the Old Testament, is authoritative. * The

Church of the East The Church of the East ( ) or the East Syriac Church, also called the Church of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, the Persian Church, the Assyrian Church, the Babylonian Church, the Chaldean Church or the Nestorian Church, is one of three major branches o ...

includes most of the deuterocanonical books of the Old Testament which are found in the

Peshitta The Peshitta ( ''or'' ') is the standard Syriac edition of the Bible for Syriac Christian churches and traditions that follow the liturgies of the Syriac Rites. The Peshitta is originally and traditionally written in the Classical Syriac d ...

(The Syriac Version of the Bible). The New Testament in modern versions contains the 5 disputed books (2 Peter, 2 John, 3 John, Jude, and Revelation) that were originally excluded. * In

Oriental Orthodoxy The Oriental Orthodox Churches are Eastern Christian churches adhering to Miaphysite Christology, with approximately 50 million members worldwide. The Oriental Orthodox Churches adhere to the Nicene Christian tradition. Oriental Orthodoxy is ...

, the

biblical canon A biblical canon is a set of texts (also called "books") which a particular Jewish or Christian religious community regards as part of the Bible. The English word ''canon'' comes from the Ancient Greek, Greek , meaning 'ruler, rule' or 'measu ...

differs in each

Patriarchate Patriarchate (, ; , ''patriarcheîon'') is an ecclesiological term in Christianity, referring to the office and jurisdiction of a patriarch. According to Christian tradition, three patriarchates—Rome, Antioch, and Alexandria—were establi ...

. ** The

Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church The Armenian Apostolic Church () is the autocephalous national church of Armenia. Part of Oriental Orthodoxy, it is one of the most ancient Christian churches. The Armenian Apostolic Church, like the Armenian Catholic Church, belongs to the Arme ...

has at various times included a variety of books in the New Testament which are not included in the canons of other traditions. ** The

Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church () is the largest of the Oriental Orthodox Churches. One of the few Christian churches in Africa originating before European colonization of the continent, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church dates bac ...

(and its daughter, the Eritrean Orthodox Church) accept various books according to either of the Narrower or the Broader Canons but always include the entire Catholic deuterocanon, the Prayer of Manasseh, 3 Ezra,

4 Ezra 2 Esdras, also called 4 Esdras, Latin Esdras, or Latin Ezra, is an apocalyptic book in some English versions of the Bible. Tradition ascribes it to Ezra, a scribe and priest of the fifth century BC, whom the book identifies with the sixth-ce ...

, and The Book of Josippon. They may also include the

Book of Jubilees The Book of Jubilees is an ancient Jewish apocryphal text of 50 chapters (1,341 verses), considered canonical by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, as well as by Haymanot Judaism, a denomination observed by members of Ethiopian Jewish ...

Book of Enoch The Book of Enoch (also 1 Enoch; Hebrew language, Hebrew: סֵפֶר חֲנוֹךְ, ''Sēfer Ḥănōḵ''; , ) is an Second Temple Judaism, ancient Jewish Apocalyptic literature, apocalyptic religious text, ascribed by tradition to the Patriar ...

, 1 Baruch, 4 Baruch, as well as 1, 2, and 3 Meqabyan (no relation to the Books of Maccabees). The New Testament contains the Sinodos, the Books of the Covenant, Clement, and the Didascalia. * Some Syrian Churches, regardless of whether they are Eastern Catholic, Nestorian, Oriental or Eastern Orthodox, accept the Letter of Baruch as scripture. * Some early

Quakers Quakers are people who belong to the Religious Society of Friends, a historically Protestantism, Protestant Christian set of Christian denomination, denominations. Members refer to each other as Friends after in the Bible, and originally ...

also included the Epistle to the Laodiceans.

Additional and alternative scriptures

Some Christian denominations have additional or alternate holy scriptures, some with authoritativeness similar to the Old Testament and New Testament. * The

Unification Church The Unification Church () is a new religious movement, whose members are called Unificationists or sometimes informally Moonies. It was founded in 1954 by Sun Myung Moon in Seoul, South Korea, as the Holy Spirit Association for the Unificatio ...

includes the '' Divine Principle'' in its holy scriptures. * Gnostic Christianity rejected the narrative in

Pauline Christianity Pauline Christianity or Pauline theology (also Paulism or Paulanity), otherwise referred to as Gentile Christianity, is the theology and form of Christianity which developed from the beliefs and doctrines espoused by the Hellenistic-Jewish Ap ...

that the arrival of Jesus had to do with the forgiveness of sins, and instead were concerned with illusion and enlightenment. Gnostic texts include Gnostic gospels about the life of Jesus, books attributed to various apostles, apocalyptic writings, and philosophical works. Though there is some overlap with some New Testament works, the rest were eventually considered heretical by Christian orthodoxy. Gnostics generally did not include the Old Testament as canon. They believed in two gods, one of which was

Yahweh Yahweh was an Ancient Semitic religion, ancient Semitic deity of Weather god, weather and List of war deities, war in the History of the ancient Levant, ancient Levant, the national god of the kingdoms of Kingdom of Judah, Judah and Kingdom ...

(generally considered evil), the author of the Hebrew Bible and god of the Jews, separate from a Supreme God who sent Jesus. ** Marcion's canon included only the

Gospel of Marcion The Gospel of Marcion, called by its adherents the Gospel of the Lord, or more commonly the Gospel, was a text used by the mid-2nd-century Christian teacher Marcion of Sinope to the exclusion of the other gospels. The majority of scholars agree t ...

and a set of

Pauline epistles The Pauline epistles, also known as Epistles of Paul or Letters of Paul, are the thirteen books of the New Testament attributed to Paul the Apostle, although the authorship of some is in dispute. Among these epistles are some of the earliest ext ...

which overlap with the canon of orthodox

. His gospel was a version of the

Gospel of Luke The Gospel of Luke is the third of the New Testament's four canonical Gospels. It tells of the origins, Nativity of Jesus, birth, Ministry of Jesus, ministry, Crucifixion of Jesus, death, Resurrection of Jesus, resurrection, and Ascension of ...

that did not contain any references to the Old Testament. ** The Cainites apparently used the

Gospel of Judas The Gospel of Judas is a non-canonical religious text. Its content consists of conversations between Jesus and his disciples, especially Judas Iscariot. The only copy of it known to exist is a Coptic language text that is part of the Codex ...

=Latter Day Saint movement

= * The

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a Nontrinitarianism, nontrinitarian Restorationism, restorationist Christianity, Christian Christian denomination, denomination and the ...

(LDS Church) uses the LDS edition of the

King James Bible The King James Version (KJV), also the King James Bible (KJB) and the Authorized Version (AV), is an Early Modern English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, which was commissioned in 1604 and published in 1611, by ...

for English-speaking members; other versions are used in non-English speaking countries. The

Community of Christ Community of Christ, known legally and from 1872 to 2001 as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS), is an American-based international church, and is the second-largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement ...

(RLDS) uses the Joseph Smith Translation, which it calls the ''Inspired Version'', as well as updated modern translations, mainly the NRSV. * The

Book of Mormon The Book of Mormon is a religious text of the Latter Day Saint movement, first published in 1830 by Joseph Smith as ''The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi''. The book is one of ...

* The

Doctrine and Covenants The Doctrine and Covenants (sometimes abbreviated and cited as D&C or D. and C.) is a part of the open scriptural canon of several denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement. Originally published in 1835 as Doctrine and Covenants of the Chur ...

. There are significant differences in content and section numbering between the Doctrine and Covenants used by the Community of Christ (RLDS) and the LDS Church. * The Pearl of Great Price is authoritative in the LDS Church, rejected by Community of Christ. * Other, smaller branches of Latter Day Saints include other scriptures such as: **

Lectures on Faith "Lectures on Faith" is a set of seven lectures on the doctrine and theology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, first published as the doctrine portion of the 1835 edition of the canonical Doctrine and Covenants (D&C), but later ...

recognized in canon of Fundamentalists and some Prairie Saints. ** The

Book of the Law of the Lord A book is a structured presentation of recorded information, primarily verbal and graphical, through a medium. Originally physical, electronic books and audiobooks are now existent. Physical books are objects that contain printed material, mo ...

used by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite). This sect likewise holds as scriptural several prophecies, visions, revelations, and translations printed by

James Strang James Jesse Strang (March 21, 1813 – July 9, 1856) was an American religious leader, politician and self-proclaimed monarch. He served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1853 until his assassination. In 1844, he said he ...

, and published in the ''Revelations of James J. Strang''. ** The Word of the Lord and

The Word of the Lord Brought to Mankind by an Angel ''The Word of the Lord'' refers to one of two books which are part of the Biblical canon, scriptural canon for some List of denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement, denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement. The first book, simply e ...

used by Fettingite branches.

Liturgical books

Liturgical books are used to guide or script worship, and many are specific to a denomination. Catholic liturgical books: * Books of the clergy ** The

Roman Missal The Roman Missal () is the book which contains the texts and rubrics for the celebration of the Roman Rite, the most common liturgy and Mass of the Catholic Church. There have been several editions. History Before the Council of Trent (1570) ...

(The pope, archbishops, bishops, priests and deacons editions) ** The

Book of the Gospels A Gospel Book, Evangelion, or Book of the Gospels ( Greek: , ) is a codex or bound volume containing one or more of the four Gospels of the Christian New Testament – normally all four – centering on the life of Jesus of Nazareth and the roo ...

(evangeliary/evangelion) ** The

Lectionary A lectionary () is a book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings appointed for Christianity, Christian or Judaism, Jewish worship on a given day or occasion. There are sub-types such as a "gospel lectionary" or evangeliary, ...

Sacramentary In the Western Christianity, Western Church of the Early Middle Ages, Early and High Middle Ages, a sacramentary was a book used for Christian liturgy, liturgical services and the Mass (liturgy), mass by a bishop or Priest#Christianity, priest. Sa ...

(for bishops and priests) **

Pontifical A pontifical () is a Christian liturgical book containing the liturgies that only a bishop may perform. Among the liturgies are those of the ordinal for the ordination and consecration of deacons, priests, and bishops to Holy Orders. While the ...

(for bishops) ** Cæremoniale Episcoporum (for bishops) **

Breviary A breviary () is a liturgical book used in Christianity for praying the canonical hours, usually recited at seven fixed prayer times. Historically, different breviaries were used in the various parts of Christendom, such as Aberdeen Breviar ...

(Hours/Divine Office) **

Gradual The gradual ( or ) is a certain chant or hymn in liturgical Christian worship. It is practiced in the Catholic Mass, Lutheran Divine Service, Anglican service and other traditions. It gets its name from the Latin (meaning "step") because i ...

(Roman gradual, antiphonal, cantatory) ** Liber Usualis (Book of Common Use/Gregorian chants) **

Roman Ritual The ''Roman Ritual'' (), also known as the ''Ritual'' is one of the official liturgical books of the Roman Rite of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church. It contains all of the services that a priest or deacon may perform; and are not contained ...

(baptism, benedictions, blessings, burials, exorcisms, etc.) **

Roman Martyrology The ''Roman Martyrology'' () is the official martyrology of the Catholic Church. Its use is obligatory in matters regarding the Roman Rite liturgy, but dioceses, countries and religious institutes may add duly approved appendices to it. It provid ...

(saints/The blessed) * Books of church attendants: **

Missal A missal is a liturgical book containing instructions and texts necessary for the celebration of Mass throughout the liturgical year. Versions differ across liturgical tradition, period, and purpose, with some missals intended to enable a priest ...

(pew cyclical editions) ** Missalette (pew seasonal editions) ** Hymnal (pew hymnbook editions) Protestant liturgical books: *

: **

Book of Common Prayer The ''Book of Common Prayer'' (BCP) is the title given to a number of related prayer books used in the Anglican Communion and by other Christianity, Christian churches historically related to Anglicanism. The Book of Common Prayer (1549), fi ...

(BCP) 1549 *

Lutheranism Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism that emerged under the work of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German friar and Protestant Reformers, reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church launched ...

: ** Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book (ELHB) 1912 ** The Lutheran Hymnal (TLH) 1941 ** Lutheran Book of Prayer (LBP) 1941 ** Lutheran Service Book and Hymnal (SBH) 1958 ** Lutheran Book of Worship (LBW) 1978 ** Lutheran Worship (LW) 1982 **

Evangelical Lutheran Worship ''Evangelical Lutheran Worship'' (''ELW'') is the current primary liturgical and worship guidebook and hymnal for use in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC). It was first publ ...

(ELW) 2006 ** Lutheran Service Book (LSB) 2006 ** Numerous hymn, service and guide books (varies by church) *

Methodism Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christianity, Christian Christian tradition, tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's brother ...

: **

The Sunday Service of the Methodists ''The Sunday Service of the Methodists'' is the first Christian liturgical book given to the Methodist Churches by their founder, John Wesley. It has its basis in the 1662 ''Book of Common Prayer''. Editions were produced for Methodists in bot ...

** Book of Worship for Church and Home (1965) ** The Book of Hymns ** The United Methodist Hymnal (United Methodist Church) **

The United Methodist Book of Worship (1992) ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The ...

(United Methodist Church) **

Book of Discipline (United Methodist) The ''Book of Discipline'' constitutes the law and doctrine of the United Methodist Church. It follows similar works for its predecessor denominations. It was originally published in 1784, in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and has been published ...

(John Wesley-1784, United Methodist Church-2016) ** Numerous hymn, service and guide books (varies by church) *

Southern Baptists The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), alternatively the Great Commission Baptists (GCB), is a Christian denomination based in the United States. It is the world's largest Baptist organization, the largest Protestant, and the second-largest Ch ...

: **

Baptist Hymnal The ''Baptist Hymnal'' is a book of hymns and songs used for Christian worship in Christian church, churches affiliated with the United States Christian denomination, denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention. There have been four editions, re ...

** Numerous hymn, service and guide books (varies by church)

Doctrines and laws

Various Christian denominations have texts which define the doctrines of the group or set out laws which are considered binding. The groups consider these to range in permanence from unquestionable interpretations of divine revelations to human decisions made for convenience or elucidation which are subject to reconsideration. * Doctrines such as the

Trinity The Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the Christian doctrine concerning the nature of God, which defines one God existing in three, , consubstantial divine persons: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ) and God the Holy Spirit, thr ...

, the virgin birth and

atonement Atonement, atoning, or making amends is the concept of a person taking action to correct previous wrongdoing on their part, either through direct action to undo the consequences of that act, equivalent action to do good for others, or some othe ...

* The

Ten Commandments The Ten Commandments (), or the Decalogue (from Latin , from Ancient Greek , ), are religious and ethical directives, structured as a covenant document, that, according to the Hebrew Bible, were given by YHWH to Moses. The text of the Ten ...

(), also known in Christianity as the Decalogue, are a set of biblical principles relating to ethics and worship. * The distinctive

Calvinist Reformed Christianity, also called Calvinism, is a major branch of Protestantism that began during the 16th-century Protestant Reformation. In the modern day, it is largely represented by the Continental Reformed Protestantism, Continenta ...

doctrine of "double" predestination. * In Catholicism, the concept of

Magisterium The magisterium of the Catholic Church is the church's authority or office to give authentic interpretation of the word of God, "whether in its written form or in the form of Tradition". According to the 1992 ''Catechism of the Catholic Church'' ...

reserves matters of religious interpretation to the church, with various levels of infallibility expressed in various documents. **

Infallibility of the Church The infallibility of the Church is the belief that the Holy Spirit preserves the Christian Church from errors that would contradict its essential doctrines. It is related to, but not the same as, indefectibility, that is, "she remains and will rema ...

is applied to: *** In the Catholic Church,

papal infallibility Papal infallibility is a Dogma in the Catholic Church, dogma of the Catholic Church which states that, in virtue of the promise of Jesus to Saint Peter, Peter, the Pope when he speaks is preserved from the possibility of error on doctrine "in ...

of a very small number of papal decrees. Most documents produced by the

Pope The pope is the bishop of Rome and the Head of the Church#Catholic Church, visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff, or sovereign pontiff. From the 8th century until 1870, the po ...

, including the

Catechism of the Catholic Church The ''Catechism of the Catholic Church'' (; commonly called the ''Catechism'' or the ''CCC'') is a reference work that summarizes the Catholic Church's doctrine. It was Promulgation (Catholic canon law), promulgated by Pope John Paul II in 1992 ...

are considered subject to revision. ** To the decisions of

ecumenical council An ecumenical council, also called general council, is a meeting of bishops and other church authorities to consider and rule on questions of Christian doctrine, administration, discipline, and other matters in which those entitled to vote are ...

s in Catholic, some Orthodox, and some Protestant denominations, though the non-Catholic denominations only accept certain councils as genuinely ecumenical. ** The

Salvation Army The Salvation Army (TSA) is a Protestantism, Protestant Christian church and an international charitable organisation headquartered in London, England. It is aligned with the Wesleyan-Holiness movement. The organisation reports a worldwide m ...

''Handbook of Doctrine'' **

Transubstantiation Transubstantiation (; Greek language, Greek: μετουσίωσις ''metousiosis'') is, according to the teaching of the Catholic Church, "the change of the whole substance of sacramental bread, bread into the substance of the Body of Christ and ...

and Marian teachings in

Roman Catholic theology Catholic theology is the understanding of Catholic doctrine or teachings, and results from the studies of theologians. It is based on canonical scripture, and sacred tradition, as interpreted authoritatively by the magisterium of the Catholic ...

. The department of the

Roman Curia The Roman Curia () comprises the administrative institutions of the Holy See and the central body through which the affairs of the Catholic Church are conducted. The Roman Curia is the institution of which the Roman Pontiff ordinarily makes use ...

that deals with questions of doctrine is called the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. * The

Christian Science Christian Science is a set of beliefs and practices which are associated with members of the Church of Christ, Scientist. Adherents are commonly known as Christian Scientists or students of Christian Science, and the church is sometimes in ...

textbook '' Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures'' by

Mary Baker Eddy Mary Baker Eddy (née Baker; July 16, 1821 – December 3, 1910) was an American religious leader and author, who in 1879 founded The Church of Christ, Scientist, the ''Mother Church'' of the Christian Science movement. She also founded ''The C ...

, along with the Bible, serves as the permanent "impersonal pastor" of the Church of Christ, Scientist. * The

Methodist Church of Great Britain The Methodist Church of Great Britain is a Protestantism, Protestant List of Christian denominations, Christian denomination in Britain, and the mother church to Methodism, Methodists worldwide. It participates in the World Methodist Council. M ...

refers to the "doctrines to which the preachers of the Methodist Church are pledged" as ''doctrinal standards''. * Seventh-day Adventists hold the writings of Ellen White are held to an elevated status, though not equal with the Bible, as she is considered to have been an inspired prophetess. * Swedenborgianism is defined by the Biblical interpretations of

Emanuel Swedenborg Emanuel Swedenborg (; ; born Emanuel Swedberg; (29 January 168829 March 1772) was a Swedish polymath; scientist, engineer, astronomer, anatomist, Christian theologian, philosopher, and mysticism, mystic. He became best known for his book on the ...

starting with Arcana Cœlestia. * H. Emilie Cady's 1896 ''Lessons in Truth, A Course of Twelve Lessons in Practical Christianity'' is considered a core text of the

Unity Church Unity is a spiritual organization founded by Charles Fillmore (Unity Church), Charles and Myrtle Fillmore in 1889. It grew out of Transcendentalism and became part of the New Thought movement. Unity may be best known for its ''Daily Word'' devot ...

Druze

* (Epistles of Wisdom)

Islam

The five universally acknowledged messengers () in Islam are

Abraham Abraham (originally Abram) is the common Hebrews, Hebrew Patriarchs (Bible), patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, he is the founding father who began the Covenant (biblical), covenanta ...

Moses In Abrahamic religions, Moses was the Hebrews, Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of slavery in the The Exodus, Exodus from ancient Egypt, Egypt. He is considered the most important Prophets in Judaism, prophet in Judaism and Samaritani ...

Noah Noah (; , also Noach) appears as the last of the Antediluvian Patriarchs (Bible), patriarchs in the traditions of Abrahamic religions. His story appears in the Hebrew Bible (Book of Genesis, chapters 5–9), the Quran and Baháʼí literature, ...

Jesus Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Chris ...

and

Muhammad Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of A ...

, each believed to have been sent with a

. Muslims believe David ( Dāwūd) received

Psalms The Book of Psalms ( , ; ; ; ; , in Islam also called Zabur, ), also known as the Psalter, is the first book of the third section of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) called ('Writings'), and a book of the Old Testament. The book is an anthology of B ...

() (cf. Q38:28); Jesus ( Īsā) the

Gospel Gospel originally meant the Christianity, Christian message ("the gospel"), but in the second century Anno domino, AD the term (, from which the English word originated as a calque) came to be used also for the books in which the message w ...

();

received the

Qur'an The Quran, also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation directly from God ('' Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which consist of individual verses ('). Besides ...

; Abraham ( Ibrahim) the

Scrolls of Abraham The Scrolls of Abraham (, ''Ṣuḥuf ʾIbrāhīm'') are a part of the religious scriptures of Islam. These scriptures are believed to have contained the revelations of Abraham received from the God of Abrahamic religions, which were written ...

; and Moses ( Mūsā) the Torah ().

Sunni Islam

* Quran *

Hadith Hadith is the Arabic word for a 'report' or an 'account f an event and refers to the Islamic oral tradition of anecdotes containing the purported words, actions, and the silent approvals of the Islamic prophet Muhammad or his immediate circle ...

books (

Kutub al-Sittah (), also known as () are the six canonical hadith collections of Sunni Islam. They were all compiled in the 9th and early 10th centuries, roughly from 840 to 912 CE and are thought to embody the Sunnah of Muhammad. The books are the of al ...

): **

Sahih Al-Bukhari () is the first hadith collection of the Six Books of Sunni Islam. Compiled by Islamic scholar al-Bukhari () in the format, the work is valued by Sunni Muslims, alongside , as the most authentic after the Qur'an. Al-Bukhari organized the bo ...

Sahih Muslim () is the second hadith collection of the Six Books of Sunni Islam. Compiled by Islamic scholar Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj () in the format, the work is valued by Sunnis, alongside , as the most important source for Islamic religion after the Q ...

Sahih al-Tirmidhi ''Sunan al-Tirmidhi'' () is the fourth hadith collection of the Six Books of Sunni Islam. It was compiled by Islamic scholar al-Tirmidhi in (250–270 AH). Title The full title of the compilation is (). It is shortened to , , , or . The te ...

Sunan Abu Dawood ''Sunan Abi Dawud'' () is the third hadith collection of the Six Books of Sunni Islam. It was compiled by scholar Abu Dawud al-Sijistani (). Introduction Abu Dawood compiled twenty-one books related to Hadith and preferred those (plural of ...

Al-Sunan al-Sughra ''Sunan al-Sughra'' (), also known as ''Sunan al-Nasa'i'' (), is one of the Kutub al-Sittah (six major hadiths, hadith collections), and was collected by al-Nasa'i (214 – 303 AH; c. 829 – 915 CE). Description Sunnis regard this collection ...

(Sunan an-Nasa'i) ** Sunan ibn Majah * Other Hadith books: **

Muwatta Imam Malik ''Al-Muwaṭṭaʾ'' (, 'the approved') or ''Muwatta Imam Malik'' () of Malik ibn Anas, Imam Malik (711–795) written in the 8th-century, is one of the earliest collections of hadith texts comprising the subjects of Sharia, Islamic law, compile ...

Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal ''Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal'' () is a collection of musnad hadith compiled by the Islamic scholar Ahmad ibn Hanbal (d. AH 241/AD 855) to whom the Hanbali fiqh (legislation) is attributed. Description Musnad Ahmad, also known as Al-Musnad , is on ...

** Sunan al-Kubra ** The Meadows of the Righteous (Riyadh al-saliheen) ** Bulugh al-Maram **

Musannaf of Abd al-Razzaq ''Musannaf Abd al-Razzaq al-Sanʿani'' () is an early hadith collection compiled by the Yemeni hadith scholar ʽAbd al-Razzaq al-Sanʽani (744–827). As a collection of the '' musannaf'' genre, it contains over 18,000 traditions arranged in top ...

** Sunan al-Daraqutni ** Sahih Ibn Hibban ** Sunan al-Darimi ** Musnad al-Shafi'i ** Musnad Abu Hanifa ** Sahih ibn Khuzaima ** Musnad Tayalisi ** Musnad al-Bazzar ** Musnad Abi Ya'la ** Musnad Rahwayh ** Musnad ibn Humayd ** Musnad al-Firdous **

Tahdhib al-Athar ''Tahdhīb al-Āthār'' () is a collection of hadith by Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari. Al-Kattani described it as one of al-Tabari's amazing works, although, he did not complete it. Description Al-Tabari compiled this work as inclusive of hadit ...

** Al-Mu'jam al-Awsat ** Al-Mu'jam as-Saghir **

Majma al-Zawa'id ''Majmu' al-Zawa'id wa Manba' al-Fawa'id'' () is a secondary Sunni hadith collection written by Ali ibn Abu Bakr al-Haythami (1335–1404 CE/735–807 AH). It compiles the 'unique' hadith of earlier primary collections. Description Al ...

** Kanz al-Ummal ** Shuab ul Iman ** Sharh Ma'anir Athar ** Sharh Mushkīlil Athar ** Silsilah Sahiha ** Mishkat al-Masabih ** Al-Adab al-Mufrad ** Sahih Hadith Kudsi ** Shama'il Muhammadiyah ** At-Targhib wat-Tarhib

Twelver Islam

*''Quran'' *'' Nahj al Balagha'' *''Al Sahiyfa al Sajadiyya'' *''Al Jafr'' which is a book composed of letters of 784 tables (28 sections of letters × 28 chapters of letters) about Omniscience and it has its own grammars to answer many of questions about prophecy or fiqh or medecine or anything according to Jaffars and every table is composed of 28 × 28 for letters of line and of Khana (house) each Khana of 4 letters, however some Usuli scholars rejects it and it is only used by Irfani, Shaykhis and few of Akhbaris and Usulis. *''Hadith'' **''

The Four Books The Four Books () are the four canonical hadith collections of Shia Islam. The term is used mostly by Twelver Shias. Shi'a Muslims use different books of hadith from those used by Sunni Muslims, who prize the six major hadith collections. I ...

'' ***''

Kitab al-Kafi (, , literally 'The Sufficient') is a hadith collection of the Twelver tradition, compiled in the first half of the 10th century CE (early 4th century AH) by . It is one of the Four Books. It is divided into three sections: , ...

'' 8 Volumes ***'' Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih'' 4 volumes ***'' Tahdhib al-Ahkam'' 5 volumes ***''

Al-Istibsar () is the fourth hadith collection of the Four Books of Shia Islam. it was compiled by Persian scholar al-Tusi It includes the same subjects as (Rectification of the Statutes) but in a shorter form. Author Al-Tusi lived during the first ha ...

'' 4 volumes **''Jawami' al Hadith'' ***'' Bihar al-Anwar'' 25 large Volumes = 100 volumes, it is a general encyclopedia more than of Hadith ***''Awalim al-Ulum'' it is said that it was 400 volumes = 100 large volumes and it is an extended version of Bihar which once collected all of Hadith of Sunna and Shia and all of the sayings of historians, astrologers, doctors, philosophers and Clerics of Shia and Sunna of that time as explanation of Hadith but it was lost. ***''Wasa'il al Shia'' 24 volumes ***''Kitab al Wafi'' 12 volumes ***''Kitab Mustadrak al Wasa'il'' 12 volumes ***''Safinat al Bihar'' ***''Tafsir al-Burhan'' 10 volumes ***''Jami' Ahadith al Shia'' 20 volumes ***''Min Fiqh Ahlil Bayt'' by Syed Muhammad al Shirazi 40 volumes **''Mawsu'at'' (Encyclopedias) ***''Masānīd Ahlil Bayt'' by Azizullah al Utaridi 70 volumes contains all of Shia Hadith ***''Mu'jam al Ahadith al Mu'tabara'' by Asif Muhsini 8 volumes **''Prayer books'' ***''Mafateh al Jinan'' ***''Kamel al Ziyarat'' ***''Kutub al Masabih'' ***''Thamarat al Awād'' ***''Kutub al Ziyarat wal Udyiat wal Salawat'' **''Hagiografies'' ***''Kitab Manaqib Āl Abi Talib'' ***''Kutub al Maqatil'' ***''Kutub waqa'at Siffin, Nahrawan and Jamal'' ***''Kutub al Gharat'' ***''Kitab al Khara'ij wal Jara'ih'' ***''Kitab Mashariq Anwar al Waqin'' ***''Kitab al Hidayiah al Kubra'' ***''Kitab Uyūn Akhbar al Rida'' **''Kutub al Ghayba'' ***''Of Al Nu'mani'' ***''Of Al Saduq'' ***''Of Fadl ibn Shadhan'' ***''Of al Tūsi'' ***''Of Ibn Tawus'' **'' Kutub al Raja'a'' **''Usul Arba'mi'a'' only few of it survived ***''Qurb al Isnad'' ***''Tafsir al Imam al Askari'' ***''Al Usul al Sitat Ashar'' ***''Kitab Sulaym ibn Qays'' ***''Asl Isa'' ***''Al Jafaryiat'' ***''Kitab al Mahasin of Ibn Khalid al Barqi'' Called as the Fifth Book ***''Nawadir of Sa'd al Asha'ri'' ***''Al Risalah al Dahabyiah'' ***''Sahifat al Rida'' ***''Mukhtasar Basa'ir al Darajat'' ***''Basa'ir al Darajat'' ***''And Others''

Alawites

*''Quran'' (for Zahiris it is the main Scripture but for Batinis it is a very minor Scripture) *''Kitab al Hidayah al Kubra'' (for Zahiri Alawites) *'' Kitab al Majmu'' (for Batini Alawites). *''Batini Scriptures (Only for Makhusi Sheikhs it is forbidden for Murid or women or non Alawites to read or hear it)'' **''Kitab al Sirat'' **''Kitab al Haft'' **''Kitab al Maratib wal Duraj'' **''Kitab al Ruq'a (Talisman)'' **''Kitab al Ta'a Fi Ma'rifat al Sa'a'' **''Kitab Adab Abi Talib'' **''Kitab al Alāma fi Ma'rifat Yawm al Qiyama'' **''Kitab al Lahut'' **''Kitab Mubtada' al Nur wal Zulmah'' **''Kitab al Abwab'' **''Kitab al Mahmud wal Mazmum'' **''Kitab Nur al Qulub'' **''Kitab al Wasāyah fi Ma'rifat al Khafāya'' ***''Red Jafr (Book of Prophecy and part of al Wasayah)'' **''White Jafr (Magical letters talismatic book)'' **''al Suluk fi Ma'rifat Awakhir al Muluk'' **''al Risalah al Ristpashiyah'' **''Fiqh al Risalah al Ristpashiyah'' **''Kitab al Akwar wal Adwar (of Major and Minor Cycles of time and reincarnation)'' **''Kitab al Surah wal Mithal'' *''Kulazi Batini Scriptures (only for The Kulazi Shiekhs and it is forbidden for Murids or women or non-Alawite to read or hear it)'' **''Fiqh al Dastur (exegesis of Majm'u)'' **''al Risalah al Ristpashiyah'' **''Fiqh al Risalah al Ristpashiyah (Exegesis of it)'' **''Kitab al Asus'' **''Kitab al Yunan'' **''Kitab al Akwar wal Adwar'' **''Kitab al Surah wal Mithal'' **''Talisman of Ruqa'a'' **''Rasa'il al Shaykh Ibn Yunus al Kualzi''

Ahmadiyya

* Quran * Hadith (Sunni corpus) * ''Rūhānī Khazā᾽in'', collected writings of

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (13 February 1835 – 26 May 1908) was an Indian religious leader and the founder of the Ahmadiyya movement in Islam. He claimed to have been divinely appointed as the promised Messiah and '' Mahdī'', in fulfillment of th ...

(23 volumes) * '' Malfūzāt'', the Discourses of Ghulam Ahmad (10 volumes) * ''Tafsīr-e-Kabīr'', 10-volume Quranic commentary by Mirza Bashir al-Din Mahmud Ahmad

Alevism (Qizilbash)

The most revered Alevi scriptures are: *''Quran'' *''Khutbat al Bayan'' *''Nuqtat al Bayan'' *''

Buyruks The Buyruks are a collection of spiritual books providing the basis of the Alevi value system. ''Buyruk'' means “command” or “order” in Turkish language, Turkish. Topics addressed in the Buyruks include müsahiplik ("spiritual brotherhoo ...

'' **''Menakib Imam Ja'far Sadiq'' **''Menakib Sheyh Safi'' **''Other Buyruks'' *' *''Maktel Husein'' *''Hazrat Ali Cenkliri (Military Career Biography of Imam Ali)'' *''Haci Bektash Kumru (about Karbala')'' *''Kenzul Mesayieb'' *''Huseynie'' *''Vilayet Nameh'' *''Musebyyi Nameh'' *''Fazilat Nameh'' *''Akhirat Nameh'' *''Javedan Nameh'' *''Saqi Nameh'' *''Battal Nameh'' *''Abu Moslem Nameh'' *''Sal Nameh (Of Sadridden)'' *''Divans of 7 Saints'' **''Divan Hatai'' **''Divan Sultan Abdal'' **''Other 5 Divans'' *''Kitab Cabbrkulu'' *''Mira'tul Maqasid''

Mevlevi Order

* Quran *

Masnavi The ''Masnavi'', or ''Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi'' (, DIN 31635, DMG: ''Mas̲navī-e maʻnavī''), also written ''Mathnawi'', or ''Mathnavi'', is an extensive poem written in Persian language, Persian by Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, also known as Rumi. I ...

* Fihi Ma Fihi * Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi

Ismaili Islam

In Ismailism Quran is divided into Tanzil (Original Quran) and Ta'wil (Exegesis) this is One Scripture (Quran) : *''Quran'' **''Tanzil al Quran'' **''Ta'wil al Quran'' ***'' Ginans'' (For Indian Nizaris) ****''Dasa Avatara Granth'' ****''Nihkalanki Gita'' ****''Many Other Granths Composed of more than 25,000 verses'' ****''More than 600 Short Ginans'' ***''Dua'' ***''Daim al Islam'' ***''Ta'wil al Da'im'' ***''Rasa'il Ikhwan al Safa'' ***'' Umm al-Kitab (Shi'i book)'' ***''Kanz al walad'' (For Taybism) ***''al Fatrat wal Qiranat'' (For Taybism) ***''Kirmani writings'' ***''Nasir Khosrow Writings'' ***''Sayings and deeds of each Imam'' ***''Books of Dua't'' ****''Nurun ala Nur'' ****''Other Books''

Judaism

Rabbinic Judaism

* The Tanakh i.e.

Hebrew Bible The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;"Tanach"
. '' Torah The Torah ( , "Instruction", "Teaching" or "Law") is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, namely the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. The Torah is also known as the Pentateuch () ...

(teachings) **

Nevi'im The (; ) is the second major division of the Hebrew Bible (the ''Tanakh''), lying between the () and (). The Nevi'im are divided into two groups. The Former Prophets ( ) consists of the narrative books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings ...

(prophets) **

Ketuvim The (; ) is the third and final section of the Hebrew Bible, after the ("instruction") and the "Prophets". In English translations of the Hebrew Bible, this section is usually titled "Writings" or "Hagiographa". In the Ketuvim, 1–2 Books ...

(writings) * The

Talmud The Talmud (; ) is the central text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law (''halakha'') and Jewish theology. Until the advent of Haskalah#Effects, modernity, in nearly all Jewish communities, the Talmud was the cen ...

Mishnah The Mishnah or the Mishna (; , from the verb ''šānā'', "to study and review", also "secondary") is the first written collection of the Jewish oral traditions that are known as the Oral Torah. Having been collected in the 3rd century CE, it is ...

Tosefta The Tosefta ( "supplement, addition") is a compilation of Jewish Oral Law from the late second century, the period of the Mishnah and the Jewish sages known as the '' Tannaim''. Background Jewish teachings of the Tannaitic period were cha ...

Gemara The Gemara (also transliterated Gemarah, or in Yiddish Gemore) is an essential component of the Talmud, comprising a collection of rabbinical analyses and commentaries on the Mishnah and presented in 63 books. The term is derived from the Aram ...

* The

Midrash ''Midrash'' (;"midrash"
. ''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary''. ; or ''midrashot' ...

= Haymanot

= * The Tanakh with several

Jewish apocrypha The Jewish apocrypha () are religious texts written in large part by Jews, especially during the Second Temple period, not accepted as sacred manuscripts when the Hebrew Bible was Development of the Hebrew Bible canon, canonized. Some of these boo ...

= Kabbalism

= * Kabbalah: Primary texts *

Zohar The ''Zohar'' (, ''Zōhar'', lit. "Splendor" or "Radiance") is a foundational work of Kabbalistic literature. It is a group of books including commentary on the mystical aspects of the Torah and scriptural interpretations as well as material o ...

* Chassidut

Non-rabbinic Judaism

= Karaite Judaism

= * The Tanakh

= Jewish Science

= * The Tanakh * ''Jewish Science: Divine Healing in Judaism''

Rastafari movement

* The

Bible The Bible is a collection of religious texts that are central to Christianity and Judaism, and esteemed in other Abrahamic religions such as Islam. The Bible is an anthology (a compilation of texts of a variety of forms) originally writt ...

( Ethiopian Orthodox canon) * the

Holy Piby The ''Holy Piby'', also known as the Black Man's Bible, is a text written by an Anguillan, Robert Athlyi Rogers (d. 1931), for the use of an Afrocentrism, Afrocentric religion in the West Indies founded by Rogers in the 1920s, known as the Afro-At ...

* the Kebra Nagast * The speeches and writings of

Haile Selassie I Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen or ''Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles#Lij, Lij'' Tafari; 23 July 189227 August 1975) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as the Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles, Rege ...

(including his autobiography ''My Life and Ethiopia's Progress'') * '' Royal Parchment Scroll of Black Supremacy''

Samaritanism

* Samaritan Torah

Shabakism

*'' Buyruk (Shabak)''

Pre-Columbian Americas

Aztec religion

* The

Borgia Group The Borgia Group is the scholarly designation of a number of mostly pre-Columbian documents from central Mexico. In 1830–1831, they were first published in their entirety as colored lithographs of copies made by an Italian artist, Agustino Agli ...

codices

Maya religion

* The

Popol Vuh ''Popol Vuh'' (also ''Popul Vuh'' or ''Pop Vuj'') is a text recounting the mythology and history of the Kʼicheʼ people of Guatemala, one of the Maya peoples who also inhabit the Mexican states of Chiapas, Campeche, Yucatan and Quintana Roo, ...

* the

Dresden Codex The ''Dresden Codex'' is a Maya book, which was believed to be the oldest surviving book written in the Americas, dating to the 11th or 12th century. However, in September 2018 it was proven that the Maya Codex of Mexico, previously known as th ...

* the Madrid Codex * the Paris Codex

Ethnic religions

Bon (autochthonous religious tradition of Tibet)

* Bön Kangyur and Tengyur

Kaharingan

* Panaturan

Kiratism

* The

Mundhum The Mundhum (also known as ''Peylan'') is the ancient religious scripture and folk literature of the Kirat people. It is an ancient, indigenous religion of Nepal. Mundhum means "the power of great strength" in the Limbu language. The Mundhum cov ...

of the Limbu ethnic group

Old Norse religion

Poetic Edda The ''Poetic Edda'' is the modern name for an untitled collection of Old Norse anonymous narrative poems in alliterative verse. It is distinct from the closely related ''Prose Edda'', although both works are seminal to the study of Old Norse ...

Prose Edda The ''Prose Edda'', also known as the ''Younger Edda'', ''Snorri's Edda'' () or, historically, simply as ''Edda'', is an Old Norse textbook written in Iceland during the early 13th century. The work is often considered to have been to some exten ...

Sanamahism

Main texts: * Sanamahi Laihui * Khongjomnubi Nonggarol * Wakoklon Heelel Thilel Salai Amailon Pukok * Leithak Leikharol Other texts: * Phouoibi Waron * Poireiton Khunthok * Numit Kappa * Nungpan Ponpi Luwaopa * Panthoibi Khonggul

Sari Dharam

* Sari Dharam Sereng Puthi * Sari Dharam Sarila * Jomsim Binti

Sunda Wiwitan

Sanghyang Siksa Kandang Karesian ''Sanghyang Siksa Kandang Karesian'' is a didactic text, providing the reader with religious and moralistic rules, prescriptions and lessons. The title means something like “the book of rules with guidance to be a '' resi'' (wise or holy man)”. ...

Yorùbá

* Odù Ifá * Jaap Verduijn's Odu Ifa Collection

New religious movements

The ACIM Movement

* '' A Course in Miracles''

Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light

* ''Goal of the Wise'' by Abdullah Hashim * ''Sayings of Imam'' Ahmed al Hassan * ''Kitab al Tawhid'' by Ahmed al Hassan * ''Kitab al Ijl (Calf)'' by Ahmed al Hassan * ''Kitab al Haft'' by Ahmed al Hassan * Various scriptures of different religions and philosophies, especially gnostic and Kabbalah.

The writings of Franklin Albert Jones Adi Da Love-Ananda Samraj

* ''Aletheon'' * ''The Companions of the True Dawn Horse'' * ''The Dawn Horse Testament'' * ''Gnosticon'' * ''The Heart of the Adi Dam Revelation'' * ''Not-Two IS Peace'' * ''Pneumaton'' * ''Transcendental Realism''

Aetherius Society

* ''The Nine Freedoms''

Caodaism

* (Prayers of the Heavenly and the Earthly Way) * (The Religious Constitution of Caodaism) * (The Canonical Codes) * (Compilation of Divine Messages)

Cheondoism

* The

Donghak Donghak () was an academic movement in Korean Neo-Confucianism founded in 1860 by Choe Je-u. The Donghak movement arose as a reaction to seohak (), and called for a return to the "Way of Heaven". While Donghak originated as a reform movement ...

Scripture * The Songs of Yongdam * The Sermons of Master Haeweol * The Sermons of Revered Teacher Euiam

Creativity Movement

The writings of

Ben Klassen Bernhardt "Ben" Klassen ( ( O.S. February 7, 1918) – ) was an American white supremacist politician and religious leader. He founded the Church of the Creator with the publication of his book ''Nature's Eternal Religion'' in 1973. Klass ...

: * ''Nature's Eternal Religion'' * ''The White Man's Bible'' * ''Salubrious Living''

Discordianism

* The ''

Principia Discordia The ''Principia Discordia'' is the first published Discordianism, Discordian religious text. It was written by Greg Hill (Malaclypse the Younger) with Kerry Wendell Thornley (Lord Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst) and others. The first edition was printed ...

Druidry

* The ''

Mabinogion The ''Mabinogion'' () is a collection of the earliest Welsh prose stories, compiled in Middle Welsh in the 12th–13th centuries from earlier oral traditions. There are two main source manuscripts, created –1410, as well as a few earlier frag ...

'' * ''

Lebor Gabála Érenn ''Lebor Gabála Érenn'' (literally "The Book of Ireland's Taking"; Modern Irish spelling: ''Leabhar Gabhála Éireann'', known in English as ''The Book of Invasions'') is a collection of poems and prose narratives in the Irish language inten ...

'' * '' Barddas''

Dudeism

* '' The Dude De Ching'' * ''Duderonomy''

Eckankar

* Writings of Paul Twitchell

Heathenry

Edda "Edda" (; Old Norse ''Edda'', plural ''Eddur'') is an Old Norse term that has been applied by modern scholars to the collective of two Medieval Icelandic literary works: what is now known as the ''Prose Edda'' and an older collection of poems ( ...

Konkokyo

* Konkokyo Kyoten ** Oshirase-Goto Obobe-Chō ** Konko Daijin Oboegaki ** Gorikai I ** Gorikai II ** Gorikai III

Meher Baba

* '' God Speaks'' * '' Discourses''

Meivazhi

* The four vedas of Meivazhi ** Āti mey utaya pūrana veētāntam ** Āntavarkal mānmiyam ** Eman pātar atipatu tiru meyññanak koral ** Eman pātar atipatu kotāyūtak kūr

Nuwaubian Movement

* '' The Holy Tablets''

Oahspe Faithism

* '' Oahspe: A New Bible''

Oomoto

* '' Oomoto Shin'yu'' * '' Reikai Monogatari''

Pastafarianism

* The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

Raëlism

The writings of Raël Claude Vorilhon: * '' Intelligent Design: Message from the Designers'' * '' Sensual Meditation'' * ''Yes to Human Cloning''

Religious Science

* '' The Science of Mind'' by Ernest Holmes

Satanism

* ''The Satanic Bible'' * ''The Satanic Rituals'' * ''The Satanic Scriptures''

Scientology

* Bibliography of Scientology

Seicho-no-Ie

* *

Spiritism

* The Spirits Book * The Book on Mediums * The Gospel According to Spiritism * Heaven and Hell (Allan Kardec), Heaven and Hell * The Genesis According to Spiritism * The

Subud

* Susila Budhi Dharma

SubGenius

* The Book of the SubGenius

Tenrikyo

* The Ofudesaki (Tenrikyo), Ofudesaki * The Mikagura-uta * The Osashizu

Thelema

* The Holy Books of Thelema, especially The Book of the Law

Unarius Academy of Science

* The Pulse of Creation Series * The Infinite Concept of Cosmic Creation

Urantianism

* ''The Urantia Book''

Wicca

* Witchcraft Today * The Spiral Dance * Trojan's Essential Guide to Wicca * Book of Shadows * Charge of the Goddess * Threefold Law * Wiccan Rede

Notes

External links

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References

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