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WWW Links - World Religion
http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html
A thorough listing of the approximate breakdown of adherents to
the
world's most-widely recognized religions. Information is presented
in
pie-graph form, with estimated number of followers listed. Offers
clickable
listings of named religions, with exhaustive information regarding
each
religion.
http://www.adherents.com/adh_branches.html
This detailed list of the world's major branches of religions offers
fairly recent estimations of populations of each group. Also presents
some
description of the groups themselves.
http://www.adherents.com/adh_rb.html
A listing of world religious bodies with at least one million followers.
Presents commentary on the definition of 'religious bodies', using
the
Southern Baptist Convention as an example.
http://www.adherents.com/largecom/index.html
A thorough composition of the largest religious communities throughout
the world. By clicking on a given religion, you can view recent
statistics
of the largest communities in the U.S. and abroad.
http://www.adherents.com/misc/adh_holy.html
An approachable listing of over 25 of the world's religious holy
places.
Also offers clickable maps and photos of certain sites.
http://www.adherents.com/adh_influbooks.html
This detailed roster of the significant writings of the world's
major
religions has many listings. Additional information is given on
other
influential books that are not religious texts per se, but have
had an impact
upon religious thought.
http://www.adherents.com/misc/adh_founders.html
A simple listing of the founders of various world religions or religious
sects. An admittedly incomplete inventory, the information given
is still
valuable.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/mor/index.htm
A glossary of the texts related to Mormonism. By clicking on a given
writing, the text is presented in its entirity. Includes the Book
of Mormon,
the Articles of Faith of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Pearl
of Great
Price, and Doctrine and Covenants.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/index.htm
Hypertext versions of the Bible, including the King James Version,
the
Latin Vulgate, the Greek New Testament, and the Tanach (Hebrew Bible.)
http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/index.htm
A thorough listing of various texts related to Judaism. By clicking
on a
given text, its contents are presented in their entirity. Offers
a
transliterated version of the Tanach.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/bhi/index.htm
A catalogue of sacred texts of the Bahai'i faith. Clicking on a
given
texts displays them in their totality.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/isl/index.htm
The texts of Islam, including primary texts such as the Qu'ran (E.H.
Palmer translation, and transliterated Arabic version), as well
as writings
related to Sufism. Texts are displayed in their entirity.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/zor/index.htm
An archive of the Sacred Books of the East of Zoroastrianism.
Admittedly, this is a small portion of Zoroastrian texts online,
and
clickable choices are given to further writings. However, the texts
presented are complete in their display.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/index.htm
A thorough list of sacred texts of Hinduism, presented in their
entirity.
Also includes additional writings closely related to Hinduism.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/shi/index.htm
Excerpts from the Kojiki, as translated by R.H. Chamberlain, as
well as
excerpts from the Nihongi, translated by W.G. Ashton. Also includes
the
Yengishiki, or Shinto rituals.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/ich/index.htm
The entire I Ching, or Book of Changes, as translated by James
Legge.
This book is the most widely-read of the Chinese Classics. Translation
includes a description and of all possible hexagrams, as well as
their
importance.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/tao/index.htm
The Tao Te Ching, as translated by James Legge and presented
in its whole
form. Also includes Volumes 39 and 40 of James Legge's Sacred Books
of the
East, which include Lao-Tzu's Tao Te Ching, the Writings of Chuang
Tzu, and
several other Taoist texts, such as the Tai Shang Tractate.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/cfu/index.htm
Complete translations of the Confucian Canon and most of the
Chinese
Classics. Includes the Confucian Analects, Mencius, The Great Learning,
and
the Doctrine of the Mean, as well as four of the Five Classics (Shu
Ching,
Shih Ching, I Ching, and Parts One and Two of the Li Ki). Also presents
the
Hsiao Ching. Translated by James Legge.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/index.htm
An exhaustive list of various writings pertaining to Buddhism, all
presented in their entirity. Includes essays about Buddhism, which
are
modern compilations of the Buddhist Canon and are appropriate for
an
introductory sense of what Buddhism is about. Also includes complete
texts
pertinent to Southern and Northern Buddhism (Sutta Pitaka, Khuddaka
Nikaya,
the Vagrakkhedika, the Buddha-Karita of Asvaghosha, the Larger
Sukhavati-Vyuha, and Saddharma-pundarika.)
http://www.sacred-texts.com/skh/index.htm
The complete Shri Guru Granth Sahib, the central text of Sikhism.
The
Granth contains compositions of the ten Gurus, including Guru Nanak,
Guru
Angad, Guru Amar Das, Guru Ram Das, Guru Arjan, and Guru Teg Bahadur.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/jai/index.htm
The Jaina Sutras, translated from the Prakrit by Hermann Jacobi,
in their
complete form. Also includes entire additional Jain texts, such
as A
Treatise on Jainism, Ten Virtues of Monks, Twelve Reflections or
Bhavnas, and
many more.
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