Religious text
As scripture the science of comparative religion called texts that are normative for a religion. In different religions there is also a different understanding depending on what is considered normative text. Likewise, the respective authority of a normative text in the religions is different. These religions also sometimes called font or religions of the book. In preliterate cultures, collective traditions of myths as oral texts the same role as sacred writings.
Definition
Characteristics of sacred writings which are able to be present:
1 The writing is regarded as normative, ie, questions of faith, ethics or ritual questions are decided by an appeal to the Scriptures, whereby a final decision has been kind.
2 The text is quoted verbatim in worship, the cult or ritual and there plays a central or fundamental role.
3 The Holy Scripture is regarded as a central scripture, central reference or as a document of the religious establishment.
4 There is a scriptural exegesis and interpretation, sometimes there are directions and schools at different ways of interpretation.
5 The writing is connected to the founders of religion, or God, or gods who have this font particularly inspired. Often it is seen as essential document of the doctrine of the religious founder or as revealed by deities font.
6 The document forms a canon.
7 Collect the journals as authentic existing traditions, stories, revelations, songs, ritualism, wisdom texts.
8 Often the scriptures are considered the oldest evidence of a religious community.
9 play the Scriptures in piety a special role, by worshiping and loving reading and recitation. Art, ethics, music, and stories of a religion are central inspired by these writings.
10 Scriptures are often considered the archetypal presence in a heavenly or otherworldly world, it is also often the idea that the writing had existed before their worldly writing and had then been revealed.
11 Scriptures are often distinguished from religious communities of other religious scriptures, they have a higher value than the rest of the religious literature, even in the qualitative sense.
Often apply particularly respectful rules 12 For dealing with scriptures so that stand out sacred writings of other book culture significantly.
Holy scriptures of different religions
- In Judaism, the term stands for Tanakh and Talmud,
- In Christianity, the Bible and
- In Islam the Koran.
He distinguishes the texts that are regarded as God's self-communication or containing, by her human, oral and written interpretation there.
- The Vedas, the Bhagavad Gita and the Puranas of Hinduism are, among other scriptures of Hinduism, holy scriptures.
- For the Tamil people, the religion Tirukural regarded as scripture.
- The Guru Granth Sahib (also Adi Granth (great book) ) is the holy book of the Sikhs.
- In Theravada Buddhism, the Pali canon is considered scripture.
- The Mahayana Buddhism here has no central font, which is valid for all directions. Holy Scriptures of certain schools include: The Heart Sutra, the Lotus Sutra and Amitabha Sutras of Buddhism.
- For Tibetan Buddhism Kanjur and Tanjur, collections of canonical writings are considered scripture.
- The Bon religion also has Kanjur and Tanjur.
- For Taoism the Tao Te Ching, Chuang Tzu and the Daozang are considered sacred scriptures.
- For Confucianism, the Five Classics and Four Books are considered sacred scriptures.
- For the Shinto Kojiki and Nihongi that are considered sacred scriptures.
- The Avesta is considered sacred scripture for Zoroastrianism / Zoroastrianism.
- For Mormons, the Book of Mormon is true as scripture.
- For Thelema Liber AL vel Legis, which is regarded as sacred scripture.
- For the Wiccan religion, the self-written, custom Book of Shadows is considered scripture.
Similarly, there are many other religions or religious movements writings, which are regarded as sacred, eg in the Jinn, the Druze, the Yezidis and the Baha'i.