religious tradition
C331
concept
A religious tradition is an enduring, socially shared system of beliefs, practices, narratives, and institutions that shapes how a community understands and relates to the sacred, the moral order, and ultimate meaning.
All labels observed (68)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| religious community | 139 |
| religious tradition canonical | 94 |
| new religious movement | 40 |
| Marian devotion | 38 |
| polytheistic religion | 38 |
| syncretic religion | 35 |
| Buddhist tradition | 28 |
| spiritual tradition | 19 |
| Christian tradition | 17 |
| Hindu religious tradition | 17 |
| spiritual path | 16 |
| folk religion | 14 |
| doctrine | 12 |
| theological tradition | 12 |
| Jewish mystical tradition | 8 |
| Christian liturgical tradition | 7 |
| religious belief system | 7 |
| Hindu philosophical tradition | 6 |
| religious ideology | 6 |
| branch of Judaism | 5 |
| historical religious tradition | 5 |
| traditional belief system | 5 |
| Hindu tradition | 4 |
| Afro-diasporic religion | 3 |
| Catholic spiritual tradition | 3 |
| Islamic mysticism | 3 |
| belief system | 3 |
| religious tradition category | 3 |
| yoga tradition | 3 |
| Afro-diasporic spiritual tradition | 2 |
| biblical tradition | 2 |
| devotional tradition | 2 |
| henotheistic tradition | 2 |
| pre-Christian belief system | 2 |
| regional religious tradition | 2 |
| religious civilization | 2 |
| religious mystery tradition | 2 |
| religious system | 2 |
| African American religious tradition | 1 |
| Chinese religion | 1 |
| Christian monastic movement | 1 |
| Eastern Christian devotion | 1 |
| Holiness tradition | 1 |
| Jesus tradition | 1 |
| Limbu religious tradition | 1 |
| Religiöse Tradition | 1 |
| Samaritan religious tradition | 1 |
| Western esoteric tradition | 1 |
| esoteric Christian tradition | 1 |
| esoteric religious tradition | 1 |
| group of religious traditions | 1 |
| liberal Christian tradition | 1 |
| liturgical tradition | 1 |
| normative tradition | 1 |
| oral religious tradition | 1 |
| peyote religion | 1 |
| religious and artistic tradition | 1 |
| religious and cultural tradition | 1 |
| religious artistic tradition | 1 |
| religious tradition in Canada | 1 |
| religious tradition in Vietnam | 1 |
| religious way of life | 1 |
| religious-cultural tradition | 1 |
| religious-tradition-association | 1 |
| socioreligious concept | 1 |
| spiritual tradition category | 1 |
| theistic tradition | 1 |
| traditional Chinese belief system | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
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Input
Class: religious tradition
Generated description
A religious tradition is an enduring, socially shared system of beliefs, practices, narratives, and institutions that shapes how a community understands and relates to the sacred, the moral order, and ultimate meaning.
Instances (596)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Bön | — |
| South Indian Christianity | Christian tradition |
| Providence | doctrine |
| Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption | Marian devotion |
| Virgin of Almudena | Marian devotion |
| Native American religions | spiritual tradition |
| Regla de Ocha | syncretic religion |
| Puerto Rican Espiritismo | spiritual tradition |
| Shango Baptist | syncretic religion |
|
the congregation of Israel
surface form:
congregation of Israel
|
religious community |
| Nordic Lutheranism | Christian tradition |
| Old Catholicism | Christian tradition |
| Monastery of the Holy Spirit | religious community |
| Santería | syncretic religion |
| Cuban Espiritismo | syncretic religion |
| Obeah | folk religion |
| Haitian Vodou | syncretic religion |
| Virgin of Socavón | Marian devotion |
|
Warkari sampradaya
surface form:
Warkari Sampradaya
|
Hindu religious tradition |
| Muscular Christianity | religious ideology |
| Theravada | Buddhist tradition |
| Middle Way | spiritual path |
| Sangha | religious community |
| Hinduism (Cham Balamon) | — |
| Babylonian rite | — |
| Mahayana | Buddhist tradition |
| Virgin of Los Llanos | Marian devotion |
| New Testament tradition of Bethany beyond the Jordan | biblical tradition |
| Sainthood in Eastern Christianity | — |
| Vajrayana | Buddhist tradition |
| Hopi traditional religion | polytheistic religion |
| Vaishnava Tantra | — |
| Mary as Mediatrix | Marian devotion |
| Pure Land Buddhism | Buddhist tradition |
| New England Way | — |
| al-Muwahhidun al-Duruz | religious community |
| South Asian Sufism | Islamic mysticism |
| Thai Buddhists | religious community |
| Srivijayan Buddhism | Buddhist tradition |
| Palo Monte | Afro-diasporic spiritual tradition |
| Chondoism | new religious movement |
| Folk Catholicism | syncretic religion |
| Christian Nativity plays | Christian tradition |
| Bahá'í community of the United States | religious community |
| Australian Aboriginal spirituality | spiritual tradition |
|
Shambhavopaya (path of pure will)
surface form:
Shambhavopaya
|
spiritual path |
|
Shaktopaya (path of energy or knowledge)
surface form:
Shaktopaya
|
spiritual path |
| Franciscan family | Catholic spiritual tradition |
| Christians in Indonesia | religious community |
| Kriya Yoga | spiritual path |