Dharma-Vidya studies all paths that humans have walked toward truth. No single tradition holds the entire map — each illuminates a different face of the same mountain. The seeker studies all faiths with equal respect, because wisdom has no passport.
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Christianity
~2.4 billion — The teachings of Jesus Christ. The Bible, salvation through grace, love thy neighbour, forgiveness — the faith that shaped Western civilisation and spread across all continents.
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Islam
~1.9 billion — Submission to the One God. The Quran, the Five Pillars, Ramadan, Hajj, Zakat — a faith of discipline, brotherhood, compassion, and surrender to the will of Allah.
Sanātana Dharma (Hinduism)
~1.2 billion — The oldest living tradition. Vedas, Upanishads, Gītā, Yoga, Karma, Dharma, Moksha — a civilisation’s search for the eternal truth beneath all change.
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Buddhism
~500 million — The Middle Path of Siddhārtha Gautama. The Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, meditation, non-attachment — liberation from suffering through awareness and compassion.
Folk & Traditional Religions
~400 million — Chinese folk religion, African traditional faiths, animism, ancestor worship — the oldest spiritualities on Earth, woven into daily life across continents.
Shinto
~100 million — The Way of the Gods. Japan’s indigenous faith of kami, purification, harmony with nature — where sacred groves and shrine gates mark the boundary between the seen and unseen.
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Sikhism
~30 million — One God, one humanity. Guru Nanak’s path of equality, honest labour, sharing with others. The Guru Granth Sahib, langar, and the khalsa — devotion through service.
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Judaism
~15 million — The covenant between God and the people of Israel. Torah, Talmud, Shabbat, ethical monotheism — the foundational tradition that gave birth to the Abrahamic faiths.
Spiritism
~15 million — Allan Kardec’s doctrine of spirit communication, reincarnation, and moral evolution. Strong in Brazil and Latin America — a bridge between science, philosophy, and the afterlife.
Taoism
~12 million — The Way. Lao Tzu’s philosophy of flowing with nature, wu wei, yin-yang balance — an ancient Chinese path where stillness holds more power than force.
Bahá’í Faith
~8 million — Unity of God, unity of religion, unity of humanity. Bahá’u’lláh’s vision of a global civilisation where all faiths are chapters of one unfolding revelation.
Jainism
~5 million — Ahimsā (non-violence) taken to its absolute. Mahāvīra’s path of asceticism, truth, non-possession — a tradition that treats every living being as sacred.