NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Eastern religions

Note that the classification hereunder is only one of several possible. This system uses a filter system for categorization. A group will be listed in a category as close to the top of the page as the definitions for the category allow. Even if multiple definitions are applicable a religion will only be listed once. The definition of religion for this page is fairly liberal.

A discussion of the the ways in which "major religions" have historically been seperated from the list of all religions can be found in the article Major world religions.

Abrahamic religions

Believers in the One God, YHWH; also called desert monotheism.

Babism
Bah�'�
- Bah�'� Faith
- Orthodox Bah�'� Faith
Christianity (see List of Christian denominations)
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- Catholicism
- Oriental Orthodoxy (Monophysitism)
- Nestorianism
- Protestantism
  - Anabaptists
  - Anglicans
  - Baptists
  - Lutherans
  - Methodists
  - Pentecostals
  - Reformed
    - Presbyterian
  - Society of Friends (Quakers)
  - Waldensians
- Restorationism
Druzism
Gnosticism
- Basilidians
- Bogomils
- Borborites
- Cainites
- Carpocratians
- Cathars
- Marcionism (not entirely Gnostic)
- Ophites
- Valentinians (see: Valentinius)
Islam
- Ahmadiyya
- Kharijites
  - Ibadis
  - Sufris
- Nation of Islam
- Shiite
  - Alawites
  - Ismailis
  - Jafari
  - Zaiddiyah
- Sunni
  - Berailvi
  - Deobandi
  - Hanafi
  - Hanbali
  - Maliki
  - Mu'tazili
  - Shafi'i
  - Wahhabi
- Sufism
- Zikri
Judaism (see also: Jew; Hebrews)
- Contemporary Divisions
- Historical Sects
  - Hasmoneans
  - Essenes
  - Pharisees
  - Sadducees
  - Zealots
    - Sicarii
- Heritical sects that believed Christ was a prophet
- Crypto-Judaism
  - Marrano Judaism
  - Conversos
- Jewish messianic movements
  - Frankists
  - Sabbatianism
    - Donmeh
Samaritanism
Mandaeanism
Rastafarianism

Dharmic religions

Religions with a concept of Dharma, also major religions of historical India

Hinduism (see also Contemporary Hindu movements)
- Agama Hindu Dharma (Javanese Hinduism)
- Shaivism
- Shaktism
- Smartism
- Vaishnavism
  - Swaminarayan sect
  - Gaudiya Vaishnavism
    - ISKCON (Hare Krishna)
- Six major schools and movements of Hindu philosophy
  - Samkhya
  - Nyaya
  - Vaisheshika
  - Purva mimamsa
  - Vedanta (Uttar Mimamsa)
    - Advaita Vedanta
    - Integral Yoga
  - Yoga
Buddhism (see Schools of Buddhism)
- Mahayana
- Nikaya schools (which have historically been called Hinayana in the West)
  - Theravada
- Vajrayana (Tantric Buddhism)
Jainism
- Digambara
- Shvetambara
Sikhism

Other revealed religions

These are broadly similar to Abrahamic religions in scope and nature, but follow a separate history of prophets

Zoroastrianism

Indigenous religions

The orally transmitted canon of indigenous peoples, many involving some variant of animism and most defunct

African religions
European religions
- Anglo-Saxon mythology
- Basque mythology
- Chukchi mythology
- Druidry (Celtic Religion)
- Finnish mythology
- Greek religion
  - Greek mythology
  - Mystery religions
- Norse mythology
- Roman religion
  - Roman mythology
- Slavic mythology
Asian religions
- Babylonian and Assyrian religion
  - Assyrian mythology
  - Babylonian mythology
  - Chaldean mythology
  - Sumerian mythology
- B�n (Indigenous Tibetan belief)
- Chinese mythology
- Shinto
  - Oomoto
- Yezidis (Modified indigenous Kurdish belief)
Native American religions
Northern indigenous religions
- Aleut mythology
- Evenk mythology
- Inuit mythology
- Yukaghir mythology
Oceanic religions
- Australian Aboriginal mythology
- Balinese mythology
- Micronesian mythology
- Maori mythology
- Modekngei (Republic of Palau)
- Nauruan indigenous religion
- Polynesian mythology
- Tuvaluan mythology

Neopagan or revival religions

Modern religions seeking to recreate indigenous, usually pre-Christian, beliefs and practices

Asatru
Church of All Worlds
Dievturiba
Neo-druidism
Judeo-Paganism
Hell�nismos
Orisha religions (Beliefs of the former African slaves)
- Candombl�
- Macumba
- Santer�a
- Umbanda
- Voudun
Rodoverie (Slavic paganism)
Summum
Wicca
- Alexandrian Wicca
- Dianic Wicca (Feminist Wicca)
- Gardnerian Wicca
- Seax-Wica
- Faery Wicca
- Feri Tradition

Non-revealed religions

Philosophies not transmitted by a divine prophet

Carvaka
Confucianism
Deism
Fellowship of Reason
Spiritual Humanism
Mohism
Prometheism [1] (http://www.prometheism.net/)
Taoism

Suitheistic religions

Religions which value the spiritual advancement of the self over other goals

Demonolatry
Dragon Rouge
Illuminates of Thanateros
Order of the Solar Temple
Satanism
- Church of Satan
- Order of Nine Angles
Setianism also spelled Sethianism
- Temple of Set
- The Storm
Thelema

Syncretic religions

Faiths that consider all or some religions to be essentially the same

Ar�s Pilgrim Movement
Cao Dai
Falun Dafa (Falun Gong)
Huna
Konkokyo
Law of One
Mahikari [2] (http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/easia/mahik.html)
Manichaeism
Unitarian Universalism
Universal Life Church
Tenrikyo
Theosophy
Seicho-No-Ie

Entheogen religions

Religions based around divinely inspiring substances

Peyotism
THC Ministry
Ayahuasca-based beliefs
- Santo Daime [3] (http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/latam/santo.html)
- Uni�o do Vegetal

New Religious Movements

Religions founded since 1850 with small followings

Alien-based religions
- The Aetherius Society [4] (http://www.aetherius.org/index.html)
- Raelism
- Scientology
  - Church of Scientology
  - Free Zone
- Unarius society (Unarius Academy of Science) [5] (http://www.unarius.org/start.html)
- Urantia, Book of
Ananda Marga
Anthroposophy
Aum Shinrikyo (Aleph)
Breatharianism (Air cult)
Brianism
Cargo cults
- Jon Frum Movement [6] (http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/westoc/jonfrum.html)
- Mambu Movement [7] (http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/westoc/mambu.html)
- Peli Asociation [8] (http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/westoc/peli.html)
- Vailala Madness [9] (http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/westoc/vaila.html)
Church Universal and Triumphant
Eckankar
Elan Vital
Faithists of Kosmon
Juche (The personality cult of North Korean leaders)
Process Church of the Final Judgement
Racist religions
- Creativity Movement (World Church of the Creator)
- Church of the American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan [10] (http://www.adl.org/backgrounders/american_knights_kkk.asp)
Rajneeshism
Sathya Sai Organisation
Spiritualism (Spiritism)
- Kardecist Spiritism
Subud
The Unification Church (Moonies)
Virus, The Church of
Yoism

Parody or mock religions

Groups that poke fun at other religions or religion in general

Church of God the Utterly Indifferent
Church of the SubGenius (The cult of Bob Dobbs)
Discordianism (some Discordians maintain that their religion is not wholly without an element of seriousness)
Elvis religions
- Church of Jesus Christ Elvis
- The First Preslyterian Church of Elvis the Divine [11] (http://www.geocities.com/presleyterian_church/home.html)
Fictional religions turned Parody
- Bokononism
- Jedi (The 2001 Census reported more Jedi in England than Sikhs)
The First Church of the Last Laugh [12] (http://www.saintstupid.com/)
Invisible Pink Unicorn
Kibology
Landover Baptist Church
Universal Church of Google
Roshambo
Shatnerology
Text editor religions
- Church of Emacs
- Cult of Vi

Fictional religions

See List of fictional religions

Forms of religion

Nonsectarian and trans-sectarian religious movements and practices

Esotericism

Mysticism

Christian mysticism
- Gnosticism
Hindu mysticism
- Tantra
- Yoga
- Bhakti
- Vedanta
Martinism
Meditation
Kabbalah (also part of Judaism)
- Kabbalah Centre
Spirituality
Sufism
Theosophy

Magic (religion)

Ritualism

Organizations promoting Ecumenism

Dances of Universal Peace
Sathya Sai Organisation
The Inter-Religious Organisation (IRO)
Temple of Understanding
simplified kundalini yoga an organisation founded by Vethathiri maharishi to establish world peace and happiness.

External links

Statistics on religious belief or adherence (http://www.adherents.com)
Sacred Texts (http://www.sacred-texts.com)

Categories: Religious faiths, traditions, and movements

Results from FactBites:

Eastern philosophy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3552 words)
	Eastern philosophy refers very broadly to the various philosophies of India, Iran (Persia), China, Japan, Korea, and to an extent, the Middle East (which overlaps with Western philosophy due to being the origin of the Abrahamic religions).
	Eastern philosophic traditions generally tend to be less concerned with the existence or non-existence of God or gods.
	Eastern philosophers, on the other hand, typically hold that people are an intrinsic and inseparable part of the universe, and that attempts to discuss the universe from an objective viewpoint as though the individual speaking was something separate and detached from the whole are inherently absurd.

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