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Directory 1,237 records
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Across 13 traditions, and 533 in none yet.
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533 of these sit in no collection yet, so they appear under All and under no tradition.
- Judaism Niddah Tractate in Mishnah and Talmud
- Christianity Nones Fixed time of prayer of the Divine Office of almost all the traditional Christian liturgies
- Christianity Parable of the Strong Man Parable of Jesus, found in Matt 12:29, Mark 3:27, and Luke 11:21-22: “No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.”
- Judaism Pe'ah Tractate in Seder Zeraim of the Mishnah and Talmud.
- Solomon Oratorio by Georg Friedrich Händel
- Buddhist traditions The Gateless Gate 13th century Chinese collection of 48 koans
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The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd Chinese folk tale - tract Part of Christian liturgy
- Vaiśeṣika Sūtra Foundational text of the Vaisheshika school of Hindu philosophy
- Buddhist traditions Vibhanga Part of the Pāli Abhidhamma Pitaka; has 18 chapters/topics (khandha, āyatana, dhātu etc.), each analyzed in 3 ways: by sutta (quotations from suttas), abhidhamma (synonym lists, numerical classifications) and questions (using Dhammasangani’s matika)
- Christianity Walla Zaman Ya Selahi National anthem of the United Arab Republic
- Buddhist traditions Yamaka Part of the Pāli Abhidhamma Pitaka; in 10 chapters, each dealing with a particular topic of Buddhist doctrine: roots, aggregates and so on; the treatment is by way of questions and answers: Is X Y? But is Y X? (hence the title “Pairs”)
- Judaism Yoma Tractate in Mishnah and Talmud
- Acts of Peter and the Twelve Christian Gnostic text
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AM 748 I 4to Icelandic vellum manuscript fragment containing several Eddaic poems -
Christianity Apocalypse of Elijah 2nd-4th century Christian text - Apocalypse of Zerubbabel Hebrew apocalypse written at the beginning of the 7th century, in the mouth of Zerubbabel, who receives a vision outlining personalities and events associated with the restoration of Israel, the End of Days, and the establishment of the Third Temple
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Buddhist traditions Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana Mahayana text, attributed to Aśvaghoṣa, but actually a Chinese composition; harmonizes Buddha-nature and Yogacara into a synthetic vision based on the One Mind in Two Aspects concept -
Judaism Bava Batra Tractate of the Talmud and the Mishnah. - Judaism Bava Kamma Tractate of the Talmud
- Book of Mormon Name of a book, or division, in the larger Book of Mormon
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Buddhist traditions Brahmajala Sutra Mahayana text that introduces Vairocana and the ten Bodhisattva precepts, named after the jeweled net in Brahma's palace as metaphor for the Dharma Doors of the Buddhas -
Deor Old English poem - Buddhist traditions Dhatukatha Part of the Pāli Abhidamma Pitaka; combines ideas from the two preceding abhidhamma books, the Dhammasangani and Vibhanga, in the form of questions and answers, grouped into 14 chapters by form
- Buddhist traditions Ekottara Āgama Early Indian Buddhist text
- Helvetic Confessions Two documents (First Helvetic Confession, Second Helvetic Confession) expressing the common belief of the Reformed churches of Switzerland
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Huon of Bordeaux 13th-century French epic poem - Kalki Purana Minor Purana genre Hindu text named after Kalki
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Karatepe Bilingual Bilingual inscription on stone slabs -
Buddhist traditions Mahāratnakūṭa Sūtra Collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist sūtras - Maʻālim al-tanzīl
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Christianity Media vita in morte sumus 8th century antiphon - Buddhist traditions Memoirs of Eminent Monks Compilation of biographies of Buddhist monks by Huijiao in Sichuan circa 530, from the introduction of Buddhism to China up to the Liang Dynasty
- Meqabyan 3 books included in the Ethiopian Biblical canon
- Moses und Aron Opera by Arnold Schoenberg
- Judaism Pesahim Third tractate of Seder Moed ("Order of Festivals")
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Christianity Puer natus in Bethlehem Christmas hymn - Buddhist traditions Puggalapannatti Part of the Pāli Abhidhamma Pitaka; deals with classifications of persons, which are arranged numerically, from 1-fold to 10-fold
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Story · Norse and Germanic Rígsþula Poem from the Poetic Edda - Buddhist traditions Sāmaññaphala Sutta 2nd of 34 suttas in the Digha Nikaya; tells the story of King Ajatasattu of Magadha, who asked “What is the benefit of a contemplative life?” to many sages; after many unsatisfactory answers, he accepts the Buddha's answer and becomes a lay Buddhist
- Buddhist traditions Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta 10th sutta in the Majjhima Nikaya
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Second Treatise of the Great Seth 3rd-century Gnostic text - Judaism Sotah Tractate of the Mishnah and the Talmud
- The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis Novel by José Saramago
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Judaism Tractate Beitzah Tractate of the Talmud - Judaism Tractate Ketubot Tractate of the Mishnah and the Talmud
- Judaism Tractate Shekalim Tractate of the order Moed
- Travels to the West of Qiu Chang Chun Record of the journey embarked by the Taoist master Qiu Chuji who traveled from Shandong through Central Asia to present himself before Genghis Khan
- Uthman's Quran Quran collected by Uthman Ibn Affan
- Christianity Acts of Andrew Apocrypha
- Christianity Apocalypse of Thomas Christian gnostic apocalypse
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Berlin Codex Ancient Coptic manuscript -
Buddhist traditions Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra Buddhist treatise by Shantideva -
Cain Play by Byron (1821) - Judaism Demai Talmudical tractate
- South Asian traditions Devi Upanishad Goddess-related Hindu text
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Faust, Part One First part of the tragic play Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Fi Zilal al-Quran Commentary on the Quran
- Judaism Gittin Tractate of the Mishnah and the Talmud
- Christianity Gospel of Bartholomew Missing text amongst the New Testament apocrypha
- Story · Norse and Germanic Grottasöngr Old Norse poem
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Judaism Hagigah Tractate of the Talmud - Norse and Germanic Hákonarmál Old Norse skaldic poem – 'The Song of Hákon'
- Huangdi Yinfujing Daoist scripture associated with astrology and internal alchemy
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Isaiah 7:14 Verse of the Book of Isaiah - Buddhist traditions Itivuttaka Buddhist scripture, part of Khuddaka Nikaya in the Pali Canon
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Joseph and Aseneth Ancient narrative about the Hebrew patriarch Joseph’s marriage to Asenath -
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Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra Sutra in Mahāyāna Buddhism - Judaism Mishnah Zevachim First tractate of Seder Kodashim
- Muktikā Telugu language anthology of a canon of 108 Upaniṣhads
- Christianity O Sacred Head, Now Wounded Christian hymn, originally "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden" by Paul Gerhardt
- On the Origin of the World Gnostic work dealing with creation and the end time
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Panarion Book by Epiphanius of Salamis about Christian heresies -
Pesukei dezimra Hispanic Jewish liturgical tradition - Prayer to Saint Michael Prayer
- Christianity Second Apocalypse of James 2nd century Christian Gnostic text
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Seven Joys of the Virgin Popular devotion to Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ -
South Asian traditions Shilpa Shastras Ancient umbrella term for numerous Hindu texts - Norse and Germanic Sigrdrífumál Poem
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Judaism Sukkah Book of the Mishnah and Talmud -
Buddhist traditions Ten Stages Sutra Mahāyāna Buddhist sutra about the 10 stages of a bodhisattva, Buddha-nature, and the awakening of the aspiration for Enlightenment - The Law 1850 essay by Frédéric Bastiat
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Christianity Thine Be the Glory Easter Christian hymn - Apostolic Tradition 3rd century church order by Hippolytus
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Argonautica Poem by Valerius Flaccus - South Asian traditions Atharvashiras Upanishad Shaiva Hindu text
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Aubin Codex Aztec textual and pictorial history book -
Judaism Bava Metzia Tractate of the Talmud - Bayán Scripture in Bábism, written by the Báb around 1848
- Book of Moses Part of the scriptural canon of the LDS movement; originally Genesis 1–6 of the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible; today published as part of the Pearl of Great Price
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Cain Novel by José Saramago (2009) -
Codex Fejérváry-Mayer Pre-Columbian manuscript -
communion Refrain sung with psalm recitation during the distribution of the Eucharist in the Divine Liturgy or Mass - Judaism · Christianity Covenant Code Passage in Exodus 20:22–23:19
- Divine Praises Expiatory prayer
- Eiríksmál Skaldic poem
- Judaism Eruvin Talmudic tractate about Sabbath boundaries
- Gospel of Basilides Lost text circulating among the followers of Basilides
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Haft Awrang 15th century Persian literary work - Christianity Holy, Holy, Holy Christian hymn written by Reginald Heber, set to the tune NICAEA
- Christianity Ihr Kinderlein German Christmas carol
- Jesus Sutras Early Chinese language manuscripts blending Taoist, Buddhist, and Christian teachings, connected with the 7th century mission of Alopen, a Church of the East bishop from Sassanian Mesopotamia
- Judaism Ma'aser Sheni Ancient Jewish writing regarding tithes
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Buddhist traditions Mahavairocana Tantra Vajrayana Buddhist text - Judaism Makkot Tractate of the Mishnah and Talmud
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Judaism Me'ilah Tractate of the Talmud and the Mishnah -
Christianity Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland Christian hymn, Martin Luther's translation of "Veni redemptor gentium" - Orthodox Tewahedo Biblical canon Biblical canon used by Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
- Persian Bayán Principal scriptural text of the Báb
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Judaism Pesach Sheni Second chance to celebrate Passover for those who were unable on the original date - Buddhist traditions Pratyutpanna Samādhi Sūtra Mahayana Buddhist scripture (1st c. BCE – 2nd c. CE)
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Rostam and Sohrab Story in Shahnameh - Buddhist traditions Sandhinirmocana Sutra Mahāyāna Buddhist sūtra of the Yogācāra school, containing explanations of key Yogācāra concepts such as the basal-consciousness (ālayavijñāna), the doctrine of appearance-only (vijñaptimātra) and the three own natures (trisvabhāva)
- Savitri Sri Aurobindo's major poetic work, an epic in blank verse, describing his vision of existence and explores the reason for ignorance, darkness, suffering and pain, the purpose of life on earth and the prospect of a glorious future for humanity.
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Scrolls of Moses Document mentioned in the Quran (53:36, 87:19); sometimes identified with Tawrat (Torah) -
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Sext Catholic prayer - Buddhist traditions Sigalovada Sutta 31st Sutta in the Digha Nikaya
- Judaism Temurah Talmudic tractate
- Judaism Terumot The plural of Terumah, and a section of the Mishnah concerning tithing obligations