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- The Four Valleys Bahá'í mystical text, written in Persian by Bahá'u'lláh around 1857
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The Road to Oz 1909 novel by L. Frank Baum - The White Goddess Book by Robert Graves
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Christianity Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her Christmas song - Judaism Yadayim Tractate of the Mishnah and the Talmud.
- Buddhist traditions Yogācārabhūmi Śāstra Text associated with Mahayana Buddhism
- Christianity Acts of Barnabas New Testament apocrypha, which claims to be written by the biblical apostle Barnabas
- Christianity Acts of Peter and Andrew 3rd century New Testament apocrypha
- Christianity Acts of Peter and Paul Pseudepigraphical 4th century Christian text
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Apocalypse of Zephaniah 1st-century Jewish text -
Atsumori Noh play - Judaism Bekhorot Talmudical tractate
- South Asian traditions Bhaja Govindam Sanskrit stotra composed by Adi Shankara
- Judaism Bikkurim Eleventh tractate of Seder Zeraim
- Tradition · Islam Book of Fatimah Book written for Fatimah according to Shi'te tradition
- Book of the Secret Supper Bogomil apocryphal text and Cathar scripture
- Book of the Wars of the Lord Lost book mentioned in Numbers 21:14–15; perhaps a collection of victory songs or poems
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Books of Jeu Two 3rd-century Christian texts -
Judaism Chulin Tractate of the Talmud -
Codex Boturino Aztec codex - Conflict of Adam and Eve with Satan Christian extracanonical work
- South Asian traditions Dasam Granth Sikh scripture by Guru Gobind Singh, separate from the Guru Granth Sahib
- Judaism · Christianity Deutero-Isaiah Anonymous author of chapters 40–55 of the Book of Isaiah, writing during the Babylonian Exile
- South Asian traditions Dhyanabindu Upanishad Hindu text on Yoga
- Divine Principle Theological textbook of the Unification Church
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Dracula's Guest Short story by Bram Stoker - Genesis Rabbah A midrash comprising a collection of ancient rabbinical homiletical interpretations of the Book of Genesis
- Christianity Gospel of Matthias Lost text of New Testament apocrypha
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Judaism Hallah Talmudic tractate about separating dough and giving it to the priests - Judaism Horayot Tractate of the order of Nezikin of the Mishnah and the Talmud
- Greek and Roman Hymn to Demeter I Homeric hymn, ancient verse honoring Demeter
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Invitatory Psalm used to start Nocturns in the Liturgy of the Hours -
Iwein Middle High German Arthurian romance by Hartmann von Aue - Judaism Keilim Tractate of the Talmud
- Judaism Keritot Tractate of the Mishnah and the Babylonian Talmud
- Judaism Kil'ayim Talmudical tractate dealing with prohibitions
- Judaism Kinnim Tractate of the Talmud and the Mishnah.
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Christianity Macht hoch die Tür Advent song (1623), based on Psalm 24, probably most popular German Advent hymn -
Buddhist traditions Madhyama Āgama Indian Buddhist text - Buddhist traditions Mahāprajñāpāramitāupadeśa Encyclopedic Mahayana Buddhist treatise and commentary on the Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra
- Judaism Middot Tractate of the Mishnah and Talmud
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Moïse et Pharaon Opera by Gioachino Rossini -
Moses Opera by Myroslav Skoryk
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Christianity O du fröhliche Sacred Song with lyrics by Johannes Daniel Falk, Heinrich Holzschuher - Christianity O Sanctissima Roman Catholic hymn
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Christianity Parable of the Wedding Feast Jesus' parable in Lk 14:7–10 - Paraphrase of Shem Gnostic text
- Buddhist traditions Ratana Sutta Buddhist sutta found in the Pali Canon's Sutta Nipata (Sn 2.1) and Khuddakapatha (Khp 7)
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Sefer Hamitzvot Book by Maimonides that lists the commandments of Judaism - Judaism Shevu'ot Tractate of the Mishnah and the Talmud.
- Buddhist traditions Śrīmālādevī Sūtra Mahayana sutra
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Christianity standard works Scriptural canon of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price) -
Buddhist traditions Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment Chinese Mahāyāna Buddhist text dealing with deals with issues such as the meaning and origin of ignorance, sudden and gradual enlightenment, original Buddhahood, etc. -
Norse and Germanic Svipdagsmál Old Norse poem - Judaism Tamid Tractate of the Mishnah and the Babylonian Talmud
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The Feather of Finist the Falcon Russian folk tale -
The Secret of the Golden Flower Classic Taoist text
- Buddhist traditions Theragatha Buddhist text, part of Khuddaka Nikaya in the Pali Canon
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Celtic, Slavic and Baltic Tochmarc Étaíne Irish mythological text -
Torah study Studying the Torah, Talmud or other rabbinic literature - Judaism Tractate Orlah Tractate of the Talmud about fruit that grows in the first three years during the Land of Israel
- Will and Testament of `Abdu'l-Bahá Central Bahá'í text
- Judaism Zavim Tractate of the Mishnah
- Zostrianos Sethian Gnostic text
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Buddhist traditions Abhidharma-samuccaya Yogācāra Buddhist text - Allogenes Repertoire of third century Gnostic texts
- Buddhist traditions Anapanasati Sutta Sutta No. 118 in Majjhima Nikaya
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Ancient Bohemian Legends Book by Alois Jirásek - Buddhist traditions Apadāna Collection of Buddhist biographical stories in the Khuddaka Nikaya of the Pāli Canon
- Judaism Arakhin Talmudic tractate
- Buddhist traditions Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra Mahāyāna Buddhist sūtra (c.50 CE)
- Birkot hashachar Jewish blessing
- Book of Noah Book, assumed to be non-extant Old Testament pseudepigraphal work, attributed to Noah
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Codex Azcatitlan Aztec pictorial manuscript -
Codex Laud Mesoamerican manuscript - Christianity Conditor alme siderum Song
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Judaism · Christianity David and Goliath Story in the Bible - Doctrine of Addai Syriac Christian apocrypha
- Norse and Germanic Fáfnismál Eddic poem
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Father Frost Russian folktale - South Asian traditions Ganapati Atharvashirsa Upanishad on Hindu god Ganesha
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Buddhist traditions Gandavyuha Sutra Mahayana sutra, the last part of the Avataṃsaka Sūtra anthology (the 34th chapter of the 60-fascicle Chinese Avataṃsaka Sūtra; the 39th chapter of the 80-fascicle Chinese Avataṃsaka Sūtra) -
Christianity Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ Christmas carol by Martin Luther -
Story · Greek and Roman Hercules at the crossroads Apologue attributed to Prodicus, preserved in Xenophon’s Memorabilia 2.1.21–34
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Hrólfs saga kraka Danish legendary saga -
Buddhist traditions Innumerable Meanings Sutra Mahāyāna Buddhist sutra associated with the Threefold Lotus Sutra
- South Asian traditions Jabala Upanishad Hindu text on spirituality, monastic life, renunciation
- Jewish apocryphon Book that Jews view as Apocrypha
- Kālacakra Tantra Text describing Kālacakra practices
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Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki Second book of the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō tetralogy -
Christianity Lead, Kindly Light Hymn -
Christianity Luke–Acts Composite work consisting of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, usually held to be written by the same author - Judaism Ma'aserot Seventh tractate of Seder Zeraim
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Buddhist traditions Mahāyāna-samgraha Comprehensive work on the doctrines and practices of the Yogacara school; translated into Chinese by Paramartha; originally in Sanskrit, but survives only in Tibetan and Chinese - Judaism Makhshirin Tractate of the Mishnah and the Talmud.
- Judaism Mikva'ot Tractate of the Mishna and the Tosefta
- South Asian traditions Nada Bindu Upanishad Sanskrit text, Yoga Upanishad
- South Asian traditions Narada Bhakti Sutra Sutra in Hinduism
- Judaism Nedarim Tractate of the Mishnah and the Talmud
- Judaism Nega'im Tractate of the Talmud
- Judaism Oholot Tractate of the Talmud
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Christianity Out of the depths I cry to thee 1524 sacred Song - Judaism Parah Tractate of the Talmud
- Qulasta Collection of Mandaean prayers
- Buddhist traditions Shurangama Samadhi Sutra Early Mahayana sutra of Indian origin
- Buddhist traditions Tathāgatagarbha Sūtra Mahāyāna scripture on the existence of the Tathāgatagarbha within all sentient beings
- Judaism Tevul Yom Tractate of the Mishnah and the Tosefta
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The Family: A Proclamation to the World Statement issued by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -
Buddhist traditions The Universal Gate of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva Mahayana sutra, the 25th chapter of the Lotus sutra - Judaism Tohorot Tractate of the Mishnah and the Babylonian Talmud.
- Christianity Ubi caritas Christian hymn
- Judaism Uktzim Last Masekhet of the Order of Tohorot in the Mishnah
- Buddhist traditions Vajraśekhara Sūtra Buddhist tantra
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Xiping Stone Classics Stone carved books of the Confucian classics (175-183) - South Asian traditions Yogatattva Upanishad Hindu text on Yoga
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Zuqnin Chronicle Chronicle written in Syriac - Þórsdrápa The Lay of Thor - skaldic poem by Eilífr Goðrúnarson
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Abhisamayalankara Mahayana Buddhist text
- Christianity Acts of Andrew and Matthias New Testament apocrypha
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Christianity Acts of Xanthippe, Polyxena, and Rebecca New Testament apocrypha; dates from the 3rd or 4th century; set in the time of Nero; consists of two separate stories, those of Xanthippe and of Polyxena (despite the title, Rebecca is not a major character)