Religious Texts: A Global Survey

26.Which text forms, the foundation, of the Shinto religion in Japan?

Ans.  “The Kojiki”..

27.What is, the name of the holy book of the Mormon religion?

Ans. “The Book of Mormon”..

28.In which text of Buddhism, would you find the story of the life of Siddhartha Gautama before he became the Buddha?

Ans. “The Jataka Tales”..

29.Which text is , considered the primary scripture of the Yazidi religion?

Ans. “The Mesheaf Resh (Black Book)”..

30.What is, the name of the holy book of the Mandaeans, an ancient religious group in Iraq and Iran?

Ans. “The Ginza Rba”..

31.Which scripture contains, the teachings of the Prophet Mani, the founder of Manichaeism?

Ans. “The Arzhang”..

32.What is, the name of the holy book of the African diasporic religion known as Santería?

Ans. “The Odu Ifá”..

 

33.What is, the name of the central scripture in the Cao Dai religion, a syncretic Vietnamese faith?

Ans. “The Tam Kỳ Phổ Độ”..

34.Which text contains, the teachings of Laozi, the founder of Taoism?

Ans. “The Tao Te Ching”..

35.In which scripture of Judaism, would you find the story of Queen Esther?

Ans. “The Book of Esther”..

36.What is, the name of the holy scripture of the Hare Krishna movement?

Ans. “The Bhagavad Gita, (additionally, they also hold the Srimad Bhagavatam and other Vedic texts in high regard.)”..

37.Which text contains ,the teachings of the Prophet Mani, the founder of Manichaeism?

Ans. “The Arzhang”..

38.What is, the name of the holy book of the Ravidassia religion, a Sikh sect?

Ans. “The Amritbani Guru Ravidass Ji”..

39.Which scripture is, central to the teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)?

Ans. “The Book of Mormon”..

40.What is the name of the primary scripture of the Church of Scientology?

Ans. “Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health”..

41.In which text, would you find ,the Four Noble Truths ,and the Noble Eightfold Path, foundational teachings of Buddhism?

Ans. “The Dhammapada”..

42.What is, the name of the holy book of the Ancient Greek religion?

Ans. “The Homeric Hymns”..

 

43.What is ,the name of the holy book, of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)?

Ans. “The Doctrine and Covenants”..

44.In which scripture of Hinduism, would you find the story ,of Lord Krishna, and his teachings?

Ans. “The Bhagavad Gita”..

45.What is, the name of the holy book of the Candomblé religion, practiced in Brazil?

Ans. “The Odu Ifá”..

46.Which text contains, the teachings of, Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism?

Ans. “The Guru Granth Sahib”..

47.In which scripture of Hinduism, would you find, the story of the Pandavas, and the Kurukshetra War?

Ans. “The Mahabharata”..

48.What is, the name of the holy book of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church?

Ans. “ The Ethiopic Book of Enoch”..

49.Which text is, considered the primary scripture of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, a parody religion?

Ans. “The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster”..

50.What is, the name of the holy book of the Dinka religion, practiced in South Sudan?

Ans. “The Malwal”..