Religion & Beliefs Ancient Beliefs
Religion & Beliefs
Faiths, myths, and belief systems across cultures and history.
Religion & Beliefs Major Religions
Devout Jain monks sweep the ground and veil their mouths to spare tiny life
Religion & Beliefs Ancient Beliefs
Mithraism was a secret Roman cult that worshipped in cave-like temples
Religion & Beliefs Ancient Beliefs
China's oldest writing was carved to ask the dead and the gods questions
Religion & Beliefs Major Religions
Shinto's 'eight million gods' is a number that really means 'countless'
Religion & Beliefs Major Religions
The Baha'i faith's holiest place is where its founder was a prisoner
Religion & Beliefs Mythology
The Greek underworld river Lethe made the dead forget their whole lives
Religion & Beliefs Sacred Texts
The Hebrew Bible was copied so carefully that scribes counted every letter
Religion & Beliefs Ancient Beliefs
Zoroastrianism is among the world's oldest enduring monotheistic faiths
Religion & Beliefs Sacred Texts
The Dead Sea Scrolls are about a thousand years older than the next-oldest Hebrew Bibles
Religion & Beliefs Sacred Texts
The world's oldest dated printed book is a Buddhist scroll from 868 CE
Religion & Beliefs Major Religions
Sikhism is widely ranked the world's fifth-largest organized religion
Religion & Beliefs Sacred Texts
A kosher Torah scroll is handwritten by a scribe - all 304,805 letters
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Religion & Beliefs Major Religions
Saint Patrick, patron of Ireland, is traditionally said to have died
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11 Aug 3114 BC
11 Oct 1962
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