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Education & Religious Learning

The transmission of sacred knowledge through teaching is vital to every tradition. From the yeshiva to the madrasa to the Buddhist monastic university, religious education preserves tradition and shapes the next generation of believers.

Across the World's Religions

Christianity
Praxis
Catechism, Sunday school, seminary education
Key Text
Deuteronomy 6:7; Matthew 28:19-20; 2 Timothy 2:2
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Islam
Praxis
Madrasa education; halaqah (study circle); ilm (knowledge) as duty
Key Text
Quran 96:1-5, 58:11
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Judaism
Praxis
Yeshiva; Torah study as highest mitzvah; Talmud Torah
Key Text
Deuteronomy 6:6-7; Joshua 1:8; Pirke Avot 1:2
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Hinduism
Praxis
Gurukula — residential study with a guru; Vedic learning
Key Text
Bhagavad Gita 4:34; Taittiriya Upanishad 1.3
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Buddhism
Praxis
Monastic universities (Nalanda model); oral Dhamma transmission
Key Text
AN 4.186; MN 22 (Alagaddupama Sutta)
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