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