Trending Religious Concepts in China this year
The 100 most-viewed religious concepts this year on Wikipedia (China). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Brahmacharya.
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Brahmacharya
Way of Life
745
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Messiah
saviour or liberator of a group of people, most commonly in the Abrahamic religions
548
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Pentecost
Christian holiday commemorating the New Testament stories of the Holy Spirit descenting upon the Apostles of Jesus
482
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chakra
subtle body psychic-energy centers in the esoteric traditions of Indian religions
448
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Vajrayana
Indian Buddhist tantric traditions given to Tibet, Bhutan, and East Asia
313
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six saṃsāra realms
Buddhist cosmology of 6 worlds where sentient beings are reincarnated based on their karma: the world of gods, of warlike demigods, of human
225
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asura
in Buddhism, name of the lowest ranks of the deities or demigods of the Kāmadhātu
213
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Mahāyāna
branch of Buddhism popular in East Asia and Vietnam that sees the goal of becoming a buddha through the bodhisattva path as being available
203
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nirvana
soteriological goal within the Indian religions
203
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mandala
spiritual symbolic representation of cosmos used in Buddhism or Hinduism
187
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Purusha
mythical creature
171
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store-house consciousness
in the Yogacara school of Buddhism, the fundamental part of consciousness that receives impressions from the other consciousnesses and retai
168
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Buddha
being who attains perfect enlightenment
160
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Four Noble Truths
basic framework of Buddhist thought
160
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Eid al-Fitr
Islamic holiday on the first of Shawwal
158
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manna
edible substance described in the Bible
150
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Twelve Nidānas
Buddhist teachings that describe a life and possible pathways as twelve sequential links
149
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Hajj
Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca
148
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Tao
in East Asian philosophy and religions, the source and fundamental principle of the universe
138
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three poisons
sources of evil in Buddhism
136
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Bodhisattva
in Buddhism, a being who has developed a spontaneous wish and a compassionate mind to attain Buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient bein
133
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fallen angel
in the Abrahamic religions, angels expelled from heaven
132
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Noble Eightfold Path
one of the principal teachings of the Buddha
125
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Ark of the Covenant
in Judaism, a wooden chest containing the two stone tablets of the Ten Commandments
121
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Fruit of the Holy Spirit
Biblical term for nine Christian virtues
120
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śarīra
Buddhist bead-shaped objects held to emanate blessings and to ward off evil
119
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Garden of Eden
mythological "garden of God" in the Bible and the Qur'an
119
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halal
any object or an action which is permissible to use or engage in, according to Islamic law
110
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Samsara
world or realm of existence related to rebirth concept in Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Bön, and Sikhism
109
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karma
spiritual concept
103
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God in Christianity
Christian conception of God
101
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Trailokya
cosmology of Indian religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) consisting of three worlds
97
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Avīci
lowest level of the Naraka (hell) realm in Buddhism
96
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duḥkha
Suffering, pain, unsatisfactoriness - a concept in Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism
96
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Promised Land
land which, according to the Hebrew Bible, was promised by God to Abraham and his descendants
94
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Pāramitā
Buddhist concept of perfection or completion
93
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wisdom in Buddhism
Buddhist term for wisdom, & an understanding of the true nature of phenomena
93
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Naraka
concept of hell in Buddhism
92
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Śūnyatā
Buddhist theological concept of voidness in ontology, meditation and phenomenology
91
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三種の浄肉
90
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sharia
Islamic law
89
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Mammon
wealth or an entity that promises wealth
87
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hell
religious or mythological place of (often eternal) suffering
86
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44
ṣaḍ-pāramitā
86
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45
mudra
symbolic gestures in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism
85
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hijab
a head covering or veil worn in public by some Muslim women
85
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śīla
one of three sections of the Noble Eightfold Path in Buddhism
84
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bardo
in Buddhism, an intermediate, transitional, or liminal state between death and rebirth
83
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God in Islam
Islamic conception of God
83
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kalpa
Cyclic day of Brahma in Hindu cosmology lasting 1,000 Yuga Cycles containing 14 Manvantaras and 15 Sandhyās. It is followed by a night (pral
81
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Pratyekabuddha
in Buddhism, one of the three types of enlightened beings (along with arhats and buddhas); one who achieves enlightenment on their own (unli
81
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reincarnation
concept of rebirth in some religions and cultures
81
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om
sacred Sanskrit syllable and spiritual symbol in Bouddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, et du Sikhisme
80
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bījākṣara
80
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Wisdom King
type of Buddhist deity
79
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avidyā
in Buddhism, fundamental ignorance
77
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hallelujah
religious interjection derived from Hebrew
76
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Three Universal Seals
Buddhist term
75
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Eight Great Bodhisattvas
Multiple conbinations of eight Great Bodhisattvas in Buddhism
75
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60
Samadhi
concept in Indian religions
75
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underworld
supernatural realm, usually beneath the earth, in various mythologies
73
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Dvipa
type of place in Indian Cosmology
73
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afterlife
term in philosophy, religion, mythology, and fiction
71
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hell in Christianity
Christian views on Hell
71
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Three Jewels
Buddhist term: refers to the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha
71
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free will
ability of agents to be the ultimate source or originator of their choices, free from external determination
71
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vajra
weapon and/or symbol of pure, irresistible spiritual power in Eastern religions
69
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Eight Consciousnesses
types of consciousness in Mahayana Buddhism
68
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Tathāgata
Buddhist term, referring to the Buddha as transcendent
68
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Holy Spirit
conception of God, or an attribute thereof, in various religions
67
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millenarianism
belief in a coming fundamental transformation of society
67
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number of the beast
number associated with the beast in the Book of Revelation; either 666 or 616, depending on the manuscript
66
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soul
immaterial aspect or essence of a living being or object
64
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Babylonian captivity
period in Jewish history during which a number of people from the ancient Kingdom of Judah were captives in Babylon
62
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75
reincarnated soul boy
in Tibetan buddhism, a title for reincarnated practitioners before they formally become living Buddhas
62
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76
Tulku
honorary title in Tibetan Buddhism
60
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77
Jahriyya
sufi order in China
60
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78
Tantra
esoteric traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism
59
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79
Basmala
("In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful") phrase recited on various occasions by Muslims; the beginning of every chapter
59
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Skandha
The five aggregates of clinging
59
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Bodhipakkhiyādhammā
in Buddhism, 37 characteristics attributed to the Buddha
58
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marriage in Islam
legal contract between a man and a woman of their free wills
57
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Tathāgatagarbha
Mahāyāna concept of an incipient Buddha in sentient beings
57
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84
Armageddon
according to the Book of Revelation, the site of a battle during the end times
56
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85
Kalachakra
nondualistic tantra tradition in Tibetan Buddhism
55
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Rapture
in some forms of Protestantism, an eschatological event when all alive true believers will rise along with the resurrected dead believers in
55
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heaven
common religious and cosmologic place, typically where god(s) reside
54
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Tathatā
true nature of things in Buddhism
54
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Yggdrasil
immense mythical tree in Norse cosmology, connecting the Nine Worlds
53
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Bodhicitta
in Mahayana Buddhism, mind that strives toward awakening, empathy, and compassion for the benefit of all sentient beings
52
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Day of Judgment
eschatological concept in Zoroastrianism and the Abrahamic religions about a judgment of human beings during end times
52
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Trikaya
Three Bodies concept in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism
51
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Abhisheka
devotional activity in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism
50
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Inquisition
religious procedure in the ancient régime to persecute those not aligned with Catholic teachings of the Catholic Church
50
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prayer
invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with a deity
50
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Brahman
metaphysical concept, unchanging Ultimate Reality in Hinduism
49
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eschatology
theological view of end of world
49
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fasting in Islam
fasting regulated by Islamic jurisprudence
48
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Manas-vijnana
one of the eight consciousnesses taught in Yogacara Buddhism
47
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original sin
Christian belief in the state of sin in which humanity has existed since the fall of man
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