Buddhism Both Theravada and Mahayana Buddhists generally accept the Buddhist sacred writings, the Tripitaka or the Three Baskets. They trace the authority of the writing back to the Buddha. Read more >>		Christianity The Christian sacred writings are contained in the Holy Bible and Christians believe it to be the 'word of God'. Read more >>
Hinduism Of all the scriptures the Hindu holy writings are unique. The Vedas are some of the oldest writings in existence but to be a Hindu you do not need to have a close relationship with the writing because the whole canon of scripture is vast. Read more >>		Islam The authority of the Qur'an for Muslims is that each word was given to them by Allah through the prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Read more >>
Judaism The collection of Jewish scripture is known as the TeNaK which derives from the three parts to the Jewish scriptures the Torah, the Nevi'im and the Ketuvim. Read more >>		Sikhism The Guru Granth Sahib is the principle source of scripture and religious teaching for Sikhs. The reverence in which Sikhs hold their holy book is summarised in the title 'Sahib' meaning teacher. Read more >>

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