# Holy-Writings.com

> A free, full-text search engine across primary religious writings in {24} languages,
> spanning Bahá'í, Buddhism (incl. the SuttaCentral Pāli/Sanskrit canon), Christianity,
> Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism, Taoism, Zoroastrianism, and more.
> URLs are stable since 2006 and follow the pattern
> `/?a=SHOWTEXT&d=/<lang>/<tradition>/<source>/<work>`.

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## By language (30173 documents total)

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- **RU** (1950 documents): https://www.holy-writings.com/?i=ru
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- **VI** (26 documents): https://www.holy-writings.com/?i=vi
- **ZH** (159 documents): https://www.holy-writings.com/?i=zh

## By tradition

- **Bahai** (11 documents)
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- **Bahá'í** (788 documents)
- **Bahá'í Faith** (5818 documents)
- **Bahá'ítum** (501 documents)
- **Bouddhisme** (310 documents)
- **Buddhism** (12513 documents)
- **Buddhismo** (263 documents)
- **Buddhismus** (4184 documents)
- **Buddyzm** (68 documents)
- **Budism** (27 documents)
- **Budismo** (232 documents)
- **Budizm** (72 documents)
- **Budizmas** (313 documents)
- **Christendom** (96 documents)
- **Christentum** (150 documents)
- **Christianisme** (29 documents)
- **Christianity** (224 documents)
- **Confucianism** (1 documents)
- **Hindouisme** (1 documents)
- **Hinduism** (557 documents)
- **Hinduismus** (13 documents)
- **Islam** (525 documents)
- **Jainism** (2 documents)
- **Judaism** (158 documents)
- **Judaisme** (39 documents)
- **Phật giáo** (26 documents)
- **Rastafari** (1 documents)
- **Sikhs** (45 documents)
- **Sufism** (2 documents)
- **Taoism** (2 documents)
- **Theosophy** (16 documents)
- **Yezidism** (1 documents)
- **Zoroastrianism** (59 documents)
- **Zoroastrisme** (1 documents)
- **Бахаи** (79 documents)
- **Буддизм** (1862 documents)
- **Будизам** (760 documents)
- **Ислам** (9 documents)
- **יהדות** (98 documents)
- **اسلام** (13 documents)
- **الإسلام** (5 documents)
- **البهائية** (64 documents)
- **بهائی** (5 documents)
- **イスラム教** (1 documents)
- **仏教** (56 documents)
- **伊斯兰教** (2 documents)
- **佛教** (133 documents)
- **巴哈伊** (24 documents)

## Per-source attribution (from texts/<lang>/<Tradition>/<Source>/_SOURCE.md)

- `de/Buddhismus/Sutta Central` — SuttaCentral — Deutsch (de)
- `en/Buddhism/Sutta Central` — SuttaCentral — English (en)
- `es/Budismo/Sutta Central` — SuttaCentral — Español (es)
- `et/Budism/Sutta Central` — SuttaCentral — Eesti keel (et)
- `fr/Bouddhisme/Sutta Central` — SuttaCentral — Français (fr)
- `it/Buddhismo/Sutta Central` — SuttaCentral — Italiano (it)
- `ja/仏教/Sutta Central` — SuttaCentral — 日本語 (jpn)
- `lt/Budizmas/Sutta Central` — SuttaCentral — Lietuvių kalba (lt)
- `pl/Buddyzm/Sutta Central` — SuttaCentral — Polski (pl)
- `pli/Buddhism/Sutta Central` — SuttaCentral — Pali (pli)
- `pra/Buddhism/Sutta Central` — SuttaCentral — Prakrit (pra)
- `pt/Budismo/Sutta Central` — SuttaCentral — Português (pt)
- `ru/Буддизм/Sutta Central` — SuttaCentral — ру́сский язы́к (ru)
- `sa/Buddhism/Sutta Central` — SuttaCentral — Sanskrit (san)
- `sr/Будизам/Sutta Central` — SuttaCentral — Srpski (sr)
- `tr/Budizm/Sutta Central` — SuttaCentral — Türkçe (tr)
- `vi/Phật giáo/Sutta Central` — SuttaCentral — Tiếng Việt (vi)
- `zh/佛教/Sutta Central` — SuttaCentral — Classical Chinese (lzh)

## A small sample of canonical works

- [Quran - Siregar](https://www.holy-writings.com/?a=SHOWTEXT&d=/nl/Islam/Quran%20-%20Siregar.txt)
- [Globalization and the Hidden Words](https://www.holy-writings.com/?a=SHOWTEXT&d=/en/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD%20Faith/2%20-%20Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD%20Studies/Articles%20%28published%29/Globalization%20and%20the%20Hidden%20Words.txt)
- [A Post-Quranic Religion Between Apostasy and Public Order- Egyptian Muftis and Courts on the Legal Status of the Baha'i Faith](https://www.holy-writings.com/?a=SHOWTEXT&d=/en/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD%20Faith/2%20-%20Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD%20Studies/Articles%20%28published%29/A%20Post-Quranic%20Religion%20Between%20Apostasy%20and%20Public%20Order-%20Egyptian%20Muftis%20and%20Courts%20on%20the%20Legal%20Status%20of%20the%20Baha%27i%20Faith.txt)
- [De Kitab-i-Aqdas - zijn plaats in de baha'i-literatuur](https://www.holy-writings.com/?a=SHOWTEXT&d=/nl/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD/Primary%20texts/Universal%20House%20of%20Justice/Internationale%20Baha%27i-Gemeenschap/De%20Kitab-i-Aqdas%20-%20zijn%20plaats%20in%20de%20baha%27i-literatuur.htm)
- [De Kitab-i-Iqan](https://www.holy-writings.com/?a=SHOWTEXT&d=/nl/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD/Primary%20texts/Bah%C3%A1%27u%27ll%C3%A1h/De%20Kitab-i-Iqan.txt)
- [Introduction to the Upanishads, vol. 2](https://www.holy-writings.com/?a=SHOWTEXT&d=/en/Hinduism/Upanishads/Upanishads%20vol.%202/Introduction%20to%20the%20Upanishads%2C%20vol.%202.txt)
- [1998 Sept 30, Compilation on the Hidden Words](https://www.holy-writings.com/?a=SHOWTEXT&d=/en/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD%20Faith/1%20-%20Primary%20Sources/Universal%20House%20of%20Justice/Letters/1998%20Sept%2030%2C%20Compilation%20on%20the%20Hidden%20Words.htm)
- [The Kitab-I-Iqan](https://www.holy-writings.com/?a=SHOWTEXT&d=/en/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD%20Faith/1%20-%20Primary%20Sources/Shoghi%20Effendi/The%20Kitab-I-Iqan.txt)
- [Quran - Bielawskiego](https://www.holy-writings.com/?a=SHOWTEXT&d=/pl/Islam/Quran%20-%20Bielawskiego.txt)
- [Tablas de Baha'u'llah Reveladas despues del Kitab-I-Aqdas](https://www.holy-writings.com/?a=SHOWTEXT&d=/es/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD/Bah%C3%A1%27u%27ll%C3%A1h/Tablas%20de%20Baha%27u%27llah%20Reveladas%20despues%20del%20Kitab-I-Aqdas.txt)
- [Letters of the Quranic Dispensation and Letters of the Living (huruf)](https://www.holy-writings.com/?a=SHOWTEXT&d=/en/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD%20Faith/3%20-%20Bahai-Library.com/Universal%20House%20of%20Justice%20-%20unpublished/Letters%20of%20the%20Quranic%20Dispensation%20and%20Letters%20of%20the%20Living%20%28huruf%29.html)
- [Anticipation of the Guardianship in the Kitab-i-Aqdas](https://www.holy-writings.com/?a=SHOWTEXT&d=/en/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD%20Faith/3%20-%20Bahai-Library.com/Universal%20House%20of%20Justice%20-%20unpublished/Anticipation%20of%20the%20Guardianship%20in%20the%20Kitab-i-Aqdas.html)
- [Further Application of the Laws of the Kitab-i-Aqdas](https://www.holy-writings.com/?a=SHOWTEXT&d=/en/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD%20Faith/3%20-%20Bahai-Library.com/Universal%20House%20of%20Justice%20-%20unpublished/Further%20Application%20of%20the%20Laws%20of%20the%20Kitab-i-Aqdas.html)
- [Preferred English Translation of the Bible](https://www.holy-writings.com/?a=SHOWTEXT&d=/en/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD%20Faith/3%20-%20Bahai-Library.com/Universal%20House%20of%20Justice%20-%20unpublished/Preferred%20English%20Translation%20of%20the%20Bible.html)
- [Translations of the Quran and Introductory Books on the Bahai Faith, Recommendations Concerning](https://www.holy-writings.com/?a=SHOWTEXT&d=/en/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD%20Faith/3%20-%20Bahai-Library.com/Universal%20House%20of%20Justice%20-%20unpublished/Translations%20of%20the%20Quran%20and%20Introductory%20Books%20on%20the%20Bahai%20Faith%2C%20Recommendations%20Concerning.html)
- [Laws from the Kitab-i-Aqdas Not Yet Binding](https://www.holy-writings.com/?a=SHOWTEXT&d=/en/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD%20Faith/3%20-%20Bahai-Library.com/Universal%20House%20of%20Justice%20-%20published/Laws%20from%20the%20Kitab-i-Aqdas%20Not%20Yet%20Binding.html)
- [Qur'anic Quotations from the Kitab-i-Iqan](https://www.holy-writings.com/?a=SHOWTEXT&d=/en/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD%20Faith/3%20-%20Bahai-Library.com/Study/Qur%27anic%20Quotations%20from%20the%20Kitab-i-Iqan.html)
- [Outline Study Guide of the Kitab-i-Iqan](https://www.holy-writings.com/?a=SHOWTEXT&d=/en/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD%20Faith/3%20-%20Bahai-Library.com/Study/Outline%20Study%20Guide%20of%20the%20Kitab-i-Iqan.html)
- [Kitab-i-Aqdas questions and concordances](https://www.holy-writings.com/?a=SHOWTEXT&d=/en/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD%20Faith/3%20-%20Bahai-Library.com/Study/Kitab-i-Aqdas%20questions%20and%20concordances.html)
- [Questionnaire and Answer Key for the Kitab-i-Iqan](https://www.holy-writings.com/?a=SHOWTEXT&d=/en/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD%20Faith/3%20-%20Bahai-Library.com/Study/Questionnaire%20and%20Answer%20Key%20for%20the%20Kitab-i-Iqan.html)
- [Hidden Words, also known as Book of Fatimih](https://www.holy-writings.com/?a=SHOWTEXT&d=/en/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD%20Faith/3%20-%20Bahai-Library.com/Study/Hidden%20Words%2C%20also%20known%20as%20Book%20of%20Fatimih.html)
- [Principle of Succession in the Kitab-i-Aqdas, The](https://www.holy-writings.com/?a=SHOWTEXT&d=/en/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD%20Faith/3%20-%20Bahai-Library.com/Study/Principle%20of%20Succession%20in%20the%20Kitab-i-Aqdas%2C%20The.html)
- [Seven Valleys](https://www.holy-writings.com/?a=SHOWTEXT&d=/en/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD%20Faith/3%20-%20Bahai-Library.com/Study/Seven%20Valleys.html)
- [Kitab-i-Aqdas commentary](https://www.holy-writings.com/?a=SHOWTEXT&d=/en/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD%20Faith/3%20-%20Bahai-Library.com/Study/Kitab-i-Aqdas%20commentary.html)
- [Allusion to Progressive Revelation in Persian Hidden Words #77](https://www.holy-writings.com/?a=SHOWTEXT&d=/en/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD%20Faith/3%20-%20Bahai-Library.com/Study/Allusion%20to%20Progressive%20Revelation%20in%20Persian%20Hidden%20Words%20%2377.html)

## License

Individual texts are public domain, CC0, CC-BY, or used with permission;
see each document's sidecar (`.meta.json`) or the Imprint page for source-by-source attribution.
The SuttaCentral Buddhist canon is released under CC0 1.0.

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