Religion in Asia because some Chinese define religion differently. Some Chinese define religion as practicing customs (which may be done for cultural or traditional reasons), while others define it as actually consciously believing their religion will lead to post-mortem salvation or reincarnation. A Dentsu statistic states that 46% of Vietnamese and 51% of Japanese are irreligious. Religion in Asia Asia is the largest and most populous continent, with a wide variety of religions, and was the birthplace of many religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Islam, Jainism, Christianity, Judaism, Shintoism, Sikhism, Taoism, and Zoroastrianism. All major religious traditions are practiced in the region
Religious text variations such as "Holy Writ", "Holy Scripture" or "Sacred Scripture" are defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as terms which specifically apply to Biblical text and the Christian tradition. Hierographology (Ancient Greek: ἱερός, "hieros", "sacred" or "holy"; γραφή, "graphe", "writing"; λόγος, "logos", "word" or "reason") (archaically also 'hierology') is the study of sacred texts. The following is an in-exhaustive list of links to specific religious texts which may be used for further, more in-depth study. Books by Bahá'u'lláh Each four Kirati people have their own Scripture. Various New Age religions may regard any of the following texts as inspired: Non-LaVeyan