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Least Known Religions

Some of the most obscure religious systems in history. See if you can amaze us. 1 entry only - no repeats


total challengers: 17   
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Cao Đài is a relatively new, syncretist, monotheistic religion, officially established in Tây Ninh, southern Vietnam, in 1926.Caodaiists credit God as the religion's founder. They believe the teachings, symbolism and organization were communicated directly from God (see more)
 
pinkgirl
RATING: 2.9  VIEWS: 227  VOTES: 15

 

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Pythagoras of Samos, the Greek mathematician who discovered the Pythagorean theorem, was also a mystic and founder of his own religious movement, Pythagoreanism. He believed that numbers and mathematics were the divine center of the universe, and that each number was its own god.

His disciples were so fanatical that legend says when one of his followers, Hippasus, discovered the existence of irrational numbers, they branded him as a heretic, took him out to sea, and throw him overboard! (see more)
 
LostinDenver
RATING: 2.6  VIEWS: 234  VOTES: 17

 

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Its called Davidism..There is a "god" or rather, a higher intelligence that davidians believe in. A davidian believes in the power of the mind and the balance of nature..im sure its the least known because ...these are my beliefs and i have told no one...so its just me..but your welcome to join ;)..its not a cult or anything..just do it on your own and when people ask your religion..just say your davidian...oh ..my name is david..lmao (see more)
 
TheUndertow
RATING: 2.5  VIEWS: 148  VOTES: 10

 

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One of the oldest religions in the world. There are still practitioners but they're very hard to find, though one famous example was Freddie Mercury. They worship Ahura Mazda, their term for God, and not as has been suggested an awesome sedan. (see more)
 
maxguy
RATING: 2.4  VIEWS: 202  VOTES: 11

 

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THE Indian Tantras, which are numerous, constitute the Scripture (Shastra) of the Kaliyuga, and as such are the voluminous source of present and practical orthodox "Hinduism." The Tantra Shastra is, in fact, and whatever be its historical origin, a development of the Vaidika Karmakanda, promulgated to meet the needs of that age. Shiva says: "For the benefit of men of the Kali age, men bereft of energy and dependent for existence on the food they eat, the Kaula doctrine, O auspicious one! is given". To the Tantra we must therefore look if we would understand aright both ritual, yoga, and sadhana of all kinds, as also the general principles of which these practices are but the objective expression.
Yet of all the forms of Hindu Shastra, the Tantra is that which is least known and understood, a circumstance in part due to the difficulties of its subject-matter and to the fact that the key to much of its terminology and method rest with the initiate. The present translation is, in fact, the first published in Eu (see more)
 
jmacdad44
RATING: 2.2  VIEWS: 138  VOTES: 12

 

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no more den 500 thousand followers makin it dha LEAST in dha whole world (see more)
 
Fr3sH_4Lyf3
RATING: 2.2  VIEWS: 64  VOTES: 4

 

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///_Tenrikyo speaks of our true and original state--the way we really are--and teaches how to return to that original state.

///_What, then, is our true and original state of being?
One aspect of it is that all of us human beings have a common parent, whom we might call God the Parent, and are in this sense brothers and sisters. As such, we can live a life of harmony and mutual help. The body and the mind are meant to help us live in that way.


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jamie601
RATING: 2.1  VIEWS: 137  VOTES: 13

 

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The only surviving Gnostic religion, now with no more than 60,000 adherents, living in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran. Their main city is Nasiriyya.
They are often called the Christians of Saint John, as he is held as a very sacred person, but not indispensable, in their theology. Their name is Aramaic for 'knowledge', i.e. a translation from the Greek 'gnosis'.
There are two theories to their origins. They may either belong to a group emerging from Palestine, who were followers of John the Baptist. The other theory links them the the Sabaeans, originally from Harran region.  (see more)
 
el_kabong
RATING: 2.1  VIEWS: 92  VOTES: 7

 

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A religion based on the ways of the Jedi from Star Wars. (see more)
 
Taiji
RATING: 2.1  VIEWS: 62  VOTES: 4

 

10th
it had something to do with missionaries, i guess its a part of christianity. (see more)
 
Devin
RATING: 2.1  VIEWS: 107  VOTES: 10

 

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Buddikists allows follow he rules of circling you cafeteria chair after sitting in before sitting or the cafeteria moster will eat you until you com back to life at 1:30 after you die. Before you come back to life there are ghost whisperers who can talk to you and ghost see-ers who can see you. To every else they are invisible. They always "buddikize" special meals, and celebrate a holiday called "Buddika" in which they sing "Chestnut The Blue Tongued Eel". They have different sub catogories such as "Buddikist Cristian", "Buddikist Jew", and "Buddikist Aethist"... (see more)
 
helixfree
RATING: 2.0  VIEWS: 55  VOTES: 5

 

12th
Baha'i believe that all religions teach the same basic truths and simply call these truths by different names. The Baha'i accept that Adam, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad were all important prophets bringing God's message. The religion was founded by Mirza Husayn Ali during the mid-1800s in the modern day Iran region. Ali was also known as Baha'ullah and believed that he was a descendant of Muhammad. In the Kitab al-Aqday (The Most Holy Book), written by Baha'ullah, are details on how Baha'is should conduct their personal lives. The headquarters for the Baha'i faith are located in Haifa, Israel near where Baha'ullah is buried.

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sooper_drew
RATING: 2.0  VIEWS: 57  VOTES: 6

 

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"Giberishism" is the least known religion about some wierd zombie stuff. They beleived in creating man made zombies out of humans who were beleived to be already dead (but actually in a vegetable state) and buried, when they awoke and dig out of the ground a few days later they were beleived to be comming back from the dead. They were either killed/sacrificed or were kept secret. They spoke in a language no-one could ever understand let alone translate. Only a handful of them still exist today. Oh and they used to eat the flesh and blood of thier enemies, keeping them alive while devouring them. This was thier way of pleasing Kahk-kahr (or so how its said?) the god they warship. A very small tribe still is rumoured to be alive in the southern regions of africa, near the mayans( atleast I think, no one knows, but mayans and thier buds the rubber people are thier worst enemies, so im guessing the lived close to them, wich i dont know but...africa?) The Giberishism paint to hide privates. (see more)
 
crdb5066
RATING: 2.0  VIEWS: 90  VOTES: 7

 

14th
aitheis (see more)
 
heawer2
RATING: 1.9  VIEWS: 57  VOTES: 6

 

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Jainism is a spiritual, religious and philosophical tradition of Indian origin dating back at least as far as the 9th century BC. Jains believe that everything is alive, in some sense, and that many beings possess a soul, so great care and awareness is required in going about one's business in the world. Jainism is a religious tradition in which all life is considered worthy of respect and it emphasises this equality of all life, advocating the protection of the smallest creatures. (see more)
 
Voxhumana
RATING: 1.9  VIEWS: 47  VOTES: 4

 

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raeliens believe that an alien race created people in their lab and put them here on earth and gave them technology. the leader says they took him to their planet and had him have sex with robots. (see more)
 
AdamSmith_Protege
RATING: 1.9  VIEWS: 34  VOTES: 2





Comments

heawer2
heawer2 varsity
over 3 years ago
re: aitheis
yes
willgold
willgold starter
over 3 years ago
re: aitheis
Do you mean atheist?
willgold
willgold starter
over 3 years ago
re: Pentecostalism
"Pentecostalism is a fundamentalist religious movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on the direct personal experience of God through the Baptism of the Holy Spirit." -Wikipedia
willgold
willgold starter
over 3 years ago
re: Scientology
Unless you are L. Ron Hubbard this should not be "all me."
Devin
Devin all-city
over 3 years ago
re: Pentecostalism
i c i c,thanks for the edumacation!
LostinDenver
LostinDenver all-american
over 3 years ago
re: Pentecostalism
Pentacostal are pretty common. I think they make up about 1/5 of protestants in America, or something like that.
 
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