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/t/religion, I'm on a quest to read as many holy books as possible! Has anyone else here tried this?

(Sorry if this is a little weird for /t/religion, as I didn't see any other discussion topics here.) To elaborate, I've already read the Bhagavad-Gita (one of the Hindu texts) and am currently in Genesis of the Tanakh (Jewish canon Bible). After finishing the Tanakh, I intend to read the following books in order:

1) Kojiki (Shinto text)

2) Koran

3) Ramayana (piece of Sanskrit/Hindu literature)

4) KJV Bible

5) Nihon Shoki (Shinto religious/historical work)

6) Mahabharata (longer Hindu book)

This isn't exactly something you can accomplish in a day by any means, but I'm very eager to at least try at my goal. Has anyone else here attempted this? Any tips? Any pointers on what books to try after reading the above list would also be appreciated!

8 years ago by IridescentOak with 1 comments

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  • septimine
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    I think I'd add some pagan mythology. Ovid's metamorphosis, the Illiad and Oddessy, the Aeneid, Irish and Norse mythology. It's not a current religion, but I think they have value if the goal is to look at religion as an idea.

    As far as living religion, I don't see Buddism on that list.