All
religions outline ethical or moral codes of conduct. These codes of conduct include concepts
such as filial piety, reciprocity, compassion, and social responsibility. All religions also
include a cosmology that explains the nature of earth, the heavens, and/or mankind itself.
Religious cosmology may also explain the fate of mankind or the ultimate fate of the
cosmos.
Religions also contain specific practices. Common religious practices
include: prayer, meditation, contemplation, worship, confession of faith, and the veneration of
important figures. Another common aspect of all religions is that they contain a central figure
or set of figures. These may be teachers, prophets, spirits, or a pantheon of deities. These
figures may be responsible for dictating or writing scripture or other holy texts. In some
cases, the sacred words of religious figures may be passed down via oral tradition rather than
the written word.
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