Everything on this page is measured by the same standards as for every other tradition: the same twelve values, the same eight questions, the same scale per area of life. What is measured is what the texts do, not whether they are right.
| Value | here | overall | difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | 69 % | 36 % | +33 |
| Community | 54 % | 58 % | -4 |
| Humility | 38 % | 25 % | +14 |
| Repentance | 38 % | 19 % | +19 |
| Mercy | 15 % | 12 % | +4 |
| Patience | 15 % | 14 % | +1 |
| Gratitude | 15 % | 16 % | -1 |
| Truthfulness | 15 % | 16 % | -1 |
| Responsibility | 8 % | 28 % | -20 |
| Justice | 0 % | 25 % | -25 |
| Hope | 0 % | 18 % | -18 |
| Care | 0 % | 20 % | -20 |
| Question | Answer | Share |
|---|---|---|
| What, according to this text, is the root of the evil? | Ignorance, illusion, a false view of reality | 92 % (13) |
| Where does the evil reside? | in the heart, the will, or the soul of the individual | 69 % (13) |
| What helps against it? | insight, learning, enlightenment, right understanding | 85 % (13) |
| What is human being according to this text? | entangled in deception or desire, but capable of being set free | 69 % (13) |
| Where is history heading? | recurrence, no goal, always the same pattern | 46 % (13) |
| What does the text base its claim on? | on tradition, the fathers, an established practice | 77 % (13) |
| To whom does the text's call for devotion apply? | to one's own fellow believers | 46 % (13) |
| Where is the text's criticism directed? | at one's own community and at oneself | 46 % (13) |
| Area | Framing | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Other religions | -0.2 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | 8 of 13 texts |
| Illness and death | -0.1 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | 7 of 13 texts |
| Pleasure and consumption | -1.2 as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint | 6 of 13 texts |
| Education and science | +0.7 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 6 of 13 texts |
An oral Buddhist teaching on rebirth, simple Dharma practice, observing one's own cravings, and the unity of all beings.
The text explains the four fundamental thoughts of Buddhism and shows, through examples, that suffering arises from attachment and can be overcome through wisdom.
The text explains the Buddhist refuge as a path to the dissolution of the ego and of suffering through compassion and mindful practice in the community.
The text analyses the historical masters and the seven Abhidharma treatises of the Sarvāstivāda school, as well as their translation and reception in China and Tibet.
The text examines the biographies of the Buddhist masters Pārśva and Aśvaghoṣa in order to highlight values such as asceticism, knowledge, and openness toward the Mahāyāna.
The 17th Karmapa explains a new prayer for the long life of the Karma-Kamtsang masters and all dharma bearers, which originates from a dream and is universally applicable.