Religious concept

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Within religion, philosophy, a religious concept is an abstract idea that is entirely within the spiritual or metaphysical domain. In essence, religious concepts are particular beliefs as described in theological detail and philosophical abstraction, rather than simply as the views of a particular religion whose discouse is dominated by particular belief systems (dogma).

These are typically based on a concept of experiential proof as the foundation for all (religious) "knowledge," and these provide a foundation for the intellectual and emotional search for a greater "understanding" of the human condition, the world, and the universe.

The most central religious concept is that of the "supreme transcendent reality" or "God," which when not anthropomorphically personified is largely cognate in meaning with the Brahman, the Dharma, and the Tao.