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In paganism? Good luck finding out.
The principle scripture of Judaism is the Torah, but it is important to also understand that the Oral Torah is what helps us interpret the Torah -- you can't really be "just Torah."
The Torah is the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. They are also referred to as the Penteteuch, the Books of Law, and the Books of Moses.
Jewish synagogues go through the entire Torah once a year, so if you attend and pay attention, you become very well versed. Most synagogues also have Torah studies which go into greater depth learning about each week's Torah portion. These Torah studies usually incorporate what the Talmud has to say on it, and other commentaries.
There aren't any truly principal scripture for Hinduism. There are more widely read ones and less widely read ones.What is the principle scripture of your religion?
Have you read it? All of it? Part of it?
Have you read it more than once? If so, why?
Do you read commentaries upon it? Just one or many? Why?
I'm not a believer in any religion and I thought the Gita deserved multiple reads. Great book. If anything because of the vantage point from which it views life and all that's in it. Of all the "holy books" I've read, it's by far the best one.I think I have read the Gita 10-15 times
I have both the Hare Krishna commentary on the Bhagavad Gita and Easwaran's translation. I'm not so big on the Hare Krishna one.There aren't any truly principal scripture for Hinduism. There are more widely read ones and less widely read ones.
The ones that I have read more in detail include the Gita and the Principal Upanishads. I have read several translations of these as well as some classical and modern commentaries. They have somewhat different viewpoints and some translations give a bit of different flavor than others. That is why.
I think I have read the Gita 10-15 times and the Upanisads 4-5 times all through. Otherwise I refer to sections when the need arises.