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pilgrimage

vr.tr.pilgrimage · ACT.ACT

Let an agent explain pilgrimage across religious traditions with attribution, describe routes, practices and significance, support practical and respectful travel questions, and support historical and comparative study.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain pilgrimage across religious traditions with attribution, describe routes, practices and significance, support practical and respectful travel questions, and support historical and comparative study.

A journey undertaken for religious or spiritual reasons to a sacred place, shrine or site, such as Christian pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Rome or Santiago de Compostela, the Islamic hajj, Hindu and Buddhist pilgrimages, Japanese pilgrimages such as the Shikoku circuit and visits to Itsukushima and Ise including the historical Okage Mairi, often on foot and following established routes; pilgrimage is described here with attribution to the traditions that practise it and is also studied as religious tourism.

What it is for: Religious journeys to sacred places.

It can be explain traditions with attribution; describe routes and practices; support respectful travel questions; support study.

Distinguishing features

Sacred destination

Religious purpose

Established routes

Communal and personal

What it looks like

Not physical; journeys and routes.

How it is recognised

Journey to a sacred place for religious reasons

Established routes and rites

Tourism without religious purpose is travel; a procession is local and short

Related models

is a kind of - category

religious tourism

is a kind of - category

planned event

is related to - sites visited by pilgrims

Sufi lodge

is related to - another religious practice entry

Ramadan

In practice

Families and kinds

Christian pilgrimages

the hajj and other Islamic pilgrimages

Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh and Jain pilgrimages

Japanese pilgrimages such as Shikoku and Ise

walking pilgrimages and modern secular pilgrimages

Standards and regulation

Religious rules of each tradition

Travel, visa and safety regulations for pilgrims

Heritage protection of pilgrimage routes

Failure modes and hazards

Disrespectful or unattributed presentation

Crowd and health hazards at mass pilgrimages

Confusing traditions

Also called

Christian pilgrimageOkage MairiOhachimeguripilgrimage to ItsukushimaChristian pilgrimage to the Holy Landwalking pilgrimagecatholic pilgrimageinline-skating pilgrimageJapanese Buddhist pilgrimageHindu pilgrimagejunreiNorthern Crosslegend trippingOrthodox pilgrimageTirthaRoman wayMaya pilgrimageMarian pilgrimageVirgin of BoulognePadayatraPilgrimage to Basilica of Assumption and Saints Cyril and MethodiusRelics pilgrimagegrave visitingBahá'í pilgrimageBuddhist pilgrimageJewish pilgrimage to JerusalemChurches in Ethiopiaromeria88 Temple Pilgrimagemini-ShikokuO-sunafumi33 Kannon pilgrimage sites

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.pilgrimage

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What pilgrimage is.

Attribution.

Concept

Concept across traditions.

Concept

Concept.

  1. How do different traditions understand pilgrimage, in their own terms, and what do scholars say about its common features? provenance
  2. Is the presentation attributed and respectful? boundary

Examples

Major pilgrimages.

Examples

Examples.

  1. What are the major pilgrimages of Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Japan and other traditions? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific pilgrimage? action
Practise Practices and routes.

Description.

Rites

Rites and practices.

Rites

Rites.

  1. What rites, preparations and conduct accompany pilgrimage in a given tradition? provenance
  2. Is the user seeking personal religious guidance, which belongs with their community? boundary

Routes

Routes and sites.

Routes

Routes.

  1. What are the established routes and sites, and how are they maintained? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific route? action
Travel Practical and safety.

Practice.

Planning

Planning a pilgrimage.

Planning

Planning.

  1. How can a pilgrimage be planned practically, and what do authorities advise on health and safety? provenance
  2. Is a health or safety emergency present now? boundary

Visitors

Non-pilgrim visitors.

Visitors

Visitors.

  1. How can non-pilgrims visit pilgrimage sites respectfully? provenance
  2. Which entry fits religious tourism? action
Learn History and study.

Education.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How has pilgrimage developed historically across traditions, according to historians? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Study

Comparative study.

Study

Study.

  1. How do anthropologists and religious studies scholars analyse pilgrimage, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Which misconceptions arise? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each major pilgrimage be a separate entry?
  • How should route resources be linked?
  • How should safety guidance be linked?
Draft as JSON