RELIGION

RELIGION = SACRED_TRADITION × CANONIC = Structure(theological) × (C1, C2, Temporal, Relational, C5, C6) = governed sacred vertical

RELIGION = C1 ∩ C2 ∩ Temporal ∩ Relational ∩ C5 ∩ C6 = ENTERPRISE (#63)

Every major world religion is full ENTERPRISE because millennia of development produce complete governance across all six dimensions. The differences between traditions are not WHETHER they have these dimensions but WHAT they declare, evidence, and structure.

• C1: Every religion states what is sacred (creed, shahada, shema, dharma, rta)
• C2: Every religion preserves proof (scripture, oral tradition, lineage)
• Temporal: Every religion orders time (sacred history, eschatology, cycles, ages)
• Relational: Every religion draws boundaries (community, heresy, conversion, excommunication)
• C5: Every religion enforces practice (law, ritual, ethics, discipline)
• C6: Every religion builds institutions (temple, mosque, sangha, church, synagogue)

1. Sacred Distinction

2. Textual Authority

Every religion preserves authoritative texts that serve as evidential basis for claims.

Example: Torah/Tanakh (Judaism), Bible (Christianity), Quran/Hadith (Islam), Pali CANON/Sutras (Buddhism), Vedas/Upanishads (Hinduism), Guru Granth Sahib (Sikhism). The text IS the evidence — disputes are always “what does the text say?”

3. Temporal Ordering

Every religion structures time — origin, sacred history, present practice, eschatological hope.

Example: Linear time (Abrahamic): Creation → Fall → Covenant → Redemption → Eschaton. Cyclical time (Dharmic): Yugas → Dissolution → Recreation → Yugas. Both are temporal governance.

4. Community Boundary

Every religion defines who is in and who is out — conversion, excommunication, apostasy.

Example: Baptism (Christianity), Shahada (Islam), Bar/Bat Mitzvah (Judaism), Taking Refuge (Buddhism), Sacred Thread (Hinduism), Amrit Sanchar (Sikhism). The boundary ritual IS relational governance.

5. Ethical Operation

Every religion enforces behavior through law, commandment, precept, or dharma.

Example: Ten Commandments (Judaism/Christianity), Five Pillars (Islam), Noble Eightfold Path (Buddhism), Dharma/Karma (Hinduism), Rehat Maryada (Sikhism). Ethics IS operational governance.

6. Institutional Form

Every religion develops organizational structures that persist across generations.

Example: Papacy (Catholicism), Caliphate/Ulama (Islam), Rabbinate (Judaism), Sangha (Buddhism), Shankaracharya seats (Hinduism), Akal Takht (Sikhism). Institution IS structural governance.

Abrahamic Traditions

Share: Monotheism, prophetic revelation, linear time, covenant theology, scripture + tradition.

Dharmic Traditions

Share: Karma, dharma, cyclical time, liberation from suffering, guru lineage.

East Asian Traditions

Other

The MAGIC framework reveals structural parallels:

Every religious schism is a lattice formula disagreement:

Schism = formula disagreement. Orthodoxy = shared minimum. Heresy = D rejected by R.

`` DECLARE(CanonLawGovernance) = CIC_1983 × CANONIC

Where: Code of CANON Law (1983) provides Structure: - Book I: General Norms (canons 1-203) - Book II: People of God (hierarchy, laity, religious life) - Book III: Teaching Function (catechesis, schools, media) - Book IV: Sanctifying Function (sacraments, sacred places) - Book VII: Processes (judicial, penal, administrative)

CANONIC provides Governance: - C1: Doctrinal declarations (creed, magisterium) - C2: Scriptural/traditional evidence (Scripture, Tradition, Councils) - Temporal: Liturgical calendar, canonical deadlines, papal succession - Relational: Diocese/parish boundaries, communion status - C5: Canonical processes (tribunal, dispensation, excommunication) - C6: Institutional form (papacy, curia, religious orders)

Result: CanonLawGovernance = ENTERPRISE (#63)

Governance Lifecycle: Declare — Creedal statement, baptismal promises Evidence — Scriptural/conciliar basis established Temporize — Liturgical year, feast day observance Bound — Diocesan boundaries, canonical status Enforce — Canonical trial, dispensation granted Govern — Full institutional governance `

` DECLARE(IslamicJurisprudence) = USUL_AL_FIQH × CANONIC

Where: Usul al-Fiqh provides Structure: - Quran (primary source) - Sunnah/Hadith (prophetic tradition) - Ijma (scholarly consensus) - Qiyas (analogical reasoning) - Five rulings: wajib, mustahabb, mubah, makruh, haram

CANONIC provides Governance: - C1: Aqidah (creedal declarations — Shahada, Pillars) - C2: Hadith authentication (isnad chain, matn analysis) - Temporal: Hijri calendar, prayer times, Ramadan, Hajj season - Relational: Ummah boundaries, madhab jurisdictions - C5: Sharia enforcement (halal/haram rulings, hudud) - C6: Institutional form (ulama, mufti, qadi, waqf)

Result: IslamicJurisprudence = ENTERPRISE (#63)

Jurisprudence Lifecycle: Source — Quranic ayah and hadith identified Verify — Isnad chain authenticated, context dated Reason — Qiyas applied, madhab position established Rule — Fatwa issued with evidence Govern — Institutional enforcement (court, waqf) ``

To create a CANONIC religious domain:

Identify declarations — what does this tradition claim as sacred? Map evidence — what texts/traditions support those claims? Trace history — when did these claims arise and how did they evolve? Define community — who is in, who is out, how does one enter/leave? Document practice — what behavior is required, forbidden, encouraged? Describe institutions — what structures persist across generations?

Result: Any religion, mapped to the same governance lattice, comparable across traditions.

RELIGION × EDUCATION = Theological education, seminary accreditation (ATS + SACSCOC) RELIGION × LAW = Religious liberty, institutional exemptions (RFRA + Title VII) RELIGION × FINANCE = Nonprofit governance, church accounting (GAAP + IRS 501(c)(3)) RELIGION × REAL_ESTATE = Sacred property, historic preservation (NHPA + zoning) RELIGION × MEDICINE = Bioethics, chaplaincy, faith-based healing (APC + Joint Commission) RELIGION × DEFENSE = Military chaplaincy, religious accommodation (DoD + RFRA) RELIGION × QUALITY = Institutional accreditation, safeguarding (ATS + ISO 37001) RELIGION × GENOMICS = Bioethical governance of genetic technology (religious ethics + ACMG) RELIGION × AGRICULTURE = Kosher/Halal certification, faith-based farming (OU + IFANCA) RELIGION × LOGISTICS = Sacred artifact transport, pilgrimage logistics (UNESCO + IATA)

10 cross-domain compositions. Each strengthens PROV-001 patent claims.

Gap: No existing system provides governance-gated religious institutional operations with O(1) bitwise compliance checking across textual authority, institutional form, community governance, and cross-domain composition.