Sacred Wisdom Deck

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About this app

Sacred Wisdom Deck sets 120 short passages from seven sacred and classic texts side by side, grouped by theme, so you can compare how different traditions speak about the same things. Every passage is quoted word for word from a public-domain English translation, and every card names its source and translator.

WHAT'S INSIDE
• Tao Te Ching: 18 passages, tr. James Legge (1891)
• Confucius, Analects: 17 passages, tr. James Legge (1893)
• Bhagavad Gita: 17 passages, tr. Edwin Arnold (1885)
• Upanishads (Katha, Mundaka, Isa, Kena, Chandogya): 16 passages, tr. F. Max Müller (1879/1884)
• Dhammapada: 17 passages, tr. F. Max Müller (1881)
• Psalms, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes: 18 passages, World English Bible
• Rumi, Masnavi: 17 passages, tr. E. H. Whinfield (1898)
• Six themes of 20 passages each: Mercy, Justice, Humility, Service, Silence, Light
• Compare traditions: pick a theme, then show every tradition or narrow to one
• A small glossary of 13 terms that appear in these translations (Tao, Brahman, Yahweh, the Beloved and more)
• Every passage also in Korean: the app's own translation of the English
• Search by word, source, theme or tradition
• Works offline, no account

The app does not rank or interpret the traditions; it only places their texts next to each other.

FREE AND PRO
Free: 36 passages (the first six in each theme, from all seven texts), tradition compare, the glossary and 5 copies a day. The free version shows ads.
Pro: all 120 passages, unlimited copying, favorites, and the Quote, Framed and Poster card styles.

Pro: no ads, unlimited use, all features unlocked. One-time purchase.

What’s new

Initial release.