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! colspan="2" | Dudeism
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! Family
| Modern / Parody and lifestyle religion
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! Origin region
| Internet-based / United States
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! Founding period
| 21st century CE
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! Estimated adherents
| Unknown; the movement has online ordination and global participants.
|}

'''Dudeism''' is a modern religion and lifestyle philosophy inspired by The Big Lebowski, Taoism, and relaxed non-dogmatic living.

== Overview ==
Dudeism, also called the Church of the Latter-Day Dude, presents itself as a relaxed religion of taking it easy, non-preachiness, and low-pressure wisdom. The official site describes it as a slow-growing religion with an ordination system and a philosophy of calm, simplicity, and humor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Get Ordained for Free at the Religion of Dudeism |url=https://dudeism.com/ |access-date=2026-05-22}}</ref>

== Key beliefs ==

* Taking it easy is treated as a central virtue
* Dogma and excessive ambition are discouraged
* Everyday kindness, humor, and moderation are emphasized
* The Dude functions as a symbolic model rather than a conventional prophet
* Taoist, Epicurean, and popular-culture themes are blended

== Practices ==

* Online ordination
* Casual ceremonies and weddings in some places
* Reading Dudeist texts
* Humorous meditation on simplicity and non-striving
* Community discussion around relaxed living

== Places of worship ==

* Homes
* Online communities
* Casual gatherings
* Wedding or ceremony venues

== Sacred texts ==

* The Dude De Ching
* The Abide Guide
* Dudeist articles and ordination materials
* The Big Lebowski as symbolic source material

== Holidays and observances ==

* Day of the Dude in some communities
* Personal rest days
* Community-defined humorous observances

== Branches and related traditions ==

* [[Pastafarianism]] - Another modern humorous religion.
* [[Daoism]] - Dudeism often borrows Taoist-style language about ease and flow.
* [[Jediism]] - Another popular-culture-influenced modern religion.

== See also ==

* [[Religion]]
* [[Theology]]
* [[Philosophy of religion]]
* [[New Religious Movements]]

== References ==

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[[Category:Religions]]
[[Category:New Religious Movements]]
[[Category:Parody religions]]