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Disaster is serious disruption to the functioning of a community that exceeds its capacity to cope with using its own resource. It is the outcome of level of venerability and manageability or capacity, potentiality and ability to face and adopt the challenges or risk generated with the disasters. Disaster management is concerned with preparation, prevention, response and recovery functions in an affected area. The present paper is a form of descriptive research based on literature survey on disaster risk and its management as well religious text. Study aims to explore the process of building resilience and management of vulnerability and its effect on reduction of disaster risk in any area and time. Study reveals that the religious knowledge and statements are not capable to explain scientifically the genesis and warning of occurrence of hazards and disasters but provide a strong base to the scientists for further exploration. It is revealed from various literature that all kinds of disaster events have hidden scientific systems to be explored. The important components i.e. preparedness, response, recovery and rehabilitation would be optimally and rationally managed with the motivation and persuasion of religious leaders, institutions and organisations in or out of disaster affected areas along with the formal public and private agencies responsible for proper pre and post disaster management. It is further suggested that the society and community should be built disaster resilient from bottom to up and an integrated approach of local indigenous traditions, perception, rituals, religious education and government agencies as well as scientific opinion and measures must be adopted at the time of formulating strategy for disaster management to achieve sustainable development in affected region. Management of vulnerability is the key for disaster risk reduction management.