Question

Is Buddhism monothestic or polytheistic?

Answer 1

Hinduism is a religion which incorporates diverse views on the concept of God. Different traditions of Hinduism have different theistic views, and these views have been described by scholars as polytheism, monotheism, henotheism, panentheism, pantheism, monism, agnostic, humanism, atheism or non-theism.

Answer 2

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✔✔ The short answer is yes Buddhism is atheistic.

✔✔ The long answer is the origins of Buddhism has its roots in personal development and focuses more on individual effort towards self realization rather than worshiping a deity. There are records in theravada buddhism i.e dhamachakapada where buddha refuses or goes a roundabout way to tell his followers that its pointless knowing if there is a creator/ god for the whole system we are in because god cannot or will not help you.

✔✔ With that said, as Buddhism started migrating to the east i.e china more and more mystical elements were en-cooperated into it. It is through assimilation with local cultures i.e taoism that buddhism adopted the temple + huge buddha statues + joss sticks prayers into its lore. this inadvertently made Buddhism pretty much a theistic religion to many Chinese followers who fail to separate taoism from buddhism.

✔✔ So in conclusion, while MOST forms of Buddhism is atheistic, there is still a huge following of buddhism specifically in Malaysia and China where buddha is deemed as a god and people worship the buddha instead thus making it very much a theistic religion.


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