![]() īuddhist texts also posit that mundane deities, such as Mahabrahma, are misconstrued to be creators. ![]() Peter Harvey calls this "trans- polytheism". Thus, while Buddhism includes multiple "gods", its main focus is not on them. In Buddhism, the devas are also trapped in the cycle of rebirth and are not necessarily virtuous. Buddhism teaches that none of these gods is a creator or an eternal being, though they can live very long lives. īuddhist teachings state that there are divine beings called devas (sometimes translated as 'gods') and other Buddhist deities, heavens, and rebirths in its doctrine of saṃsāra, or cyclical rebirth. As such, it has often been described as either (non- materialistic) atheism or as nontheism, though these descriptions have been challenged by other scholars, since some forms of Buddhism do posit different kinds of transcendent, unborn, and unconditioned ultimate realities (e.g., Buddha-nature). Generally speaking, Buddhism is a religion that does not include the belief in a monotheistic creator deity. ![]()
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