Home›Dharmic (Nontheistic) Pantheons›Creator Relation›The world was formed from pre-existing matter or from a slain being, with no creator godBrowse ByThe world was formed from pre-existing matter or from a slain being, with no creator godThis page groups pantheons by how they relate to an original creator figure. Wikipedia notes that scholars have reconstructed the ancient Proto-Indo-European religion and that "an example of a religious notion from this shared past is the concept of *dyēus, which is attested in several distinct religious systems." Browsing by creator relation lets a visitor compare how differently two pantheons answer where the world and its gods first came from.FactsThe world was formed from pre-existing matter or from a slain being, with no creator godSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPantheons 1The world was formed from pre-existing matter or from a slain being, with no creator godFilter Results1 entryDivine SuccessionAllPower dissolves and is renewed on a cosmic cycle rather than inherited (1)Pantheon MembershipAllForeign gods are adopted and identified with gods already held (1)Mortal EntryAllAny person may reach the state the tradition venerates, by practice rather than by grant (1)Pantheon OfAllBuddhism (1)Divine HeadshipAllNo sovereign; the gods act as peers (1)Era Attested Start YearAll-500 (1)Veneration StatusAllActively venerated in a living tradition (1)Pantheon StructureAllMany deities understood as forms of one supreme reality (1)Pantheon KindAllDharmic (Nontheistic) Pantheons (Pantheons) (1)RegionAllIndian Subcontinent (1)Show ResultsBuddhistThe world was formed from pre-existing matter or from a slain being, with no creator godSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, Second Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.