Home›Dharmic (Nontheistic) Pantheons›Pantheon Membership›Foreign gods are adopted and identified with gods already heldBrowse ByForeign gods are adopted and identified with gods already heldThis page groups pantheons by how their membership took shape. Wikipedia notes that "deities first worshipped as the patrons of cities or places came to be collected together as empires extended over larger territories." Browsing by pantheon membership lets a visitor see how a pantheon's roster grew or changed.FactsForeign gods are adopted and identified with gods already heldSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPantheons 1Foreign gods are adopted and identified with gods already heldFilter Results1 entryDivine SuccessionAllPower dissolves and is renewed on a cosmic cycle rather than inherited (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)Creator RelationAllThe world was formed from pre-existing matter or from a slain being, with no creator god (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 ResultsBuddhistForeign gods are adopted and identified with gods already heldSources1. 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.