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Traditions of Indian origin whose practice is addressed to many deities, understood by some schools as distinct beings and by others as aspects of a single reality. The classification describes how the tradition is practised rather than settling a theological question its own schools disagree about.

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Standing as a Comparative Category
Contested: polytheistic sits badly on traditions whose own theologians argue for one reality behind many forms, and whose schools disagree about whether the deities are distinct beings, aspects of one, or both at once. 2
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Traditions of Indian origin whose practice is addressed to many deities, understood by some schools as distinct beings and by others as aspects of one reality. The classification describes how the tradition is practised. 2
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Dharmic traditions with many gods

This group gathers Dharmic religions of a polytheistic character: Indian-origin traditions that share the framework of dharma, karma and rebirth while recognising many deities, whether as distinct powers or as aspects of one reality.

The browser will find the traditions the atlas classes here, chief among them the many-deity worship of Hinduism in its broad sense. The entries describe each within the wider Dharmic family, noting how the tradition relates its many gods to its philosophy.

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Hinduism

Dharmic (Polytheistic)
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1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Tree
2. An Introduction to Hinduism
Gavin Flood, Cambridge University Press, 1996View the Source
Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
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