Home›Dharmic (Polytheistic)›ScripturesBrowse ByScripturesThis page groups religions by their foundational sacred text. Wikipedia identifies the Torah as Judaism's foundational text, "part of the larger text known as the Tanakh or Hebrew Bible," while Islam is "based on the Quran, one of the holy books considered by Muslims to be revealed by God." Browsing by scripture lets a visitor see which religions share a textual root and which stand on an entirely separate canon.FactsLearn MoreScripturesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsStatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedContested: 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. 2OverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedTraditions 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. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligions 1Learn MoreDharmic 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.ScripturesFilter Results31 entriesCanonical StatusAllCanonical (1)Canonical (1)Canonical (3)Canonical (2)Canonical (3)Canonical (1)Canonical (1)Canonical (1)Non-canonical (1)Shruti (revealed) (7)Smriti (remembered) (5)Smriti (remembered) (5)Era of Composition End YearAll1200 BCE (1)1000 BCE (1)900 BCE (1)800 BCE (1)700 BCE (1)500 BCE (1)200 BCE (1)100 (1)200 (1)300 (2)400 (1)450 (1)500 (1)600 (2)800 (1)850 (1)900 (2)1000 (4)1100 (1)1400 (1)1500 (2)1577 (1)Era of Composition Start YearAll1500 BCE (2)1200 BCE (3)900 BCE (1)800 BCE (1)500 BCE (1)400 BCE (2)200 BCE (1)201 (2)300 (1)301 (1)400 (2)401 (1)500 (1)501 (1)601 (2)701 (1)800 (2)901 (2)1001 (1)1577 (1)HistoricityAllHistorically attested (9)Historicity debated (2)LanguageAllSanskrit (22)Tamil (3)Vedic Sanskrit (6)Literary FormAllAphorism collection (2)Commentary (1)Cosmogony / creation myth (3)Funerary text (1)Hymn collection (6)Liturgical / prayer (2)Narrative / epic (4)Philosophical dialogue (2)Philosophical treatise (3)Sutra (1)Text collection / anthology (7)Wisdom literature (1)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (6)Vedic Corpus DivisionAllSamhita (4)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAgni PuranaScriptures1 entryAtharva VedaScriptures1 entryBhagavad GitaScriptures1 entryBhagavata PuranaScriptures1 entryBrahma SutrasScriptures1 entryThe BrahmanasScriptures1 entryDevi MahatmyaScriptures1 entryDivya PrabandhamScriptures1 entryGaruda PuranaScriptures1 entryMahabharataScriptures1 entryMarkandeya PuranaScriptures1 entryPancharatra SamhitasScriptures1 entryPuranasScriptures1 entryRamayanaScriptures1 entryRig VedaScriptures1 entrySama VedaScriptures1 entrySamkhya KarikaScriptures1 entryShaiva AgamasScriptures1 entryShat-chakra-nirupanaScriptures1 entryShiva SutrasScriptures1 entrySkanda PuranaScriptures1 entrySpanda KarikasScriptures1 entryTantralokaScriptures1 entryTevaramScriptures1 entryTiruvasagamScriptures1 entryUpanishadsScriptures1 entryVaikhanasa AgamasScriptures1 entryThe VedasScriptures1 entryVishnu PuranaScriptures1 entryYajur VedaScriptures1 entryYoga VasisthaScriptures1 entrySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. An Introduction to Hinduismtier 1Gavin Flood, Cambridge University Press, 1996View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First 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.