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Dharmic (Monotheistic)

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Traditions of Indian origin that keep the dharmic framework of karma, rebirth and liberation but hold that there is one God, formless and without rival, and that reject the worship of images and the authority of a priestly caste.

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Traditions of Indian origin that keep the framework of karma, rebirth and liberation while holding that there is one God, formless and without rival, and that reject image-worship and the authority of a priestly caste. 2
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Contested: both halves of the compound are comparative terms supplied from outside. Sikh tradition states its own theology in its own words - Ik Onkar, the one being, without form - rather than by placing itself in a family. 2
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Dharmic traditions of one God

This group holds Dharmic religions of a monotheistic character, Indian-origin traditions that share the karma-and-rebirth framework while affirming a single God. The best-known is Sikhism, which teaches devotion to one formless creator.

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