is buddhism monotheistic,polytheistic, or neitheir.?

Answer 1

A belief that goes beyond Buddhism, but explains everything about God and the Divine in perfectly logical and rational terms is "Rational Spirituality". You may read it on the Dhaxem website.

But to answer your question in brief, it is neither.

Answer 2

It is kind of pointless to try to clssify Buddhist beliefs according to a measurement that is really only applicable to some western religious beliefs. It is as pointless as to try to define "religion" and then argue about whether Buddhiism is a religion or a a philosophy. It is neither of those.

The way in which Buddhists approach the world and life is fundamentally different from the way that, say, Christians understand it. They ask different questions, and have different answers. Neither approach to life can be explained in the context of the other.

There have been lots of people who regarded Christianity as polytheistic because of the worship of the Trinity (e.g. Unitarians), or veneration (but, really, worship) of the Saints (some Protestants) or the Virgin Mary (almost all Protestants). So, is Christianity monotheistic or polytheistic? It's arguable. Buddhism has many sects and divisions of belief, as Christianity, Judaism and Islam do. The beliefs of the various sects are quite different...

Answer 3

It is NEITHER monotheistic or polytheistic -

Buddha's teaching are as under where nothing is mentioned above GOD -

When used in a generic sense, a Buddha is generally considered to be a person who discovers the true nature of reality through years of spiritual cultivation, investigation of the various religious practices of his time, and meditation. This transformational discovery is called bodhi - literally, "Awakening" (more commonly called "Enlightenment"). Any person who has become awakened from the "sleep of ignorance" by directly realizing the true nature of reality is called a Buddha. Gautama Buddha is said to have been only the latest of many of these; there were other Buddhas before him and there will be others in the future. According to Gautama Buddha, any person can follow his example and become enlightened through the study of his words "Dharma" and putting them into practice, by leading a virtuous, moral life, and purifying the mind.

Concisely put, the aim of Buddhist practice is to put an end to the stress of existence. "I teach one thing and one thing only: suffering and the end of suffering" (The Buddha). To achieve this state of the end of suffering (Nirvana or Nirodha), adherents train and purify the mind by following the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path, eventually arriving at an understanding of the true nature of all things. In this way all ignorance and unhappiness is ended, and liberation attained. Buddhist teaching encourages individuals to practice and verify the Buddha's teachings based on their own personal experience, and also after consulting with 'the wise'. If they find the teachings are valid (leading to more happiness and less suffering), they can apply these teachings in a practical form into their daily life if they so wish.

Answer 4

Neither, Guatama the Buddha was an agnostic himself. He said speculating about the existence and nature of gods was like a man who is hit by an arrow wondering who made it and who shot it, rather than trying to treat the wound. He avoided metaphysics as idle speculation.

Answer 5

pure Buddhism leaves no room for gods - even Buddha himself did not claim to be god - it is more of a philosophy than a religion

Answer 6

Monotheistic.

Answer 7

buddhism- nontheistic. see article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_in_Buddhism

(hinduism- henotheistic)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henotheistic

good question:-)

Answer 8

we're polytheistic there is more than 1 god. at least more than 1 deity. there's the prince buddha from india, happy buddha (fat one) 1 girl one and one that's semi homless but he's really one that lives simple cna't remember their names sorry. there are tons more

Answer 9

monotheistic, because it worships one god

Answer 10

neither