Does Buddhism Have Deities?

Question

I've been told that Buddhist don't believe in gods.

Answer 1

We first need to distinguish two types of "god".
The first type is God as creator of the universe etc. This kind of God does not exist in Buddhism.

The second type is a divine or supernatural being, and of these one could simply say there are two kinds of gods in Buddhism:
Not all living beings live on planet earth, or would even be visible to us. One could say that these creatures live in different dimensions from us. Some of these creatures experience because of their karma (past actions) almost exclusively happiness, and these are called Devas (Skt.) or gods. However, these gods are still within the cycles of uncontrolled rebirth and can be reborn in the 'lower realms' once their positive store of karma is exhausted.
If one defines a god as a supernatural being, one could say that a Buddha or an Arya being are "supernatural" in the sense that they are not bound to the same realms of cyclic existence as we are, and they are said to possess supernatural powers (siddhis).

A Buddha is said to know everything, but not omnipotent (all-powerful). The logical reasoning behind this last is that if a Buddha would be omnipotent, He/She would instantly remove suffering from the universe, because compassion for all sentient beings (wishing to free alll from suffering) is the main motivation to become a Buddha.

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Answer 2

In Buddhism , there is no an Almighty God or creator God . However , there is Deva .

Deva is a being which are invisible to our naked eyes and which have high spiritual powers . Lord Sakra is the Leader of them . Deva does not live forever , and the reason they are born into the cellestial realm is because of their good cultivation which they have made during their time in the human world .

A good Buddhist which practice all the right conduct will have the protection of the deva's . After a certain time , deva still will have to undergo the proses of reborn and reincarnation because Deva realm is still under the 33 plane of existence as explained by the Buddha .

Answer 3

Buddhists do not deny the existence of various deities(devas).Devas are more fortunate than human beings as far as sensual pleasures are concerned.They also possess certain powers which human beings usually lack.However,the power of these deities are limited because they are also transitory beings.They exist in happy abodes and enjoy their life for a longer period than human beings do.When they have exhausted all the effects of their good karma,which they gathered during previous births,these deities pass away and are reborn somewhere else according to their residual good and bad karma earned on previous lives.According to the Buddha,human beings have more opportunities to accrue merits to be born in a better condition,and the deities have fewer chances in this respect since they are more concerned with sensual pleasure.

Buddhists do not attribute any specific importance to such deities.

Answer 4

Short answer is that Buddhism does not have a God as a central figure although it does not deny or affirm that a god or gods may exist. Buddha taught not to believe what you are told without verifying the truth yourself. This extended even to his own teachings which he never asked to be accepted just because he said so but invited people to test for themselves.
If you wish to find God you need to do so for yourself and find joy in the search rather than expectation of success or failure.

Answer 5

i'm truly no professional, yet I comprehend there are sects of Buddhism which have branched off and coated their personal beliefs in a lot an similar way as Christianity the position there are the Evangelicals and the Baptists and the Methodists and the Catholics and the Lutherans and the Mormons and the Jehovah's Witnesses, or maybe sects interior of those sects. i wager what that is person-friendly to infer from it truly is there is not any human being authentic faith and we each and each and every trust what we pick to trust.

Answer 6

No. Buddha was a teacher, one of the first to reach Nirvana and teach others how to attain it. The oldest sect, Theravada, is the one that holds that Buddha was not a god and only a good teacher. Other sects believe he was a god, but in almost every form they do not worship him like a god. He is regarded as a teacher and they follow his example.

Answer 7

There are saints (I think?) and they are called Bodhisattvas. The saints were (basically) ordinary monks but have become enlightened

But Buddhists don't believe in a creator god

Answer 8

I think Buddha said you shouldn't take anothers word on if gods exist, you should seek it in yourself.

Buddhism is an agnostic religion.

Answer 9

I don't know either. Try asking a Buddhist. One would hope they would know their own beliefs.

Answer 10

That's like me, I don't belive in god either.

They have Nezha Deities.