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<p>Editor1: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Transtheism''' is a term in comparative religion and philosophy for a religious system in which gods may exist but are not the highest spiritual reality, because they are subordinate to a higher principle or state such as liberation ([[moksha]]) or [[nirvana]]. It differs from [[theism]], which makes a supreme God central, and from [[atheism]], which denies that gods exist. Its prefix trans- is Latin for “beyond.”<br /> <br /> It is therefore not the same as atheism, since the existence of gods is not necessarily denied. It is also not simple agnosticism, since it makes a positive claim about what is ultimate.<br /> <br /> Origin of the term:<br /> <br /> The term appears in print in 1952 in Paul Tillich and in 1953 in Heinrich Zimmer. Because the two men knew each other, it is difficult to say which coined it, and neither used the word “transtheism” himself. Tillich’s related idea of a “God above God” is usually cited in this connection. Zimmer’s discussion is in his Philosophies of India (1953), edited by Joseph Campbell. <br /> <br /> Application to religions:<br /> <br /> Jainism: Zimmer applied the term to Jainism, in which the gods exist but become immaterial as they are transcended by moksha, so they are not the highest spiritual instance. Jainism rejects a creator God and holds that the universe is uncreated. <br /> <br /> Buddhism: In Buddhism, gods (devas) exist within the cycle of rebirth but are impermanent, are not creators, and cannot grant liberation. In Theravada Buddhism, the state of Nibbana is held to transcend all realms of existence. <br /> <br /> [[Category:Religion]]<br /> [[Category:Philosophy]]</div>

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<p>Editor1: remove transtheism because it is included under non-theism in wikipedia</p> <hr /> <div>'''Theism''' is a general term used to acknowledge the belief in a [[Deity]] or deities. According to the ''[[Catholic Encyclopedia]]'', theism more narrowly means belief in a deity that is both [[immanence|immanent]] in the world, but also [[transcendence|transcendent]], and is also [[omniscient]], [[omnipotent]] and [[omnipresent]].&lt;ref&gt;http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04679b.htm&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The opposite of theism is [[atheism]], which rejects belief in any God. There is also [[agnosticism]], which admits the lack of spiritual proof, leaving belief open to either side.<br /> The most common form of theism today is [[monotheism]], the belief in one God as the creator.<br /> <br /> Variations of theism include:<br /> * [[polytheism]] (many gods, contrasted to [[monotheism]], one god)<br /> * [[pantheism]] (all is God)<br /> * [[panentheism]] (all is in God)<br /> * [[deism]] (God made the Universe but then ceased to interact with it)<br /> * [[polydeism]] (many Gods made the Universe but then abandoned it)<br /> * [[pandeism]] (God made the Universe by becoming it)<br /> * [[panendeism]] (God made the Universe by partially becoming it)<br /> <br /> Some do not consider the deistic variations to relate to theism at all because they refer to an absent God (although the God of pandeism and panendeism is immanent, but non-interfering).<br /> <br /> Variations of polytheism include:<br /> * Monolatry (belief in many Gods, but worship of only one)<br /> * Henotheism (belief in many Gods of which one is supreme)<br /> * Kathenotheism/[[polytheism]] (belief in many gods, but worship of only one at a time, because one is supreme at a time).<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> *[[Theophobia]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <br /> &lt;References/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Religion]]<br /> [[Category:Theism]]</div>

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