Polytheism

===Buddhism===
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[[Buddhism]] is typically classified as [[non-theistic]],<ref name="O'Brien">{{cite web |url=https://www.learnreligions.com/gods-in-buddhism-449762 |title=The Role of Gods and Deities in Buddhism |last=O'Brien |first=Barbara |date= |website=Learn Religions |access-date=2021-03-31}}</ref> but depending on the type of Buddhism practiced, it may be seen as polytheistic as it at least acknowledges the existence of multiple gods. The Buddha is a leader figure but is not meant to be worshipped as a god. [[Deva (Buddhism)|Devas]], a Sanskrit word for ''gods'', are also not meant to be worshipped. They are not immortal and have limited powers. They may have been humans who had positive [[karma]] in their life and were reborn as a deva.<ref>{{cite book |last=Trainor |first=Kevin |date=2004 |title=Buddhism: The Illustrated Guide |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=62}}</ref>
A common Buddhist practice is [[tantra]], which is the use of rituals to achieve enlightenment. Tantra focuses on seeing yourself as a deity, and the use of deities as symbols rather than supernatural agents.<ref name="O'Brien"/>
Buddhism is most closely aligned with polytheism when it is linked with other religions, often folk religions. For example, the Japanese [[Shinto]] religion, in which deities called [[kami]] are worshipped, is sometimes mixed with Buddhism.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://japanology.org/2016/06/buddhism-and-shinto-the-two-pillars-of-japanese-culture |title=Buddhism and Shinto: The Two Pillars of Japanese Culture |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2016-06-20 |website=Japanology |access-date=2021-04-14 |archive-date=2021-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415203649/https://japanology.org/2016/06/buddhism-and-shinto-the-two-pillars-of-japanese-culture/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>