Buddhism contains many minor deities, but the philosophical aspect of it could be considered atheistic.
AnswerBuddhism is a philosophy, AND it is an "inclusive" religion.
Look to the origins of indigenous Asian Religions; Hindi, Confucianism, Buddhism: beginning, middle, end. You will find that they all 3 work together synonymously throughout the life time/age of an individual and that individuals need for understanding.
Jainism (Hindi Origin) is Atheistic, not Buddhism.
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They were for the most part atheistic. Communist governments suppressed all religions: Christianity, Jewish, Islam, Buddhism, Baha'i, etc.
Buddha is considered an incarnation of God by the Hindu scriptures. Buddhism is for the benefit of the atheists. Buddhism is an atheist religion, but they follow Buddha's atheistic teachings.
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One example of a religion that does not have a central deity is Buddhism. Buddhism focuses on teachings to guide individuals towards enlightenment and self-realization, rather than worship of a god or gods.
Because Buddhism did not orignate in Japan
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I don't know of any that actually discourage a deity, but there are several that are atheistic and do not contain gods within the religion. Buddhism for example is a non-theistic religion. So too is Jainism, Taoism, Animism, and Confucianism.
What Is so important about Buddhism is that is is a thriving and growing religion of peace, compassion, acceptance and harmony.
siddharta guatama preached two very important teachings One being, the belief that pain and suffering is caused by desire and the second being the beleif that there was no creator god and that is a reason why people say Buddhism is an atheistic religion
The majority of the Khmer followers practiced Buddhism. They referred to the religion as Khmer Buddhism style, because the religion was a mixture of Buddhism and Hinduism.
Buddhism is not a monotheistic religion because there is no worship in only one God.