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transtheismnoun
Beyond theism or atheism, belief in one or more deities which transcend the universe and yet are also immanent; belief in a panentheistic God.
Etymology: a term coined by for the theological system in Jainism.
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Transtheism
Transtheistic is a term coined by philosopher Paul Tillich or Indologist Heinrich Zimmer, referring to a system of thought or religious philosophy which is neither theistic, nor atheistic, but is beyond them. Zimmer applies the term to the theological system of Jainism, which is theistic in the limited sense that the gods exist, but become immaterial as they are transcended by moksha. Zimmer uses the term to describe the position of the Tirthankaras having passed "beyond the godly governors of the natural order". The term has more recently also been applied to Buddhism, Advaita Vedanta and the Bhakti movement. Nathan Katz in Buddhist and Western Philosophy points out that the term "transpolytheistic" would be more accurate, since it entails that the polytheistic gods are not denied or rejected even after the development of a notion of the Absolute that transcends them, but criticizes the classification as characterizing the mainstream by the periphery: "like categorizing Roman Catholicism as a good example of non-Nestorianism". The term is indeed informed by the fact that the corresponding development in the West, the development of monotheism, did not "transcend" polytheism, but abolish it, while in the mainstream of the Indian religions, the notion of "gods" was never elevated to the status of Brahman, but adopted roles comparable to Western angels. "Transtheism", according to the criticism of Katz, is then an artifact of comparative religion.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of transtheism in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of transtheism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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