Sorry my bad...By "fight" I meant discussion(and it was not even an argument)..if you want to continue,you can start a discussion in the DIR.Our discussion was irrelevant to the OP. Moreover,there is no clear boundary between non-theistic or devotional sects.I have edited my post now..
Atheism is a disbelief in afterlife...Buddhism does not deny rebirth.There is no religion without afterlife(but there can be religion without god) .Regarding whether Buddhism denies god...we have to find this meaning of the word "god" .
IMHO,Only dualistic conception of god requires...
You are right...Also monistic (and semi-dualistic) traditions are theistic and they date far back to rig veda (that is why they are Hindu ,other wise they will be added to Shramanic traditions like Buddhism).But Gita represents height of devotional fervor and particularly emphasizes worship of...
But the "monotheism" in strict sense refers to abrahamic religion where only one god is allowed and not other gods.This is name when attached to Hinduism is rather misleading ,but it is fine.:)
Wiki states: "The date and authorship of the Gita are not known with certainty and scholars of an...
What about Sanghamitra then?Theravada Buddhist are day dreaming IMHO.Sri lankan Buddhists(sinhalese) are the ones from central India (from ancient land of Kalinga),where as the Tamils are the natives of Sri lanka from ancient era.The fight between them is entirely linguistic.
I would make a minor correction: Hinduism is monistic and not monotheistic.In fact Hinduism has never been monotheistic (though some medieval sects started to propagate monotheism fearing Islam but they never drew adequate number of followers).IMHO,Monotheism means one god is true and others are...