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Buddhist Mythology - Gods, Heroes & Creatures

Asia (India, Tibet, China, Japan, Southeast Asia)500 BCE → presentFrom Buddha's lifetime to present (still practiced)

Overview

The cosmological and narrative traditions surrounding Buddhism. Features the historical Buddha, bodhisattvas like Avalokiteshvara, hungry ghosts, devas, asuras, and elaborate hell realms. Absorbed and transformed local mythologies wherever it spread.

Traditions

TheravadaMahayanaVajrayana (Tibetan)Zen

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