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How many Buddhists gods are there?

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There are no Buddhist Gods in the sense of the Abrahamic or other deity-centered religions. The Buddhas are often revered in a very similar way to deities in other religions and Buddhism does have varying teachings regarding the exact nature and definition of God but, from an 'official' perspective, there are no Gods in Buddhism.

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