God a multitude of titular names for God. In Hinduism, Brahman is often considered a monistic concept of God. In Chinese religion, Shangdi is conceived as the progenitor (first ancestor) of the universe, intrinsic to it and constantly bringing order to it. Other religions have names for the concept, for instance, Baha in the Bahá'í Faith, Waheguru in Sikhism, and Ahura Mazda in Zoroastrianism. The many different conceptions of God, and competing claims as to God's characteristics, aims, and actions, have led to the development of ideas of omnitheism, pandeism, or a perennial philosophy, which postulates that there is one underlying
Chinese names for the God of Abrahamic religions sense. The word "Dì" by itself has likewise been used for God. When Abrahamic religions penetrated China, they appropriated some of the traditional titles, or created new compound titles, to express their theology. Outside of direct translations in religious books, the following are often-encountered translations of the Abrahamic God in general usage. The earliest introduction of documented Judeo-Christian religion appears to be "Jǐng jiào" (景教, literally, "bright teaching") around 635 AD, whose proponents were Nestorian Christians from Persia. Their term for God was "Zhēnzhǔ" (真主, literally "Veritable Majesty," "True Lord," or "Lord of Truth."). In a hymn supposed to be