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 Chinese names for the God of Abrahamic religions In the Chinese common religion and philosophical schools the idea of the universal God has been expressed in a variety of names and representations, most notably as 天 "Tiān" ("Heaven") and 上帝 "Shàngdì" ("Highest Deity" or "Highest Emperor"). These two and other concepts have been variously combined, in diverse contexts, to form titles such as: "Huáng Tiān Shàngdì"="Huáng" "Emperor"+"Tiān+Shàngdì" (皇天上帝) or "Xuán Tiān Shàngdì"="Xuán" "Deep"+"Tiān+Shàngdì" (玄天上帝), "Shàngtiān=Shàng+Tiān" "Highest Heaven" and "Tiāntáng=Tiān+Táng" "Vault of Heaven". The compounds "tiānshén=tiān+shén" "heavenly god" and "tiānxiān=tiān+xiān" "heavenly immortal" have been used for a deity, in a polytheistic