Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Monotheism & the Oneness of God
The belief in one supreme God is the bedrock of the Abrahamic faiths and finds resonance in Hindu and Buddhist thought as well. Whether expressed as tawhid, the Shema, or Brahman, the conviction that ultimate reality is singular has shaped theology, ethics, and worship across civilizations.
Across the World's Religions
Christianity
- Practice
- Trinitarian monotheism — one God in three persons
- Key Text
- Deuteronomy 6:4; Mark 12:29; 1 Corinthians 8:6
Judaism
- Practice
- Shema — 'Hear O Israel, the LORD is one'
- Key Text
- Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 45:5
Hinduism
- Practice
- Brahman — the one ultimate reality behind all forms
- Key Text
- Chandogya Upanishad 6.2.1; Bhagavad Gita 7:7
Buddhism
- Practice
- Dhamma as the singular truth of reality (non-theistic unity)
- Key Text
- Dhammapada 273-274; Udana 8.3