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It acknowledges the existence of the Indian Pantheon (and by extension also Iranian Pantheon?) as very real, but not just that relevant to its stated goals
But what is more interesting Buddha underscores the archaic Iron Age Brahmanic view that the Daevas (Gods) and the Asuras (Titans) inhabit the same realm and go to battle with each other time to time
This is much different than later Hinduism where Asuras are considered powerful evil beings who have fallen to Hell
Early Brahmanism considers Asuras of the same class as Gods, living in the same realm as Gods , but hostile to the Gods
If I am not mistaken in Zoroastrianism, Asuras are given the same status as Daevas in the Vedas....So almost the same Pantheon but Inverted----------->this is what I felt in my cursory reading, but I may be wrong
Moment to Moment Mindfulness is considered food of the Gods in Buddhism and will earn you protection of the Gods, but the goal is to go beyond the Gods, to go beyond anything
In very lay man terms, Proper Buddhism is suicide bombing of the Soul...even the Soul is destroyed..so that there is neither existence nor non-existence anymore, neither being nor non-being