<P> Quasi-monotheistic claims of the existence of a universal deity date to the Late Bronze Age , with Akhenaten 's Great Hymn to the Aten . A possible inclination towards monotheism emerged during the Vedic period in Iron - Age South Asia . The Rigveda exhibits notions of monism of the Brahman , particularly in the comparatively late tenth book , which is dated to the early Iron Age , e.g. in the Nasadiya sukta . Bonpa Dharma , perhaps from twentieth century BCE , was the first recorded religion to declare that there is one God above all , whom it calls Sangpo Bumtri . However , it does not encourage monotheistic worship of a Sangpo Bumtri or any god for salvation but rather it focuses on karma . </P>
<P> Quasi-monotheistic claims of the existence of a universal deity date to the Late Bronze Age , with Akhenaten 's Great Hymn to the Aten . A possible inclination towards monotheism emerged during the Vedic period in Iron - Age South Asia . The Rigveda exhibits notions of monism of the Brahman , particularly in the comparatively late tenth book , which is dated to the early Iron Age , e.g. in the Nasadiya sukta . Bonpa Dharma , perhaps from twentieth century BCE , was the first recorded religion to declare that there is one God above all , whom it calls Sangpo Bumtri . However , it does not encourage monotheistic worship of a Sangpo Bumtri or any god for salvation but rather it focuses on karma . </P>
who created the first monotheism known in history
who created the first monotheism known in history
Bonpa Dharma
Bonpa Dharma