Additionally, have any serious revelations been gleaned from comparing it and now extinct European pagan traditions? I know that there's this concept within Hinduism, I don't remember its name, that one can become so like a given deity that they're considered a sort of avatar. Ignoring my horrible butchering of the concept, is that found in any other similar belief systems?
I don't remember its name, that one can become so like a given deity that they're considered a sort of avatar.
You've butchered it extremely grossly.There is the Vajrayana Buddhist concept of devayoga(Deity Yoga) you are referring to?And the Hindu equivalent to that would be sAyujya-mukti?
(I'm asking to clarify what your position is).
Also,the heading of your question seems to have no relation with the body....is it two different questions you are asking? The list you are asking seems to be: