Brahma
n. supreme being, all pervasive God who is the source and goal of life, one of the Trimurti along with Shiva and Vishnu (Hinduism) | ||||
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Brahma Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Brahma
(n.)
The One First Cause; also, one of the triad of Hindoo gods. The triad consists of Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the Destroyer.
(n.)
A valuable variety of large, domestic fowl, peculiar in having the comb divided lengthwise into three parts, and the legs well feathered. There are two breeds, the dark or penciled, and the light; -- called also Brahmapootra.
(n.)
The One First Cause; also, one of the triad of Hindoo gods. The triad consists of Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the Destroyer.
(n.)
A valuable variety of large, domestic fowl, peculiar in having the comb divided lengthwise into three parts, and the legs well feathered. There are two breeds, the dark or penciled, and the light; -- called also Brahmapootra.
| WordNet 2.0 |
Brahma
Noun
1. the Creator; one of the three major deities in the later Hindu pantheon
(hypernym) Hindu deity
(member-holonym) Trimurti
2. any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant grayish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding
(synonym) Brahman, Brahmin, Bos indicus
(hypernym) bovine
(hyponym) zebu
(member-holonym) Bos, genus Bos
Noun
1. the Creator; one of the three major deities in the later Hindu pantheon
(hypernym) Hindu deity
(member-holonym) Trimurti
2. any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant grayish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding
(synonym) Brahman, Brahmin, Bos indicus
(hypernym) bovine
(hyponym) zebu
(member-holonym) Bos, genus Bos
| The Devil's Dictionary |
BRAHMA
Brahma, (n.)
He who created the Hindoos, who are preserved by Vishnu and destroyed by Siva -- a rather neater division of labor than is found among the deities of some other nations. The Abracadabranese, for example, are created by Sin, maintained by Theft and destroyed by Folly. The priests of Brahma, like those of Abracadabranese, are holy and learned men who are never naughty.
O Brahma, thou rare old Divinity,
First Person of the Hindoo Trinity,
You sit there so calm and securely,
With feet folded up so demurely --
You're the First Person Singular, surely.
Polydore Smith
Brahma, (n.)
He who created the Hindoos, who are preserved by Vishnu and destroyed by Siva -- a rather neater division of labor than is found among the deities of some other nations. The Abracadabranese, for example, are created by Sin, maintained by Theft and destroyed by Folly. The priests of Brahma, like those of Abracadabranese, are holy and learned men who are never naughty.
O Brahma, thou rare old Divinity,
First Person of the Hindoo Trinity,
You sit there so calm and securely,
With feet folded up so demurely --
You're the First Person Singular, surely.
Polydore Smith
| hEnglish - advanced version |
brahma
brahma
\brah"ma\ (&?;), n. [see brahman.]
1. (hindoo myth.) the one first cause; also, one of the triad of hindoo gods. the triad consists of brahma, the creator, vishnu, the preserver, and siva, the destroyer.
note: according to the hindoo religious books, brahma (with the final a short), or brahm, is the divine essence, the one first cause, the all in all, while the personal gods, brahm? (with the final a long), vishnu, and siva, are emanations or manifestations of brahma the divine essence.
2. (zo?l.) a valuable variety of large, domestic fowl, peculiar in having the comb divided lengthwise into three parts, and the legs well feathered. there are two breeds, the dark or penciled, and the light; -- called also brahmapootra. [
brahma
\brah"ma\ (&?;), n. [see brahman.]
1. (hindoo myth.) the one first cause; also, one of the triad of hindoo gods. the triad consists of brahma, the creator, vishnu, the preserver, and siva, the destroyer.
note: according to the hindoo religious books, brahma (with the final a short), or brahm, is the divine essence, the one first cause, the all in all, while the personal gods, brahm? (with the final a long), vishnu, and siva, are emanations or manifestations of brahma the divine essence.
2. (zo?l.) a valuable variety of large, domestic fowl, peculiar in having the comb divided lengthwise into three parts, and the legs well feathered. there are two breeds, the dark or penciled, and the light; -- called also brahmapootra. [
Brahma Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Rakefet |
Brahma
Brahma (Sanskrit) [from the verbal root brih to expand, grow, fructify] The first god of the Hindu Trimurti or triad, consisting of Brahma, the emanator, evolver, and creator; Vishnu, the sustainer or preserver; and Siva, the regenerator or destroyer. Brahma is the vivifying expansive force of nature in its eternally periodic manvantaras. He stands for the spiritual evolving or developing energy-consciousness of a solar system which is also called the Egg of Brahma (brahmanda). Brahma is called the creator or Logos, but in the theosophic philosophy creator is simply an abstract term or idea, like army. In Burnouf's words:
"Having evolved himself from the soul of the world, once separated from the first cause, he evaporates with, and emanates all nature out of himself. He does not stand above it, but is mixed up with it; Brahma and the universe form one Being, each particle of which is in its essence Brahma himself, who proceeded out of himself" (q SD 1:380n). The Vishnu-Purana explains that created beings "although they are destroyed (in their individual forms) at the periods of dissolution, yet being affected by the good or evil acts of former existences, are never exempted from their consequences. And when Brahma produces the world anew, they are the progeny of his will . . ." (q SD 1:456n).
Brahman is both masculine and neuter, and therefore has two meanings. In the masculine (Brahma) it is the evolving energy of the cosmic egg, as distinguished from the neuter (Brahman). Brahma is the vehicle or sheath of Brahman.
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Brahma (Sanskrit) [from the verbal root brih to expand, grow, fructify] The first god of the Hindu Trimurti or triad, consisting of Brahma, the emanator, evolver, and creator; Vishnu, the sustainer or preserver; and Siva, the regenerator or destroyer. Brahma is the vivifying expansive force of nature in its eternally periodic manvantaras. He stands for the spiritual evolving or developing energy-consciousness of a solar system which is also called the Egg of Brahma (brahmanda). Brahma is called the creator or Logos, but in the theosophic philosophy creator is simply an abstract term or idea, like army. In Burnouf's words:
"Having evolved himself from the soul of the world, once separated from the first cause, he evaporates with, and emanates all nature out of himself. He does not stand above it, but is mixed up with it; Brahma and the universe form one Being, each particle of which is in its essence Brahma himself, who proceeded out of himself" (q SD 1:380n). The Vishnu-Purana explains that created beings "although they are destroyed (in their individual forms) at the periods of dissolution, yet being affected by the good or evil acts of former existences, are never exempted from their consequences. And when Brahma produces the world anew, they are the progeny of his will . . ." (q SD 1:456n).
Brahman is both masculine and neuter, and therefore has two meanings. In the masculine (Brahma) it is the evolving energy of the cosmic egg, as distinguished from the neuter (Brahman). Brahma is the vehicle or sheath of Brahman.
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Brahman
Brahman (Sanskrit) [from brih to expand] Sometimes Brahma or Brahm. The one reality, "the impersonal, supreme and uncognizable Principle of the Universe from the essence of which all emanates, and into which all returns, which is incorporeal, immaterial, unborn, eternal, beginningless and endless. It is all-pervading, animating the highest god as well as the smallest mineral atom" (TG 62). It involves both essential consciousness and substance, and is the spiritual background of the kosmos, the Cause of all Causes, what is commonly called the Unmanifest Logos: "Brahma, the Noumenon, never rests, as IT never changes and ever IS, though IT cannot be said to be anywhere" (SD 1:374). As the fundamental cosmic fountain of consciousness and spiritual substance, Brahman is the fundamental or cosmic self which, in the case of an individual being, becomes the kshetrajna, the spiritual sun within the individual. Thus the essential self of every being or entity from cosmos to physical atom is this Brahman itself, which is the cause of the familiar saying "tat tvam asi" (you are that).
Through and from Brahman derive the various cosmic Brahmas, the expansion of the One into the many. Brahman does not put forth evolution itself nor create, but exhibits various aspects of itself by means of emanative evolution. The Hindu Puranas say that Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva are the primordial energies of Brahman, the divine neuter. There is a clear distinction between the impersonal, supreme, all-pervading, immanent, beginningless, and endless cosmic principle, whose essence is consciousness-life-substance, and the various Brahmas;
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| A Pali Buddhist Glossary |
Brahma
(in Hinduism, The Creator, The Universal Self); in Buddhism, a divine being of the Form Sphere or the Formless Sphere, Happy and blameless celestial beings, inhabitants of the higher heavens.
(in Hinduism, The Creator, The Universal Self); in Buddhism, a divine being of the Form Sphere or the Formless Sphere, Happy and blameless celestial beings, inhabitants of the higher heavens.
| Hinduism Glossary for Introduction to Religion |
Brahma
Brahma is the manifestation of Brahman into the world of maya . In opposition to Brahman as the essence of creation (a spirit), Brahma takes on a form fitting with the natural world. He is often mentioned as an equal with Vishnu and Shiva .
Brahma is the manifestation of Brahman into the world of maya . In opposition to Brahman as the essence of creation (a spirit), Brahma takes on a form fitting with the natural world. He is often mentioned as an equal with Vishnu and Shiva .
| YOGA |
Brahma
A member of the Hindu trinity, Brahma is the creator god; Vishnu is the preserver; and Shiva is the destroyer (of ignorance, et.al. ). Brahma's major work of creating the universe being now essentially finished, he is not much interested in human affairs, and therefore is neither widely nor devoutly worshiped.
A member of the Hindu trinity, Brahma is the creator god; Vishnu is the preserver; and Shiva is the destroyer (of ignorance, et.al. ). Brahma's major work of creating the universe being now essentially finished, he is not much interested in human affairs, and therefore is neither widely nor devoutly worshiped.
| Book of Shadows |
Brahma
Hindu
Gods & Godesses
One of the members of the Hindu Trinity, along with Shiva and Vishnu. He symbolizes the aspect of the Supreme Reality that brings forth the creation. Because of this, he is regarded as the creator of the universe. His consort is the goddess Saraswati, who provides him with the wisdom and knowledge needed to create the universe. As creation is the greatest work of the mind, Brahma symbolizes the concept of the universal mind, as well as the individual intellenct. Because of this, he is worshipped mostly by those seeking understanding or knowledge, like students and teachers.
Hindu
Gods & Godesses
One of the members of the Hindu Trinity, along with Shiva and Vishnu. He symbolizes the aspect of the Supreme Reality that brings forth the creation. Because of this, he is regarded as the creator of the universe. His consort is the goddess Saraswati, who provides him with the wisdom and knowledge needed to create the universe. As creation is the greatest work of the mind, Brahma symbolizes the concept of the universal mind, as well as the individual intellenct. Because of this, he is worshipped mostly by those seeking understanding or knowledge, like students and teachers.
Brahma Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Brahma
Brahma (Sanskrit masculine , nominative , personification of the neuter brahman-) is the Hindu god (deva) of creation and one of the Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. He is not to be confused with the Supreme Cosmic Spirit in Hindu Vedanta philosophy known as Brahman. Also, in Sanskrit grammar, Brahma is nominative singular of generic word Brahman, as Aatma is nominative singular for Aatman. Brahaman and Aatman are same in Vedanta philosophy, the Para-Aatma (Supersoul) and Jeeva Aatma (Individual Soul) are Brahman. His consort is Saraswati, the goddess of learning. Brahmā is often identified with Prajapati, a Vedic deity.
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