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The Trimūrti, from the [[Sanskrit]] "three forms" is a concept in [[Hinduism]] "in which the cosmic functions of creation, maintenance, and destruction are personified by the forms of [[Brahma]] the creator, [[Vishnu]] the maintainer or preserver, and [[Shiva]] the destroyer or transformer."<ref>For quotation defining the trimurti see Matchett, Freda. "The {{IAST|Purāṇas}}", in: Flood (2003), p. 139.</ref><ref>For the Trimurti system having Brahma as the creator, Vishnu as the maintainer or preserver, and Shiva as the transformer or destroyer see: Zimmer (1972) p. 124.</ref> hese three deities have been called "the Hindu triad"<ref>For definition of trimurti as "the unified form" of Brahmā, {{IAST|Viṣṇu}} and Śiva and use of the phrase "the Hindu triad" see: Apte, p. 485.</ref> or the "Great [[Trinity]]".<ref>For the term "Great Trinity" in relation to the Trimurti see: Jansen, p. 83.</ref> Of the three members of the Trimurti, the Bhagavata Purana, which espouses the [[Vaishnavite]] viewpoint, explains that the greatest benefit can be had from Vishnu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vedabase.net/sb/1/2/23/en |title=Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 2 Verse 23 |publisher=Vedabase.net |date= |accessdate=2011-11-30}}</ref>
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