Brahmā

From Theosophy Wiki
Revision as of 21:29, 16 March 2012 by Pablo Sender (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Brahmā''' (ब्रह्मा) is the Hindu god of creation and one of the Trimūrti, the others being Viṣņu and Śiva. This Sanskrit word deri...")
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Brahmā (ब्रह्मा) is the Hindu god of creation and one of the Trimūrti, the others being Viṣņu and Śiva. This Sanskrit word derives from the verbal root bṛh to expand, grow, fructify, because "Brahma ‘expands’ and becomes the Universe woven out of his own substance" [1]

Notes

  1. ↑ HPB, SD vol. I (???:????) 83
Retrieved from "https://theosophy.wiki/w-en/index.php?title=Brahmā&oldid=6776"