Trimūrti
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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."[1][2] hese three deities have been called "the Hindu triad"[3] or the "Great Trinity".[4] 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.[5]
- ↑ For quotation defining the trimurti see Matchett, Freda. "The Template:IAST", in: Flood (2003), p. 139.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ For definition of trimurti as "the unified form" of Brahmā, Template:IAST and Śiva and use of the phrase "the Hindu triad" see: Apte, p. 485.
- ↑ For the term "Great Trinity" in relation to the Trimurti see: Jansen, p. 83.
- ↑ "Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 2 Verse 23". Vedabase.net. http://vedabase.net/sb/1/2/23/en. Retrieved 2011-11-30.