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Brahma (Sanskrit: ब्रह्मा, IAST: Brahmā) is a Hindu god, referred to as "the Creator" within the Trimurti, the trinity of supreme divinity that includes Vishnu and Shiva.
The word Brahma is normally used in Buddhist sutras to mean "best", or "supreme". [47] [48] Brahman in the texts of Advaita Vedanta and many other Hindu schools, states Nakamura, is a concrete universal, manifesting itself as phenomenal reality which is not illusory and nondual. [49]
The Mahābrahmā, or the Great Brahma, is mentioned in Digha Nikaya as the being who dwells in the upper heaven; a Buddhist student can join him for one kalpa (eon, Brahma-year in Buddhism) after successfully entering the first jhana in the form realm of Buddhist practice. [2] In many Buddhist Suttas/Sutras, Mahabrahma pays visit to the Buddha.
trayaṁ brahma-mahā-viṣṇu-māheśvara-iti smṛtam || Translation: "In this way, the one supreme entity divides itself into three forms—Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh (Shiva)—taking on different aspects. It creates, preserves, and destroys the universe in various ages."
Prajnanam Brahma (Sanskrit: प्रज्ञानम् ब्रह्म, IAST: Prajñānam Brahma), a Mahāvākya, is found in the Aitareya Upanishad of the Rigveda. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The other Mahāvākyas are " Aham Brahman Asmi ", " Tat Tvam Asi " and " Ayam Atma Brahma ".
"Whoever realizes the Supreme Brahma attains to supreme felicity. That Supreme Brahma is Eternal Truth (satyam), Omniscient (jnanam), Infinite (anantam)." (Taittiriya Upanishad 2.1.1) [note 2] The Upanishads state that the Supreme Brahma is Eternal, Conscious, and Blissful sat-chit-ânanda. The realisation of this truth is the same as being ...
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Brahmavihārā may be parsed as "Brahma" and "vihāra", which is often rendered into English as "sublime" or "divine abodes". [4] Apramāṇa, usually translated as "the immeasurables", means "boundlessness, infinitude, a state that is illimitable". [5]