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Who is Brahma?

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Brahma is known in Chinese as Simianshen (四面神, "Four-Faced God"), Tshangs pa in Tibetan and Bonten in Japanese. Difference between Brahma, Brahman, Brahmin and Brahmanas. Brahma (Sanskrit: ब्रह्मा, brahmā) is distinct from Brahman. read more

Brahma is the first god in the Hindu triumvirate, or trimurti. The triumvirate consists of three gods who are responsible for the creation, upkeep and destruction of the world. The other two gods are Vishnu and Shiva. read more

Brahma had several wives, the most important being his daughter Sarasvati who, after the Creation, bore Brahma the four Vedas (Holy books of Hinduism), all branches of knowledge, the 36 Raginis and 6 Ragas of music, ideas such as Memory and Victory, yogas, religious acts, speech, Sanskrit, and the various units of measurement and time. read more