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The brahmavihārā (sublime attitudes, lit. "abodes of Brahma") is a series of four Buddhist virtues and the meditation practices made to cultivate them. They are also known as the four immeasurables (Pāli: appamaññā) [1] or four infinite minds (Chinese: 四無量心). [2] The brahmavihārā are: loving-kindness or benevolence (mettā)
From these emanate the four aspects through which Brahman is effulgent. These are the state of wakefulness representing God Brahma; the state of dreaming which denotes God Vishnu; the state of "dreamless sleep" that is Rudra's form; and the "transcendental" imperishable state of Turiyam in which Brahman is supreme. [28] [29]
The entire sky seemed to be filled with noise and assumed a terrible aspect with flames of fire. The whole earth with her mountains and waters and trees trembled". When it strikes an area, it will be destroyed and nothing will ever grow there, not even a blade of grass for the next 50 Brahma years (155.5 trillion human years).
Brahmā is a leading God and heavenly king in Buddhism. [1] [2] He is considered as a protector of teachings (dharmapala), [3] and he is never depicted in early Buddhist texts as a creator god. [4] In Buddhist tradition, it was the deity Brahma Sahampati who appeared before the Buddha and invited him to teach, once the Buddha attained ...
The existence of a distinct god named Brahma is evidenced in late Vedic texts. [22] Grammatically, the nominal stem Brahma-has two distinct forms: the neuter noun bráhman, whose nominative singular form is brahma (ब्रह्म); and the masculine noun brahmán, whose nominative singular form is brahmā (ब्रह्मा).
'Astra of Brahma') is a celestial weapon (astra) created and owned by the god Brahma along with its more powerful variants: Brahmashirastra, Brahmadanda, and Bhargavastra. [citation needed] It is considered one of the most destructive, powerful, and irresistible weapons mentioned in Hinduism. [citation needed]
brahma - Brahman; so 'yam ātmā - "this very atman" [52] catuṣpāt - "has four aspects" [52] While translations tend to separate the sentence in separate parts, Olivelle's translation uses various words in adjunct sets of meaning: सर्वं ह्येतद् ब्रह्म sarvam hyetad brahma - "this brahman is the Whole"
Some texts suggest that the god Vishnu created Brahma (Vaishnavism), [168] others suggest god Shiva created Brahma (Shaivism), [169] yet others suggest goddess Devi created Brahma (Shaktism), [170] and these texts then go on to state that Brahma is a secondary creator of the world working respectively on their behalf.