Sunday, May 22, 2011

Brahma: The God of Gods


Though there is no founder in Hinduism, there are a lot of Gods and Goddesses. The one I chose to do is Brahma:

Brahma is the first god of the Hindu Trinity. Many Hindus add Lord in-front of the name to emphasize, Lord Brahma is recognized as the creator of the Universe according to the Hindus. Brahma is the Supreme Being, the head of gods (Like in Greek, they have Zeus, in Hinduism, they have Brahma). Brahma is the generator of mankind. It symbolizes the work of mind and in the intellect. Something strange about Brahma is that there is a possible reason that worship of Brahma is not popular among Hindus. But it is known that he is worshiped by seekers of knowledge.

As I looked up on the site, it mentioned that

As an individual is god gifted with the mind and intellect, then it may be assumed that a person has already attained Brahma.

I chose to select Brahma, since I thought it was the pioneer of Hindu Deities.

As you can see Brahma doesn't look like a creature; the 4 arms symbolize the importance the armed, bearded deity. Hindus believe that Brahma is the foundation of all the knowledge required for the creation of the earth.

Brahma:

Characteristics :

Creator, Generator

Other Names :

Nabhija, Hiranyagarbha, Kanja

Consort :

Saraswati

Abode :

Brahmaloka

Weapon :

Brahmastra

Vahana (Vehicle) :

Swan

Brahma Gayatri Mantra:

Aum Parmeshwaraye Vidmahe
Paratattvaye Dheemahi
Tanno Brahma Prachodayat

Bibliography:

IloveIndianGroup. "Brahma." I Love India. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 May 2011.
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