Trimurti

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Hindu theological concept aspect of Brahman divine triad religious symbol

Trimurti is the central Hindu concept of the divine triad that unites Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer into a single supreme reality.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Trimurti canonical 7
Hindu Trimurti 1
Hindu trinity 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu theological concept ⓘ
aspect of Brahman ⓘ
divine triad ⓘ
religious symbol ⓘ
associatedWithDeityRole Brahma as creator ⓘ
Shiva as destroyer ⓘ
Vishnu as preserver ⓘ
category Hindu deities triads ⓘ
Hindu philosophical concepts ⓘ
contrastedWith Trimurti of goddesses (Tridevi) ⓘ
cosmicCycleRole beginning of the universe ⓘ
ending the universe ⓘ
sustaining the universe ⓘ
cosmologicalFunction creation ⓘ
dissolution ⓘ
maintenance ⓘ
depictedAs three deities together ⓘ
three-headed form ⓘ
emphasizes interdependence of creation, preservation, and destruction ⓘ
non-dual nature of divinity ⓘ
etymology murti (form or embodiment) ⓘ
tri (three) ⓘ
foundIn Hindu iconography ⓘ
Puranas ⓘ
surface form: Puranic literature
hasFemaleCounterpart Trimurti of goddesses (Tridevi) ⓘ
surface form: Tridevi
hasMember Brahma ⓘ
Shiva ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ
influencedBy sectarian synthesis of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva ⓘ
interpretedAs single supreme reality ⓘ
unity of three gods ⓘ
language Sanskrit ⓘ
relatedConcept Brahman ⓘ
Trimurti self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Hindu trinity
religion Hinduism ⓘ
representsAspect cosmic functions ⓘ
creation ⓘ
destruction ⓘ
preservation ⓘ
symbolizes cyclical nature of the universe ⓘ
diversity within unity ⓘ
oneness of the divine ⓘ
theologicalStatus later development in Hindu thought ⓘ
unitesDeities Brahma ⓘ
Shiva ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ
worshipPractice venerated in some Shaiva traditions ⓘ
venerated in some Smarta traditions ⓘ
venerated in some Vaishnava traditions ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brahma → memberOf → Trimurti ⓘ
Vishnu → memberOf → Trimurti ⓘ
Shiva → memberOf → Trimurti ⓘ
Prambanan Temple → dedicatedTo → Trimurti ⓘ
Trimurti → relatedConcept → Trimurti self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hindu trinity
Hari → memberOf → Trimurti ⓘ
Brahma temple → associatedWith → Trimurti ⓘ
subject surface form: Brahma temple (Prambanan)
Vishnu temple → associatedWith → Trimurti ⓘ
subject surface form: Vishnu temple (Prambanan)
Majapahit royal ideology → usesConcept → Trimurti ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hindu Trimurti