Brahma

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Brahma is the Hindu god of creation, traditionally regarded as part of the Trimurti alongside Vishnu and Shiva.

All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Brahma canonical 39
Lord Brahma 4
Brahma seated on Hamsa 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu deity
creator god
abode Brahmaloka
Brahmaloka
surface form: Satyaloka
associatedConcept Brahmanda (cosmic egg)
cosmic creation cycle
associatedWith Shiva
Vishnu
consort Saraswati
contrastedWith Shiva
surface form: Shiva as destroyer

Vishnu as preserver
cosmicFunction creation
creationMethod creation through mind-born sons (Manasaputras)
emanation from the cosmic egg
depictedHolding Vedas
lotus
rosary
water pot
depictedWith four arms
four faces
four heads
gender male
majorTemple Brahma Temple, Pushkar
majorTempleLocation Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
memberOf Trimurti
mount Hamsa
swan
oftenConfusedWith Brahman
Brahmin
parentOf Marichi
Narada
Brahma self-linksurface differs
surface form: the Prajapatis
religion Hinduism
role god of creation
scripturalMention Mahabharata
Puranas
Ramayana
Vedas
spouse Saraswati
symbol Vedas
lotus
rosary
swan
water pot
timeAssociation kalpa (day of Brahma)
title Brahma self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pitamah (grandfather of beings)

Brahma self-linksurface differs
surface form: Prajapati
worshipDecline classical and later Hinduism

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (48)

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

Hinduism hasDeity Brahma
Lotus associatedWithDeity Brahma
Brahma parentOf Brahma self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: the Prajapatis
Brahma title Brahma self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Prajapati
Brahma title Brahma self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Pitamah (grandfather of beings)
Ramayana featuresDeity Brahma
Vishnu associatedWith Brahma
Saraswati consortOf Brahma
Mount Bromo namedAfter Brahma
Hamsa associatedWithDeity Brahma
Hamsa vahanaOf Brahma
Hamsa mountOf Brahma
Hamsa attributeOfDeity Brahma
Hamsa iconographicPosition Brahma
this entity surface form: Brahma seated on Hamsa
Brahmanda (cosmic egg) associatedWithDeity Brahma
subject surface form: Brahmanda
Brahmanda (cosmic egg) emergenceOf Brahma
subject surface form: Brahmanda
Brahma Temple, Pushkar dedicatedTo Brahma
this entity surface form: Lord Brahma
Pushkar, Rajasthan, India dedicatedTo Brahma
subject surface form: Brahma Temple, Pushkar
Hiranyakashipu devoteeOf Brahma
Trimurti hasMember Brahma
Trimurti unitesDeities Brahma
Brahmaloka associatedWith Brahma
Brahmaloka etymologyFrom Brahma
Brahmaloka inhabitedBy Brahma
Kumbhakarna boonFrom Brahma
Gandiva bow createdBy Brahma
subject surface form: Gandiva
Gandiva bow associatedDeity Brahma
subject surface form: Gandiva
Gandiva bow previouslyPossessedBy Brahma
subject surface form: Gandiva
Gudi Padwa associatedWithDeity Brahma
this entity surface form: Lord Brahma
Devas associatedWith Brahma
Neelkanth relatedDeity Brahma
Nāṭyaśāstra deityAssociated Brahma
this entity surface form: Brahmā
Brahma temple dedicatedTo Brahma
subject surface form: Brahma temple (Prambanan)
Brahma temple mainDeity Brahma
subject surface form: Brahma temple (Prambanan)
Dashashwamedh Ghat associatedWith Brahma
this entity surface form: Lord Brahma
Linga Purana mentions Brahma
Marichi parent Brahma
Brahma kamal associatedWithDeity Brahma
this entity surface form: Lord Brahma
Cham sculpture depicts Brahma