Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A variety of the domestic hen, of large size, belonging to the Asiatic class.
- noun In later Hindu religion or theosophy, the personified Brahm; the divinity conceived as a god; the creator.
- noun In Hindu religion, the highest object of philosophic adoration; the impersonal and absolute divinity; the ineffable essence of the sacred. Also
Brama .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Hindu Myth.) The One First Cause; also, one of the triad of Hindu gods. The triad consists of
Brahma , the Creator,Vishnu , the Preserver, andSiva , the Destroyer. - noun (Zoöl.) A valuable variety of large, domestic fowl, peculiar in having the comb divided lengthwise into three parts, and the legs well feathered. There are two breeds, the dark or penciled, and the light; -- called also
Brahmapootra .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun Hinduism
Hindu god (deva ) of creation and one of theTrimurti , the others beingVishnu andShiva . - proper noun Hinduism A variant of
Brahman . - noun A large domestic
fowl from theBrahmaputra region ofIndia . - noun A breed of
Indian cattle , Bos indicus.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding
- noun the Creator; one of the three major deities in the later Hindu pantheon
Etymologies
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Examples
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Since the word brahma means pure, excellent, or sublime, practitioners who develop these immeasurable attitudes live with pure, sublime states of mind like Brahma gods.
The Four Immeasurable Attitudes in Hinayana, Mahayana, and Bon
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Since the word brahma means pure, excellent, or sublime, practitioners who develop these immeasurable attitudes live with pure, sublime states of mind like Brahma gods.
The Four Immeasurable Attitudes in Hinayana, Mahayana, and Bon
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The sect is often called Brahma-sampradâya, because it claims that its doctrine was revealed by Brahmâ from whom Madhva was the sixth teacher in spiritual descent.
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This is analogous to a previous passage (Ch.Up. III, 11, 3, 'He who thus knows this Brahma-upanishad'), where the word Brahma-upanishad is explained to mean Veda-upanishad.
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1
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Haug, it would appear from his researches into the Aryo-Zendic remains that the word Brahma originally signified the strewing of the sacrificial grass on the spot appointed for the immolation, or the contemplation of this holy work, from which it was extended to the contemplation of every holy act.
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Beyond that, Abraham's name itself shares roots BRM with the name Brahma, the Hindu god of creation and the "great grandsire of all human beings."
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The Bhagavata Purana says that men and women have lived on earth for a vast period of time called the Day of Brahma, which is composed of a thousand yuga cycles.
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Beyond that, Abraham's name itself shares roots BRM with the name Brahma, the Hindu god of creation and the "great grandsire of all human beings."
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According to Indian folklore, this precious knowledge was passed down from the Creator, known as Brahma.
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According to Indian folklore, this precious knowledge was passed down from the Creator, known as Brahma.
MaryW commented on the word Brahma
May 30, 2016