Definition of brahma Brahma

Brah•ma

We found 7 definitions of brahma from 4 different sources.

What does brahma mean?

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brahma - the Creator; one of the three major deities in the later Hindu pantheon
brahma - 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
		Brahman, Brahma, Brahmin, Bos indicus
		bovine any of various members of the genus Bos
		bos, genus bos wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini

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brahma (n.)
The One First Cause; also, one of the triad of Hindoo gods. The triad consists of Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the Destroyer.
brahma (n.)
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.

According to Hinduism and Hindu mythology, Brahma is one of the three major gods of Hindus. Brahma is said to be the creator of the universe. The other two gods are Vishnu, the preserver and Shiva, the destroyer, all three of which make up the Trimurti. Brahma represents Brahman, a term and concept of Hinduism.

The Hindu tradition states that Brahma had five heads. However, the mythological story tells that Shiva cut one of the heads of Brahma. The tradition also states that the four heads of Brahma represent many aspects of Hinduism. The four heads represent four Vedas, which are very important Hindu scriptures. These four heads also represent four division of time of Hinduism, the Yugas. They also represent four divisions of the Hindu society, the four Varnas.