tshangs pa

tshangs pa

A divine being who rules the Brahma realm.

A high-ranking deity who presides over a divine world where other beings consider him the creator; he is also considered to be the Lord of the Sahā-world (our universe).

An important god in the Vedic pantheon who asked Buddha to teach after his awakening, which led Buddha to seek out his former companions.

Brahmā's paradise. The lowest of the three paradises that form the paradises of the first dhyāna in the form realm. Also refers to the devas who live there.

Creator-lord of a universe, there being as many as there are universes, whose number is incalculable. Hence, in Buddhist belief, a title of a deity who has attained supremacy in a particular universe, rather than a personal name. For example, the Brahmā of the Aśoka universe is personally called Śikhin, to distinguish him from other Brahmās. A Brahmā resides at the summit of the realm of pure matter (rūpadhātu), and is thus higher in status than a Śakra.

Lord of the Sahā world (q.v.). Buddhists see Brahmā as a god occupying a high position in cyclic existence, with a very long life and a great deal of power.

Name of a god (deva).

One of the three principal Hindu gods.

The devas who live in the paradise of Brahmā.

The personification of the universal force of Brahman, the deity in the form realm, who was during the Buddha's time considered the supreme deity and creator of the universe. In the cosmogony of many universes, each with a thousand million worlds, there are many Brahmās.

The personification of the universal force of Brahman, the deity in the form realm, who was, during the Buddha's time, considered in India to be the supreme deity and creator of the universe.

The personification of the universal force of Brahman, who became a higher deity than Indra, the supreme deity of the early Vedas.

Vedic creator god. In Buddhist texts Brahmā refers to various gods in high situations of cyclic existence.

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