-One_of_the_Twelve_Devas-_Bonten_MET_DP276279.jpg/960px-%E5%8D%81%E4%BA%8C%E5%A4%A9%E5%83%8F(%E6%A2%B5%E5%A4%A9)-One_of_the_Twelve_Devas-_Bonten_MET_DP276279.jpg)
Deity Twelve Devas
Brahmā
ब्रह्मन् hi பிரம்மா ta 梵天 zh
Deva and heavenly king in Buddhism; lord of the heavenly realm Brahmaloka; not regarded as a creator deity (unlike the deity of the same name in Hinduism)
Overview
deva and heavenly king in Buddhism; lord of the heavenly realm Brahmaloka; not regarded as a creator deity (unlike the deity of the same name in Hinduism)Wikidata record description. Read Brahmā (Buddhism) in the Wikipedia reader.
Read the full article
In 8 other languages
Family tree
As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
-One_of_the_Twelve_Devas-_Bonten_MET_DP276279.jpg/330px-%E5%8D%81%E4%BA%8C%E5%A4%A9%E5%83%8F(%E6%A2%B5%E5%A4%A9)-One_of_the_Twelve_Devas-_Bonten_MET_DP276279.jpg)
.jpg/250px-GuruTara_(Restored).jpg)
The family as a list · 7
Kinship in an account 7
- parent of (father) Ila androgyne in Hindu mythology
- parent of (child) Jayanti Spouse of Shukra
- parent of (father) Jwala Ji Fire flame symbolism for Hindu Goddess
- parent of (father) Manda Hindu goddess of dance, Chief consort of Shani
- parent of (child) Rohini fourth lunar mansion in the standard 27-nakshatra sequence of Hindu astrology
- parent of (father) Saṃjñā Hindu goddess of clouds and dusk
- parent of (father) Taraka Hindu goddess
Connections
Affiliation 2
Identification 1
.jpeg/960px-UgrataraTemple2_(cropped).jpeg)
.jpeg){kind=link}
More from South Asian traditions
Hinduism and its schools, Jainism, Sikhism, and the Vedic material behind them.