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  Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Brahman (disambiguation)
A Brahmin, spelt "Brahman" in Sanskrit, is a person belonging to the Brahmins, the priestly caste among the four varnas.
Brahman languages are a hypothetical Trans-New Guinea family of languages spoken in Madang Province in Papua New Guinea.
Brahman (cattle) is a breed of cattle descended from the Bos indicus.
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  Reference Encyclopedia - Brahman
Brahman is regarded as the source and essence of the material universe.
Connected with the ritual of pre-Vedantic Hinduism, Brahman signified the power to grow, the expansive and self-altering process of ritual and sacrifice, often visually realised in the sputtering of flames as they received the all important ghee (clarified butter) and rose in concert with the mantras of the Vedas.
Brahman is considered the all pervading consciousness which is the basis of all the animate and inanimate entities and material.
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 Learn more about Hinduism in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Much like a single individual may be referred to as the daughter of someone, the friend of another, or the sister of yet another, Hinduism allows each individual to describe and develop a personal relationship with their chosen god in the form of an avatar.
Unlike the gods of the Vedic Samhitas and the abstract Upanishadic concept of the all-pervading and formless Brahman god, the avatars in these epics are human intermediaries between the Supreme Being and mortals.
Ramanuja (1040-1137) was the foremost proponent of the concept of Sriman Narayana as the supreme Brahman.
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 Brahman - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Brahman is also not restricted to the usual dimensional perspectives of being, and thus enlightenment, moksha, yoga, samadhi, nirvana, etc. in the Hindu perspective is not merely coming to know brahman, but to realise one's 'brahman-hood', to actually realise that one is and always was brahman.
Hindus also regard Brahman as the all pervading consciousness which is believed to be the basis of all the animate and inanimate entities and material.
Brahman or Brahminy cattle are a breed of cattle descended from the Bos indicus.
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 Brahman (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brahman (bráhman, literally "growth", also "pious utterance, prayer", bráhma n.) is the Hindu idea of the formless, transcendental and immanent Divine; the concept is central to Hindu philosophy, especially Vedanta.
A Brahmin or Brahman (bráhman) is a person belonging to the Brahmin, the priestly caste among the four varnas.
Brahman (cattle) is a breed of cattle descended from the Bos indicus
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 Brahman - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Brahman
Brahman exists in everything, and is the spirit, or atman, of every living thing.
Brahman acts in the world through three major forms: Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu, known collectively as the Trimurti.
The Om, or Aum, is the symbol of both Hinduism and of Brahman.
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 Science Fair Projects - Brahman
Brahman is also not restricted to the usual dimensional perspectives of being, and thus enlightenment, moksha, yoga, samadhi, nirvana, etc. in the Hindu perspective is not merely coming to know brahman, but to realize one's 'brahman-hood', to actually realize that one is and always was brahman.
Connected with the ritual of pre-Vedantic Hinduism, bráhman signified the power to grow, the expansive and self-altering process of ritual and sacrifice, often visually realized in the sputtering of flames as they received the all important ghee (clarified butter) and rose in concert with the mantras of the Vedas.
In the Hindu pantheon, Brahman should not be confused with the first of the Hindu trinity of Brahma (the Creator), Vishnu (the Preserver) and Shiva (the Destroyer).
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 brahman_(disambiguation)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Brahman (, literally "growth", also "pious utterance, prayer", n.) is the Hindu idea of the formless, transcendental and immanent Divine; the concept is central to Hindu philosophy, especially Vedanta.
A Brahmin or Brahman () is a person belonging to the Brahmin, the priestly caste among the four varnas.
Brahman is a breed of cattle descended from the Bos indicus
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 Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Hinduism
Brahman is the ultimate, both transcendent and immanent the absolute infinite existence, the sum total of all that ever is, was, or ever shall be.
Brahman is not a God in the monotheistic sense, as it is not imbued with any limiting characteristics, not even those of being and non-being, and this is reflected in the fact that in Sanskrit, the word brahman is of neuter (as opposed to masculine or feminine) gender.
It is considered one of the most universal of all Hindu mantras, invoking the universal Brahman as the principle of knowledge and the illumination of the primordial Sun.
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 Brahma - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Brahma is an agent of Brahman, the Supreme Being or Absolute of Hinduism.
Brahman Jnana is a word used in the Hindu religion.
It means knowledge of the supreme or knowledge of Brahman.
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 Qwika - God
The use of capitalization, as for a proper noun, has persisted to disambiguate the concept of a singular God from pagan deities for which lower case god has continued to be applied, mirroring the use of Latin deus.
They believe that Māyā is that complex illusionary power of Brahman which causes the Brahman to be seen as the distinct material world.
He is Saguna Brahman or Brahman with positive attributes.
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 Hinduism
Brahman (not to be confused with the deity Brahmā) is seen as the Universal Spirit.
Brahman is the ultimate, both transcendent and immanent Absolute Infinite Existence, the sum total of all that ever is, was, or ever will be.
It is considered one of the most sacred of all Hindu mantras, invoking the universal Brahman as the principle of knowledge and the illumination of the primordial Sun.
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 Brahman (disambiguation) at AllExperts
The Sanskrit terms Brahman, Brahma, both from a root brh "to grow, increase", are used in various meanings (depending on accent and grammatical gender):
* A Brahmin or Brahman (') is a person belonging to the Brahmin, the priestly caste among the four varnas.
* Brahman (cattle) is a breed of cattle descended from the Bos indicus
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 Brahma - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
He must not be confused with the Supreme Cosmic Spirit of Hindu philosophy Brahman (the word stems of both are the same).
Brahmā is an agent of Brahman, the Supreme Being or Absolute of Hinduism.
Brahma is said also to be the son of the Supreme Being, Brahman and his female energy, Maya.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/b/r/a/Brahma_(god).html   (1139 words)

  
 Britain.tv Wikipedia - Brahman
Vedanta Sutra 3.2.23 states, "The form of Brahman is unmanifest, so the scriptures say"?title=(tat avyaktam aha).
Dvaita schools argue against the Advaita idea that upon attaining liberation one realizes that God is formless since this idea is contradicted by Vedanta Sutra 3.2.16: "The scriptures declare that the form of the Supreme consists of the very essence of His Self"?title=(aha ca tanmatram).
This conclusion is corroborated by the Bhagavata Purana, written by Vyasa as his own "natural commentary"?title=on Vedanta-sutra.
www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Brahman   (2701 words)

  
 Brahma - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
It must not be confused with the Supreme Cosmic Spirit of Hindu philosophy Brahman (the root of both words is the same).
Brahmā is identified with the Vedic deity Prajapati.
Brahmā is said also to be the son of the Supreme Being, Brahman and his female energy, Maya.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Brahma   (1185 words)

  
 more info on Hinduism - hindoism - hindusm
Brahman (not to be confused with the deity Brahmā) is seen as a panentheistic "universal spirit".
These are the Brāhmaņas (ब्राह्मण, not to be confused with Brahman) containing prose commentaries on the rituals, the Āranyakas (आरण्यक) containing the mystical explanations of the mantras, and the Upanişhads (उपनिषद्) containing highly philosophical and metaphysical writings about the nature of, and the relationship between the soul (Atman) and the Brahman.
By the analysis of Vedas, he proposed the relative nature of the Universe and established the non-dual nature of Brahman in which Atman (the individual soul) and Brahman (the Ultimate Reality) are identified to be identical.
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 Reference Encyclopedia - Shiva
However this title of 'destroyer' is often taken from a face value perspective and actually Rudra should be thought of as a perfect spiritual manifestation of Brahman.
It is said in the Hanuman Chalisa and Shiva Mahapurana that Shri Hanuman is an incarnation of Shiva, and he is eleventh avatar of Rudra.
Adi Shankara believed in the Nirguna Brahman and was himself a worshipper of Shiva.
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 The Ultimate Hinduism - American History Information Guide and Reference
Brahman is the ultimate, both transcendent and immanent the absolute infinite existence, the sum total of all that ever is, was, or ever shall be.
Brahman is not a God in the monotheistic sense, as it is not imbued with any limiting characteristics, not even those of being and non-being, and this is reflected in the fact that in Sanskrit, the word brahman is of neuter (as opposed to masculine or feminine) gender.
It is considered one of the most universal of all Hindu mantras, invoking the universal Brahman as the principle of knowledge and the illumination of the primordial Sun.
www.historymania.com /american_history/Hindu   (6231 words)

  
 bukharajones: Notes for Thousand and First Night, V. 2.0...
Brahman is “holy power” and the crystallized form of the highest divine energy, (Zimmer, Phil 75-78).
To know Brahman is to cast aside the veil of maya and to see the truth: reality is God, says the old guru, “…the infinite, pure and real, boundless and beyond the pair of opposites, devoid of differentiating qualities and limiting distinctions” (Zimmer, Philosophy 21).
If one understands that all the world is the manifestation of Brahman’s maya and that this manifestation is part of a cycle that will include de-manifestation, then one’s only hold on life is the achievement of a state of union with Brahman.
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 Avatar - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Unlike the superhuman devas (gods) of the Vedic Samhitas and the abstract Upanishadic concept of the all-pervading Brahman, the avatars in these epics are intermediaries between the Supreme Being represented as either Saguna Brahman or Nirguna Brahman and mere mortals.
The Upanishadic concept of the underlying unity of Brahman is revered by many to be the pinnacle of Hindu thought, and the concept of the avatars has purveyed this concept to the ordinary Hindu as an expression of the manifestation of the Hindu's highest single divinity as an aid to humanity in difficult times.
Scriptures do not describe any appearance as an avatar by Brahma or Shiva (they are themselves listed as guna avatars) of nirguna Brahman, but emanations of Vishnu have appeared a number of times.
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 Brahma information - Search.com
It must not be confused with the Supreme Cosmic Spirit of Hindu philosophy Brahman (the root of both words is the same).
Brahmā is identified with the Vedic deity Prajapati.
Brahmā is said also to be the son of the Supreme Being, Brahman and his female energy, Maya.
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 Brahman Encyclopedia Article @ Overprotective.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
A NEW Namibian record was set when a Brahman stud bull fetched N$130 000 at an auction this week, the highest price ever paid for the breed in Namibia.
Brahman · Kosas · Dharma · Karma · Moksha · Maya · Ishta-deva · Murti · Reincarnation · Samsara · Tattva · Trimurti · Turiya · Gurus
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 Australian Information from Wikipedia
Shiva, or Mahadeva represents Brahman, the Absolute pure consciousness which is beyond all names, forms and activities.
She can never exist apart from Shiva or act independently of him, i.e., Shakti, all the matter/energy of the universe, is not distinct from Shiva, or Brahman, but is rather the dynamic power of Brahman.
To properly understand this complex Tantric symbolism it is important to remember that the meaning behind Shiva and Kali does not stray from the non-dualistic parlance of Shankara or the Upanisads.
thinkingaustralia.com /thinking_australia/wikipedia/default.php?title=Kali   (4881 words)

  
 brahman | Korean | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
For other uses of this word and similar words, see Brahman (disambiguation) Brahman (Devanagari: ब्रह्म) is the concept of the Godhead found in Hinduism.
Brahman is the unchanging, infinite, immanent, and transcendent reality which is the Divine Ground of all things in this universe.
In the Rig Veda, Brahman gives rise to the primordial being Hiranyagarbha that is equated with the creator God Brahmā.
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 Rama   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
This article is about a Hindu incarnation of God (i.e., Vishnu) and king of ancient India, for other meanings see Rama (disambiguation).
Rama and Lakshman are always shown to be ready for battle (with bow and arrow) as it is their Kshatriya dharma to fight.
Rama is the embodiment of the absolute - Brahman.
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 Rama - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
This article is about the incarnation of Vishnu and king of ancient India, for other meanings see Rama (disambiguation).
Born as the eldest son of Kausalya and Dasaratha, king of Kosala, he is the embodiment of the Supreme Brahman and Dharma.
In the interpretation of Adi Sankara's commentary, translated by Swami Tapasyananda of the Ramakrishna Mission, Rama has two meanings: the supreme Brahman who is the eternally blissful spiritual Self in whom yogis delight or the One (i.e., Vishnu) who out of his own will assumed the enchanting form of Rama, the son of Dasaratha.
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 Names of God Information
While some of the older deities have names long pre-dating the Latin people the Romans belong to, and even more were adopted with their autochthonous names (or Latinized in a recognizable way), many minor divinities were named simply as personifications of various minor aspects of daily life.
Brahman in Sanskrit is both the knowable and unknowable Supreme.
Om, has been seen as the first manifestation of the unmanifest Brahman (the single Divine Ground of Hinduism) that resulted in the phenomenal universe.
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 Brahma   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
He is not to be confused with the Supreme Cosmic Spirit of Hindu philosophy known as 'Brahman' (the root of both words is the same).
is said also to be the son of the Supreme Being, Brahman and the female energy known as Prakrti or Maya.
After 100 Brahman years (311,040,000,000,000 years) the cycle of creation is over, Shiva uses his destructive influence and the universe is dissolved.
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 Hinduism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Uttara ("later") Mimamsa school is perhaps one of the cornerstone movements of Hinduism and certainly was responsible for a new wave of philosophical and mative inquiry, renewal of faith, and cultural reform.
Nirguna Brahman, or God without form, or God without personal attributes; indeed, some might go so far as to say it is not 'God' but something beyond.
Brahman as the principle of knowledge and the illumination of the primordial Sun, only in its feminine aspect.
www.writen4u.com /public/Hinduism.asp   (6440 words)

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