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trimurti

Speech parts

1. trimurti - Noun

2. Trimurti - Proper noun

Meaning

The triad, or trinity, of Hindu gods, consisting of Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the Destroyer.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Examples

Despite the fact that the Vishnu Purana describes that Vishnu manifests as Brahma in order to create and as Rudra ( Shiva ) in order to destroy, citation Vaishnavism generally does not acknowledge the Trimurti concept. Source: Internet

For quotation see: see: Majumdar, R. C. "Evolution of Religio-Philosophic Culture in India", in: Radhakrishnan (CHI, 1956), volume 4, p. 49. Maurice Winternitz notes that there are very few places in Indian literature where the Trimurti is mentioned. Source: Internet

For the term "Great Trinity" in relation to the Trimurti see: Jansen, p. 83. Attributes Shiva with Parvati. Source: Internet

Some Sauras worship either Vishnu or Shiva as manifestations of Surya, others worship the Trimurti as a manifestation of Surya, and others exclusively worship Surya alone. Source: Internet

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