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According to the bible of the Brahma religion there are three
gods each possesing differing moral principles, greatness, and
miracles. The three gods are directly responsible for human
welfare; they are collectively called 'Tree Murati' and consists
of Vishnu. Siva, and Brahma. Brahma is believed to be the Creator
of all things of the world. He is cool-tempered and posseses
the highest moral priciples. He is full of kindness, mercy,
sympathy, and impartiality. These four precepts comprise the
" Conscientious Behavior" corresponding to Buddhist
teaching which instructs Buddhists of the four Dharma. Besides
creating the world, Brahma also crates heaven and human beings.
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The
origin of Brahma is rather complicated story because each legend
has its
own version. Some say that Brahma originated inside a golden
egg; some say that He originated inside a lotus sprouting up
from Vishnu's navel while the latter was sleeping on the back
of the Naga King at Kasean Ocean; some say that Brahma is the
split-up person of Vishnu at the time he was to create the world.
Nevertheless, after studying all versions of His origin the
author is of the opinion that the version of Masanapurana is
the least complicated and easiest to remember. According to
this legend, Brahma a.k. a "Ahpawa" splitted Himself
into two persons after originating. One person is male who is
He Himself while the other person is female named Sataroopa
or Sarasawadee. Both helped create angels, humans, animals,
ogres, and all plants of this world. If so, this story corresponds
to Christian story of human origin which states that Adam and
Eve are the creators of human beings. |
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Brahma has a red torso; is four-headed or four-faced.
However, according to one Hindu book initially Brahma
has five faces but He once enraged Siva by making an insulting
speech. Siva, using miracle, opened his third eye (Siva
has three eyes; Whenever his third eye opens, an event
of great magnitude is bound to happen) and stared at the
first head of Brahma and thus flamed it to tiny particles.
That is why Brahma has only four faced. Brahma has four
hands (some say eight); one hand carries a walking stick,
one carries two spoons, another carries a pot, and the
last one carries a bible. A bead string hangs from His
neck. He is armed with a bow called Paraweeta and has
a hansa (a white horse in the version of the Lama sect
story) as the beast of burden. The abode of Brhama is
called Brohmbharuenatha situated in Brahma world. In the
Tripoom Praruang it is stated that the Brahma abode is
higher than heaven and Brahma is divided into many types
viz Material Brahma and Non-material Brahma. The Material
Brahma has 16 levels: Parishabhum Brahma, Parohithabhum
Brahma, Mahabrahmabhum, Parithabhum, Appamanabhum, Ahpassarabhum,
Parithasupabhum, Appamanasupabhum, Supakinahabhum, Wehappabhalabhum,
Asanyeebhum, Awihabhum, Atapahabhum, Suthatsabhum, Suthatseebhum.
And Akanitthabhum. These 16 levels Brahma has only men
and no women. The brahma himself sits forever still |
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The Non-meterial Brahma is even higher. It has no matter
but has only mind. There are all together 4 levels; Akasayanjayathon,
Winyananchayathon, Akinjanyayut, and Newasanyanayon. Those
who are to be born to be Brahma must have practised basic
meditation from Primary Chaan till Panjama Chaan. Who
is to live in which Brahma level depends on his/her Chaan
practised in each activity. |
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The Brahma wife is Sarasawadee who was created by Brahma himself.
Brahma has good disposition; cool-tempered and gives blessing
to whoever asks for it. He is full of the four Dharma viz kindness,
mercy, sympathy, and impartiality and extends his benevolence
to all animals. In our Buddhist story there is a mention of
Brahma at the time He invited the Lord Buddha to preach the
teachable animals. At the time the Lord Buddha rose to heaven
to preach his mother who lived in the seconde level heaven,
it was Indra and Brahma who accosted him on his way back to
earth. Sarasawadee the Brhama wife is held by brahmins as the
goddess of the intellect and technical matters. |
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She is the mother of Phravet and invented the Thevanakree alphabets.
Sarasawedee is a beautiful woman with soft-white torso. She
has four hands; on her right she carries a bourquet for worshipping
Brahma in one hand and a palm-leaved bible in another, on her
left is a pearl necklace called Sivamala in lotus dais or a
peacock back and sometimes uses hansa as her beast of burden. |
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Brahma
together with Sarasawadee helped create everthing on this earth
and Sarasawadee was the creator of Thevanakree alphabets and
Sanskrit language. She also loves and supports the Arts and
Sciences. |
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