Trimurti

trimurti

In Hinduism, the triad of the three great gods: Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. Scholars consider the trimurti doctrine an attempt to reconcile different monotheistic approaches with one another and with the philosophic doctrine of ultimate reality. In trimurti symbolism, the three gods are collapsed into a single form with three faces. Each god is in charge of an aspect of creation, with Brahma as creator, Vishnu as preserver, and Shiva as destroyer; however, some sects ascribe all aspects of creation to their deity of choice. Though sometimes called the Hindu Trinity, trimurti has little similarity to the Holy Trinity of Christianity.

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Trimurti

Hindu triad of Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva. [Hinduism: Brewer Dictionary, 1101]

See : Trinity

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Trimurti

in Hinduism, the doctrine of the unity of three major deities: Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu. The Trimurti is represented as having one head with three faces. The most famous representation is the enormous sculpture of the Trimurti found in a grotto temple on Elephanta Island, near the city of Bombay.