| | | Brahma statue | He is the lord of
creation and wisdom.
Brahma has four faces
and at least four
hands. The four faces
represent the four
vedas, and the four
hands represent the
four directions. The
hands hold a book of
the vedas (Book of
Wisdom & Learning), a
string of pearls for
counting time, a
scepter, a
sacrificial spoon
which is symbolic of
spiritual nature and
a water pot to point
out that the universe
evolved from water
symbolizing his
function as the
creator. In the
Upanishads, Brahma is
the all-pervading
divine essence :
everything flowed
from this and
everything returned
to it. Later, legends
told that the
formless lord of the
universe, who existed
in himself, created
the waters and
planted a seed from
which a golden egg
developed. He was
hatched from this egg
as Brahma, the
absolute creator of
the universe. In
Hindu cosmology, the
time of creation is
recorded in the days
of the life of
Brahma. When Brahma
awoke from his sleep
and opened his eyes,
the universe was
created. When he
shuts his eyes at the
end of the day to go
to sleep, the
universe comes to an
end.
SIZE: 11"H (28cm)
ITEM TYPE: Statue
ITEM MATERIAL:
Bronze
ITEM FINISH: Bronze
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