Brahman (disambiguation)

The words Brahm and Brahman and similar have various meanings:

Indian religions

The Sanskrit terms Brahman, Brahma, both from a root brh "to grow, increase", are used in various meanings (depending on the Vedic accent and grammatical gender). See Brahman#Semantics and pronunciation for more details:

• Brahman (bráhman, literally "growth", also "pious utterance, prayer", bráhma n.) is the Hindu idea of the formless transcendental immanent Divine, often in English called "the Brahman".
• Brahma (bráhma m.) is the Creator God, one of the trinity: Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheswara (Siva).
  • Brahma (Buddhism) is a type of Buddhist deity.
• Brahman(a) (brahmán, also sometimes "brahmin" not to be confused with bráhman above) is a Vedic Sanskrit word for "priest": see Vedic priest. One is called or known as Brahman for knowing Brahman or Vishnu of vedanta-sutra. According to Vedas, holy name of Vishnu is so powerful that one (even outcaste or meat-eater as in ISKCON) can become brahman (dvija, twice-born, by qualification if he actually knows vedanta and Brahman, Vishnu) by accepting initiation from bona-fide spiritual master (like A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada).
• A Brahmin, derived from the Sanskrit masculine noun (brāhmaṇaħ), is a person belonging to the Brahmins, the priestly caste among the four varnas.
• The Brahmanas, derived from the Sanskrit neuter noun (brāhmaṇaṃ), are important Hindu canonical texts that are part of each of the Vedas.

Places and languages

• Brahman languages are a hypothetical Trans–New Guinea family of languages spoken in Madang Province in Papua New Guinea
• Brahman, Papua New Guinea

People

• Brahm (surname)
• Boston Brahmin, a term often used to refer to the oldest families in Boston in Massachusetts, USA

Other uses

• Brahma (beer), a Brazilian brand of beer
• Brahma (chicken) a breed of chicken
• "Brahma" (poem), a poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Brahmaeidae, also known as "Brahmin moths", a family of insects
• Brahman (band), a Japanese indie rock band
• Brahman (cattle) is a breed of cattle descended from the Bos indicus
• Brahmin (fictional cattle) is a two headed breed of cattle found in the Fallout series of games
• The Brahminy Kite is a species of bird
• Texas Brahmas, an American professional ice hockey team