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Brahma

(skt.: brahma; tib.: tshang pa) A chief god in the form realm. Sometimes called also Mahabrahma, the great heavenly king Brahma. A god said to live in the first and lowest of the four meditation heavens in the world of form above Mount Sumeru. Also one of the three major deities of Hinduism. He is said to be the first being to appear when new world is formed.

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"Support beings with your whole nature and protect them like your own body. Indifference towards beings must be avoided like poison!"
- Nagarjuna

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