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In the Hindu faith, Brahma is one of the three great gods. People look to him as the one who makes the world — the god of creation.
In the Hindu faith在印度教裡 Brahma梵天 is是 one of the three great gods三大神明之一, People人們 look to him as把他看作 the one who makes the world創造世界的那一位 the god of creation——創造之神。
You will often hear him named with , who keeps the world going, and Shiva, who brings an end so that things can begin again.
You will often hear him你常會聽到他 Vishnu跟毗濕奴 who keeps the world going(祂負責讓世界運轉下去) and和 Shiva濕婆 who brings an end so that things can begin again(祂負責帶來終結,好讓一切能重新開始) named with一起被提到。
Pictures and statues often show Brahma with four faces, looking four ways at once. Though actually, in daily temple life many Hindus give more time to other gods; Brahma is huge in the old stories, but he has far fewer temples of his own.
Pictures and statues圖畫和雕像 often show Brahma with four faces常把梵天畫成四張臉,looking four ways at once同時看向四個方向。Though actually不過事實上,in daily temple life在日常的廟宇生活裡 many Hindus give more time to other gods許多印度教徒把更多時間留給其他神明;Brahma is huge in the old stories梵天在古老故事裡地位重大,but he has far fewer temples of his own但屬於他自己的廟卻少得多。
Do not mix him up with , which in English can mean a person of high rank in the same faith, or — in philosophy — a deep idea of the holy. Those are neighbours of this word, not this god.
Do not mix him up with Brahman不要把他跟婆羅門(Brahman)搞混, which in English can mean這個字在英文裡可以指 a person of high rank in the same faith同個信仰裡地位崇高的人, or或者 in philosophy在哲學上 a deep idea of the holy指一種對神聖的深刻概念。Those are neighbours of this word這些都是這個字的近義詞, not this god而不是這位神本身。
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Brahmaname詞源 1/ˈbɹɑːmə/
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Hindu god (deva) of creation and one of the Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva.
Brahmanoun詞源 3/ˈbɹɑːmə/
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A large domestic fowl from the Brahmaputra region of India.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。