Brahma is said to have emerged from the lotus (world lotus) that grew from Vishnu's navel. He is called the "grandfather" of mankind (Pitāmaha) or the "self-born" (Svayaṃbhū). As a creator god, he did not act on his own to save people, and was not the object of fanatical worship by the people, unlike Shiva and Vishnu. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Pitāmaha" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ブラフマーは,ビシュヌのへそから生じた蓮(世界蓮)から出現したとされる。彼は人類の〈祖父〉(ピターマハPitāmaha)とか,〈自ら生じた者〉(スバヤンブーSvayaṃbhū)と呼ばれる。創造神であるから,自ら活動し人々を救済することはなく,シバやビシュヌのように,民衆の熱狂的な信仰の対象とはならなかった。… ※「Pitāmaha」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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