Pitamaha (English spelling)

Japanese: Pitāmaha(英語表記)Pitamaha
Pitamaha (English spelling)

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

Japanese:

…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。…

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