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| − | The BK [[trimurti]] are [[Brahma]] the creator, [[Vishnu]] the sustainer, and [[Shankar]] the destroyer. | + | The BK [[trimurti]] are [[Brahma]] the creator, [[Vishnu]] the sustainer, and [[Shankar]] the destroyer. It is used to refer to the three acts of ''creation'', ''sustenance'' and ''destruction''. |
This is similar to the Hindi trimurti of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, except that the BKs distinguish between Shankar and Shiva (which are the same deity to Hindus), and portray Shiva as the [[supreme soul]] shining over all three of the trimurti. | This is similar to the Hindi trimurti of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, except that the BKs distinguish between Shankar and Shiva (which are the same deity to Hindus), and portray Shiva as the [[supreme soul]] shining over all three of the trimurti. | ||
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The BK trimurti are Brahma the creator, Vishnu the sustainer, and Shankar the destroyer. It is used to refer to the three acts of creation, sustenance and destruction.
This is similar to the Hindi trimurti of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, except that the BKs distinguish between Shankar and Shiva (which are the same deity to Hindus), and portray Shiva as the supreme soul shining over all three of the trimurti.
The Trimurti is similar to the astrology concept of rising, fixed, and mutable signs - the three stages represent the growth, maturity, and decline of any and every living thing.
Thus the trimurti is symbolic - a representation of three interrelated aspects of life/existance.