Brahma | Cambodia | Angkor period - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
网页Brahma. Cambodia. first quarter of the 10th century. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 249. This representation of Brahma, the Brahmanical god of creation and ancestor of all universes, is understood to be omnipresent. Hence he is depicted with four faces and four arms, evoking his universality.
Brahma - World History Encyclopedia
网页2015年5月16日 · Brahma in Art. Brahma is often represented in red with four heads, symbolic of his creation of the four Vedas. Thus he is often called Caturanana/Caturmukha or 'four-faced' and Astakarna or 'eight-eared'. Originally Brahma had five heads but when he lusted after his daughter Sandhya an outraged Shiva …
The Brahmanical Triad: Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu
网页The Brahmanical Triad: Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu. India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir) 8th–9th century. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 237. In a uniquely Kashmiri visualization, all three deities are represented in three-faced form: Brahma with three heads manifest and a fourth assumed; Shiva with his wrathful and ...
Brahma | Southern Vietnam | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
网页Here three of Brahma’s four heads are visible, surmounted by a towering pile of matted hair, the braids neatly secured with two coils of locks. Stylistically, this sculpture has affinities with Chalukya-period sculpture of southern India and reflects the early Sastric typology of Brahma prevalent there. cat. no. 58.
Brahma-Shiva | Cleveland Museum of Art
网页In the Hindu pantheon Brahma is in charge of carrying out the work of creation. In this tour-de-force of South Indian temple sculpture, he is in a special regal aspect, with the only elements of his typical priestly appearance being the prayer beads and the matted dreadlocks piled on his head.
Brahma — Themes in Art - Obelisk Art History
网页Brahma — Themes in Art | Obelisk Art History. The four-faced god of creation in Hinduism, Brahma is also called Vāgīśa, the Lord of Speech. It is said that the four collections of Hindu sacred texts, the Vedas, were spoken into being by Brahma, one from each of his mouths. Head of Brahma 900 – 925CE. View All.
Brahma — Google Arts & Culture
网页Brahma is referred to as "The Creator" within the Trimurti, the triple deity of supreme divinity that includes Vishnu, and Shiva.
The deities Brahma and Indra (Bonten and Taishakuten)
网页The Asian Art Museum’s Brahma and Indra are among the earliest Japanese images of these deities to have survived to the present day. These nearly life-sized standing figures represent Brahma and Indra as young men. Their bearing is upright and focused; their slender bodies and rounded cheeks have a youthful quality.
Brahma » Norton Simon Museum
网页Brahma, the four-headed Hindu god of creation, makes up part of the divine triad, which includes Vishnu (the preserver) and Shiva (the destroyer). Although Brahma is a major Hindu god, his image and worship is not as dominant as that of Vishnu and Shiva in either South or Southeast Asia.
Brahma | Cleveland Museum of Art
网页Description. The god of creation has four arms and four heads. The manuscript in his upper right hand indicates that he is the source of sacred knowledge as the quintessential Brahman. The lotus flower in his lower right hand references birth and procreation.