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Prajapati (other)
Prajapati is a Vedic deity of Hinduism. Prajapati may also refer to: Religion Hindu deities * Agni, god of fire * Daksha, god of ritual * Brahma, god of creation * Indra, king of the devas * Vishvakarma, divine architect of the devas Buddhism * Mahapajapati Gotami, foster mother of The Buddha Arts and entertainment * ''Prajapati'' (novel), a 1967 Bengali-language novel by Indian writer Samaresh Basu ** ''Prajapati'' (film), a 1993 Indian Bengali-language film adaptation by Biplab Chatterjee * ''Prajapathi'', a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film by Ranjith People * Kumhar Kumhar or Kumbhar is a Indian caste system, caste or community in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Kumhars have historically been associated with the art of pottery. Etymology The Kumhars derive their name from the Sanskrit word ''Kum ..., a caste or community in India, Nepal and Pakistan, sometimes referred to as "Prajapati" ** Vataliya Prajapati, a Hindu subcaste of the Kum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prajapati
Prajapati (, ) is a Vedas, Vedic deity of Hinduism. He is later identified with Brahma, the creator god. Prajapati is a form of the creator-god Brahma, but the name is also the name of many different gods, in many Hindu scriptures, ranging from the creator god Brahma to being the same as one of the following deities: Vishvakarma, Agni, Indra, Daksha, and many others, because of the diverse Hindu cosmology. In classical and medieval era literature, Prajapati is the metaphysical concept called Brahman as Prajapati-Brahman, and Brahman is the primordial matter that made Prajapati. Etymology Prajapati (Sanskrit: ) is a compound of "praja" (creation, procreative powers) and "pati" (lord, master). The term means "lord of creatures", or "lord of all born beings". In the later Vedic texts, Prajapati is a distinct Vedic deity, but whose significance diminishes. Later, the term is synonymous with other gods, particularly Brahma. Still later, the term evolves to mean any divine, semi-di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
