Brahman

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Key Term	Brahman
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In Tibetan Script	ཚངས་པ།
Wylie Tibetan Transliteration	tshangs pa
Devanagari Sanskrit Script	ब्रह्मन्
Romanized Sanskrit	Brahman
Tibetan Phonetic Rendering	tshangpa
Sanskrit Phonetic Rendering	Brahman
English Standard	Brahman
Term Type	Noun
Source Language	Sanskrit
Basic Meaning	Brahman is the universal principle, supreme truth or ultimate reality in the Hindu religion considered to be absolute, eternal and blissful. A metaphysical concept, it is described as the single binding unity behind the diversity of all that exists. In Buddhism, while this metaphysical principle is not presented, one finds frequent mention of the deity named Brahmā, who is the personification of this principle.
Has the Sense of	It has the sense of being pure and expansive as the universal principle. It is the source from which all things emanate, and to which they return.
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Brahman is the universal principle, supreme truth or ultimate reality in the Hindu religion considered to be absolute, eternal and blissful. A metaphysical concept, it is described as the single binding unity behind the diversity of all that exists. In Buddhism, while this metaphysical principle is not presented, one finds frequent mention of the deity named Brahmā, who is the personification of this principle.

"Ultimate truth" or "absolute truth"; the reality of things as they truly are.