Trimūrti

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Trimūrti (Skt., ‘of three forms’). The Hindu recognition of threefold interaction being necessary for creation and dissolution, hence especially the three interrelated manifestations of the divine: Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva. As Brahmā diminished in importance, the ‘social’ necessity of being (cf. TRINITY) led to Viṣṇu or especially Śiva being represented in threefold activity.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions JOHN BOWKER

Trimurti

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Trimurti in Hinduism, the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva; the word comes from Sanskrit tri ‘three’ + mūrti ‘form’.

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ELIZABETH KNOWLES

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