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| Bhagavad-Gita | ||
| ("Song of the Lord"). A section of the Mahabharata composed around 200 BCE, and one of the most beloved of Hindu texts. It tells the story of the warrior Arjuna who faces members of his own family in battle and is unsure of the right action. Arjuna is instructed by Krishna, who outlines three paths (marga) of life: knowledge, duty, and devotion. | ||
| bhakti-marga | ||
| Path of devotion to God (one of the three paths to moksha). See also jnana-marga and bhakti-marga. |
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| Brahma | ||
| Post-Vedic personal Creator god of the Hindu trinity (with Vishnu and Shiva). Usually represented as red in color and holding a goblet, a bow, a scepter, and the Vedas. Unlike Vishnu and Shiva, Brahma is seldom worshipped today. | ||
| Brahman | ||
| ("growth, expansion"). The impersonal Absolute, the unproduced Producer of all that is. In the Vedas, Brahman is the force behind the magical formulas. In the Upanishads it is the supreme, eternal principle behind the origin of the universe and of the gods. In Vedanta philosophy, it is the Self (atman) of all beings and knowledge of Brahman results in liberation (moksha). | ||
| Brahamanas | ||
| ("Pertaining to Brahmins"). Portion of the Vedas, written between 1,000 and 650 BCE, that explain mantras and provide further ritual instruction. | ||
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