Brahman (disambiguation)

The words Brahm and Brahman and similar have various meanings:

Indian religions

The Sanskrit terms Brahman, Brahma, both from a root brh "to grow, increase", are used in various meanings (depending on the Vedic accent and grammatical gender). See Brahman#Semantics and pronunciation for more details:
* Brahman ("IAST|bráhman", literally "growth", also "pious utterance, prayer", "IAST|bráhma" n.) is the Hindu idea of the formless transcendental immanent Divine, often in English called "the Brahman".
* Brahma ("IAST|bráhma" m.) is the Creator God, one of the trinity: Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheswara (Siva).
** Brahma (Buddhism) is a type of Buddhist deity.
** There have been rare cases of "Brahma" and "(the) Brahman" being used in English with each others' meanings, e.g. in R.W. Emerson's poem titled "Brahma".
* Brahman ("IAST|brahmán", not to be confused with "IAST|bráhman" above) is a Vedic Sanskrit word for "priest": see Vedic priest.
* A Brahmin, derived from the Sanskrit masculine noun ("IAST|brāhmaṇaħ"), is a person belonging to the Brahmins, the priestly caste among the four varnas.
* The Brahmanas, derived from the Sanskrit neuter noun ("IAST|brāhmaṇaṃ"), are important Hindu canonical texts that are part of each of the Vedas.

Places and languages

* Brahman languages are a hypothetical Trans-New Guinea family of languages spoken in Madang Province in Papua New Guinea.
* Brahman, Papua New Guinea,

People

* Brahm or Brahms used as a person's surname, is of German origin. This meaning originated as a short form of "Abraham's son":
** Johannes Brahms was a well-known music composer
** William B. Brahms is an American author
** Nikolaus Joseph Brahm was a German zoologist (1751-1812?)
** Otto Brahm was a German theatre manager and director

Other uses

* Brahman (cattle) is a breed of cattle descended from the "Bos indicus".
* Brahmin (Fictional Cattle) is a two headed breed of cattle found in the Fallout series of games.
* Brahma (chicken) a breed of chicken
* The Brahminy Kite is a species of bird
* Brahma (beer), a Brazilian brand of beer
* Boston Brahmin, a term often used to refer to the oldest families in Boston in Massachusetts, USA
* "Brahma" (poem), a poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson
* Brahman (band), a Japanese indie rock band
* Brahmaeidae, also known as "Brahmin moths", a family of insects
* BRAHMA (BRM), in biochemistry, an ATPase related to the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex.