n.
One of three major gods in late Vedic Hinduism , 0441; 500 BC 0441; AD 500.
He was gradually eclipsed by the other two, Vishnu and Shiva . In classical times the doctrine of Trimurti identified the three as aspects of a supreme deity. Brahma was associated with the creator god Prajapati , whose identity he came to assume. All temples of Shiva or Vishnu contain an image of Brahma, but today there is no sect or cult devoted exclusively to him.