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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
The three Hindu deities Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, associated with creation, preservation and destruction.
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Paper 1
Revise: Representations of the DivineThe Trimurti consists of Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver and Shiva the destroyer. Together, these roles express creation, preservation and destruction. Worship is not distributed equally among them: a devotee may concentrate especially on Vishnu or Shiva, while Smarta traditions recognise several divine forms as approaches to the supreme reality.
Paper 3
The three divine forms of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, associated with creation, preservation and destruction.
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The trimurti consists of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Their roles express a cyclical understanding of the universe: creation is sustained, eventually ends, and is followed by renewed creation.
The three deities Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, associated respectively with creation, preservation and destruction.