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In Hinduism, the creator of the cosmos, who
forms with Vishnu and Siva the Trimurti, or
three aspects of the absolute spirit. In the
Hindu creation myth, Brahma, the demiurge, is
born from the unfolding lotus flower that
grows out of Vishnu's navel; after Brahma
creates the world, Vishnu wakes and governs
it for the duration of the cosmic cycle
kalpa, the 'day of Brahma', which lasts for
4,200 million earthly years. Unlike Brahman,
which is an impersonal principle and of
neuter gender, Brahma is a personified god
and of masculine gender.