Senior Mahābrahmā who beseeches the Buddha to teach the Dharma after his awakening; representative of the Brahmā world as devoted to the Buddha. Never a creator-god in Buddhist sources.
Domains
brahma world
patronage of the dispensation
Powers
Entreat the Buddha to turn the Dharma wheel
Preside as senior of the Mahābrahmā gods
Beseeches the newly awakened Buddha to teach the Dharma