Brahmā Sahāmpati
Buddhist · deity · mythic · deity
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
Epithets
- ब्रह्मा सहम्पति
- महाब्रह्मा
- Sahāṃpati
Relations
- syncretism: Brahma