Brahman

In Indian philosophy (shared across the Indic faiths - Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism....), the concept of "Brahma" is a metaphysical idea and quite unique. Unlike a personal monotheistic god, the idea of Brahma is abstract and formless, nonjudgmental, and represents a descriptive unifying view of the highest Universal Principle and Universal Reality, including the existent and the nonexistent. This is an idea that has inspired theoretical physicists, mathematicians, philosophers, and poets across denominations.

"To admit to various descriptions of God is not to lapse into polytheism. When Yahnavalkya was upon to state the number of gods, he started with the popular number 3306, and ended by reducing them all to one Brahman. 'This indestructible enduring reality is to be looked upon as one only." (On "Brahman".......From "The Hindu View of Life by S. Radhakrishnan)


Brahman is a Vedic Sanskrit word, and it is conceptualized in Hinduism, states Paul Deussen, as the "creative principle which lies realized in the whole world". Brahman is a key concept found in the Vedas, and it is extensively discussed in the early Upanishads. The Vedas conceptualize Brahman as the Cosmic Principle. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman)