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Para Brahman

परब्रह्मन्
Also known as: Para Brahma, Nirguna Brahman, Supreme Being, Absolute

About

The ultimate, formless, attributeless supreme reality in Vedantic philosophy. Beyond all names and forms, beyond all dualities, beyond comprehension by the mind. The source of all creation, preservation, and dissolution. Represented in philosophy as the highest truth that cannot be described but can be realized.

Attributes

FormlessAttributelessInfiniteEternalUnchanging

Symbols

AUM (Om)VoidLightInfinite space

Associated Mantras

Om
Om Tat Sat
Aham Brahmasmi
Tat Tvam Asi

Scriptures

UpanishadsBrahma SutrasBhagavad GitaAdvaita Vedanta texts

Regions Worshipped

Pan-India (philosophical tradition)

Iconography

Not depicted anthropomorphically. Represented by the syllable Om, the void, or pure light.