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"What are the meanings of the four faces of the Four-Faced Buddha?

The four faces of the Four Faces of Buddha (Brahma) represent: love, career, health and fortune.

Four-face Buddha (Brahma), Sanskrit (Brahma) for the Indian Brahminism, one of the three gods, is the creation of heaven and earth, the father of all living things, the king of the heavenly realm of infinite power, mastery of the earth's glory and wealth, with a sublime power, which has four faces, eight ears, eight arms, eight hands.

The four-face Buddha (Brahma) belief in Southern Buddhism in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, especially in Thailand, has been a great deal of play, the Brahma belief in Thailand, the Chinese called the four-face Buddha belief, is said to bless the earth's function of wealth and good fortune, there are a lot of believers in Southeast Asia.

Expanded Information

Brahman is commonly known as the Four-Faced Buddha in the Chinese region (the Lord of the Gods in Indian Buddhism, specifically referring to the Lord of the Primordial Heaven of the color world, also known as the Lord of the Great Brahma), and is the god of creation in Indian Brahmanism, the creator of the Brahman alphabet. Along with Vishnu and Shiva, he is known as the Three Lords.

Brahman's mount is a peacock (or swan), and his spouse is the goddess of wisdom, Myriamma, so Brahma is also often regarded as the god of wisdom. The most famous place dedicated to Brahma in India is in the Rajasthan town of Pushkar, where most of Brahma and Vishnu and Shiva are painted together.

Baidu Encyclopedia - Brahma