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Brahma Sahampati

The most senior of the great Brahmas in the Pali canon, who comes down to beg the newly awakened Buddha to teach the world; in Buddhism Brahma is a class of deities, not a creator.

Sources: Brahmā (Buddhism) — Wikipedia; Mahabrahma — Wikipedia · see Brahma Sahampati's web

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Brahma Sahampati devotee of

Gautama Buddha (Mortal) Buddhist · Baka Brahma's error and Sahampati's plea
Begs the Buddha to teach (Ayacana Sutta).

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Baka Brahma's error and Sahampati's plea
How a tradition frames it · as the senior Brahma who asks for the teaching · 2 tellings

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Brahmā (Buddhism) — Wikipedia Encyclopedia
Mahabrahma — Wikipedia Encyclopedia