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Origin · 2 tellings · contested
Brahma born from Shiva's right side
Shiva alone exists before the world.
How a tradition frames it · 6 tellings · contested
One being, three functions: the Trimurti idea
The Maitri Upanishad names Brahma, Rudra and Vishnu together as portions of one being, matched to the three gunas.