Trimūrti
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
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1997
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Trimūrti (Skt., ‘of three forms’). The Hindu recognition of threefold interaction being necessary for creation and dissolution, hence especially the three interrelated manifestations of the divine:
Brahmā,
Viṣṇu, and
Śiva. As Brahmā diminished in importance, the ‘social’ necessity of being (cf.
TRINITY) led to Viṣṇu or especially Śiva being represented in threefold activity.
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Nikolaj Abraham Abildgaard
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Nikolaj Abraham Abildgaard , 1743-1809, Danish painter of the neoclassical school. He was a student of Eckersberg. Among his own pupils was Thorvaldsen, whom he greatly influenced. Abildgaard's work may be seen in the House of Representatives in Copenhagen.
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