Infinite, serene, and immutable, Brahma is the Hindu God of Creation. One legend maintains that he was self-born inside a lotus flower; another tells us that he emerged from a golden egg, grown from the seed of Brahman, the universal Spirit. It was Brahma who gave birth to the eleven forefathers of the human race, as well as the seven great sages. Not one to meddle, Brahma rarely interferes in the affairs of men, preferring to meditate on a lotus flower, or paddle around on a white swan that according to the mystics, has the magical ability to separate milk from water (i.e. good from evil). Read Less