Vishnuism

Variant of Vishnu

Vishnu definition

Vishnu (vis̸h′no̵̅o̅)

noun

Hinduism the second member of the trinity (Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva), called “the Preserver” and popularly held to have had several human incarnations, most important of which is Krishna

Etymology: Sans Visṇu, lit., prob. all-pervader

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