Charles Russell Coulter؛ Patricia Turner (2013). Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities. Routledge. ص. 240. ISBN:978-1-135-96397-2. مؤرشف من الأصل في 2017-02-17., Quote: "Brahma, a creator god, received the basics of his mythological history from Purusha. During the Brahmanic period, the Hindu Trimurti was represented by Brahma with his attribute of creation, Shiva with his attribute of destruction and Vishnu with his attribute of preservation."
Charles Russell Coulter؛ Patricia Turner (2013). Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities. Routledge. ص. 240. ISBN:978-1-135-96397-2. مؤرشف من الأصل في 2017-02-17., Quote: "Brahma, a creator god, received the basics of his mythological history from Purusha. During the Brahmanic period, the Hindu Trimurti was represented by Brahma with his attribute of creation, Shiva with his attribute of destruction and Vishnu with his attribute of preservation."
