XIR383958 Brahman stele depicting the Trimurti, 2nd - 7th century (sandstone) by Cambodian; 77x42 cm; Musee Guimet, Paris, France; (add.info.: Stele brahmanique; Brahma as rosary beads (aksamala), Shiva as a trident (trisula) and Vishnu as the earth (prthivi); the Trimurti is a concept in Hinduism in which the cosmic functions of creation, maintenance, and destruction are personified by the forms of Brahma the creator, Vishnu the maintainer or preserver, and Shiva the destroyer or transformer;); out of copyright.