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Synopsis The present book is authors's thesis entitled, The Concept of Brahma its origin and development which was examined by Dr. H.D. San kalia, Dr. A.L. Basham and Dr. K.K. Dutta Shastri and on which the author Dr. S.P. Basu had been awarded Ph.D Degree in Arts by the University of Calcutta on August 1984. While tracing the hierophantic origin of the God Brahma in the Vedas, the author makes "a very comprehensive and thorough survey of the subject". The inter-disciplinary study of the concept of Brahma from the points of view of Sociological and Anthropological, Archaeological and Historical, Philosophical and Astro physical disciplines may be taken as a brilliantly original approach to the problem of the concept of Brahma which has always beeo determined in relation to the concepts of Vis^u, Narayaa, Sorya and Siva. Since the study is associated with the cosmic creator god of the Hindus, discussion of tfce subject from the point of view of ndern Astrophysics has crept in. Deferent cosmological concepts of the ancient Hindus have been compared with various theories of modern Astrophysics on the origin of the Universe viz. Big-Bang theory, theory of Pulsating Universe. Original Sanskrit texts relating to these problems are extensively quoted from the Vedas, the Upanishads, Puranas and other Sanskrit literatures to make the present study a complete 'Source Book This is the special feature of the book. The book is divided into Chapter I dealing with the origin of the concept of Brahma, Chapter If on Upanishadic Post-vedic, Buddhist and Jaina and Epic concepts of Brahma, Chapter III on Puranic concept of Brahma, Chapter IV on the worship of Brahma, Chapter V on Iconography of Brahma and an Appendix on the notes on the plates.