Significance of Maker

The term Maker, in the context of Vedanta, signifies the Supreme Person who alone has the power to create dream visions and is synonymous with Brahman, highlighting its integral role in creation. In Mahayana philosophy, Maker pertains to the individual responsible for producing or assembling material objects, focusing on the creative processes that bring existence into being. Thus, Maker encapsulates both divine creation and individual craftsmanship in different philosophical frameworks.1
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Synonyms: Creator, Builder, Designer, Craftsman

In Dutch: Maker; In Finnish: Tekijä

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Buddhist concept of 'Maker'

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In Buddhism, the term "Maker" signifies an individual who actively creates or assembles material objects, highlighting the importance of the creative process in understanding existence and the interconnectedness of all things.

Significance in Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism):
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From: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

(1) The individual who creates or assembles the material object, emphasizing the creative process in existence.[1]

Mahayana is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sutras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajnaparamita sutras.

Hindu concept of 'Maker'

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In Hinduism, "Maker" signifies Brahman as the ultimate creator, highlighting its pivotal role in the creation process and recognizing that only the Supreme Person can manifest the visions experienced in dreams.

Significance in Vedanta (school of philosophy):
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From: Brahma Sutras (Ramanuja)

(1) An acknowledgment that only the Supreme Person possesses the authority and capability to create the visions seen in dreams.[2] (2) A term referring to Brahman, emphasizing its role in the creation process.[3]

Vedanta refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).