Conceptions of God in Hinduism

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Vedantic schools of Hindu philosophy have a notion of a Supreme Cosmic Spirit called Brahma, pronounced [ˈbrəhmən]. Brahma is (at best) described as an infinite, omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient, transcendent and immanent reality that is the divine ground of all existence in the universe. The most commonly used Sanskrit word for God is Ishvara , originally a title comparable to "Lord" or "Excellency" (from root īśa, lit., powerful/lord/owner, + vara, lit., choicest/most excellent). In the two largest branches of Hinduism, Vaishnavism and Shaivism, it is believed that Ishvara and Brahma are identical, and God is in turn anthropomorphically identified with Vishnu or Shiva. God, whether in the form of Vishnu or Shiva, is said to have infinite attributes, or auspicious qualities.