Visistadvaita Vedanta a form of Hinduism for which Brahman is an independently existing, omnipotent, omniscient personal deity. In creative, morally serious sport, Brahman everlastingly sustains in existence a world of both minds and physical things, these together being the body of Brahman in the sense that Brahman can act on any part of the world without first acting on some other part and that the world manifests (though in some ways it also hides) Brahman’s nature. In response to repentance and trust, Brahman will forgive one’s sins and bring one into a gracious relationship that ends the cycle of rebirths. See also HINDUIS. K.E.Y.