Vishnu is the Supreme God in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God. He is the creator of all existences. He is described in the Bhagavad Gita as having a "Universal Form". 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 preserver, and Shiva the destroyer." These three deities have been called "the Hindu triad.