ðə bˈuːdɪsts ɐtˈækt ðə kˈɑːnsɛpt ʌv bɹˈɑːmə, stˈeɪts ɡˈænɐnˌæθ ˈoʊbjɪsˌɛkɚ, ænd ðɛɹbˈaɪ pɑːlˈɛmɪkli ɐtˈækt ðə vˈɛdɪk ænd jˌuːpɐnɪʃˈædɪk kˈɑːnsɛpt ʌv dʒˈɛndɚ nˈuːtɹəl, ˈæbstɹækt mˌɛɾəfˈɪzɪkəl bɹˈɑːmən.
The Buddhists attacked the concept of Brahma, states Gananath Obeyesekere, and thereby polemically attacked the Vedic and Upanishadic concept of gender neutral, abstract metaphysical Brahman.