ðə mˈæhɐbɹˌɑːmə, ɔːɹ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt bɹˈɑːmə, stˈeɪts pˈiːɾɚ hˈɑːɹvi, ɪz mˈɛnʃənd ɪn dˈɪɡhə nɪkˈɑːjə æz ðə bˌiːɪŋ hˌuː dwˈɛlz ɪnðɪ ˌʌpɚ hˈɛvən; ɐ bˈuːdɪst stˈuːdənt kæn dʒˈɔɪn hˌɪm fɔːɹ wˈʌn kˈælpə ˈiːɑːn, bɹˈɑːməjˈɪɹ ɪn ˈɪndiən ɹᵻlˈɪdʒənz ˈæftɚ səksˈɛsfəli ˈɛntɚɹɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst dʒˈɑːnə ɪnðə fˈɔːɹm ɹˈɛlm ʌv bˈuːdɪst pɹˈæktɪs.
The Mahābrahmā, or the Great Brahma, states Peter Harvey, is mentioned in Digha Nikaya as the being who dwells in the upper heaven; a Buddhist student can join him for one kalpa (eon, Brahma-year in Indian religions) after successfully entering the first jhana in the form realm of Buddhist practice.