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scientific theories, and has not opposed or persecuted scientists midst them like the way
Christianity and Islam has. But, adds Nanda, Hinduism has many cosmological theories and even the Vaishnava one with Dashavatara concept does not explicitly teach evolution of species, rather it states an endless cycles of creationism.
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Aurobindo regarded "Avataric Evolutionism" as a "parable of evolution", one which does not endorse evolutionism, but hints at "transformative phases of spiritual progress". According to Nanda, the Dashavatara concept has led to some Hindus asserting that their religion is more open to
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incarnate. In deference, the king offered his head as the third place for Vamana to place his foot. The avatar did so and thus granted Bali immortality and making him ruler of
Pathala, the netherworld. Vishnu also granted Bali a boon whereby he could return to earth every year. The harvest
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wrote "Indeed, the Hindus were ... Darwinians centuries before the birth of Darwin, and evolutionists centuries before the doctrine of evolution had been accepted by the
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form. With his first stride he covered the earthly realm, with the second he covered the heavenly realm thereby symbolically covering the abode of all living beings. He then took the third stride for the netherworld. Bali realized that Vamana was
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according to the lunisolar Hindu calendar, which falls in late August or early
September of the Gregorian calendar. Krishna is usually depicted with a flute in his hand. Krishna is also a central character in Mahabharata,
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Bhagavatism was a catalyzing factor in Buddhism's assimilation into Vaishnavism's mythic hierarchy. By the 8th century CE, the Buddha was included as an avatar of Vishnu in several
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Vithoba, at Sree Balaji Temple, Goa. From left top to bottom, Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Vithoba, Vamana. From right top to bottom, Narasimha, Parashurama, Rama, Krishna and Kalki. Vithoba replaces Buddha in this
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by throwing his mighty axe as per Hindu mythology. The place the axe landed in the sea got its water displaced and the land which emerged thus came to be known as the coast of Karnataka and whole of Kerala.
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Of royal status are the Sun and the Moon while Mars is the army chief. Prince-apparent in Mercury. The ministerial planets are Jupiter and Venus. Saturn is servant. Rahu and Ketu form the planetary army.
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for prediction (i.e. fortune telling) - although all ten of the Dashavatara have corresponding astrological symbols, only four are considered as divine beings (i.e. Rama, Krishna, Narasimha and Varaha).
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The sun is the soul of all. The Moon is the mind. Mars is one's strength. Mercury is speech-giver while Jupiter confers knowledge and happiness. Venus governs semen (potency) while Saturn denotes grief.
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as an avatar of Vishnu in a Hindu temple. It also does not mention Krishna, but Balarama consistent with old Hindu and Jain texts of South India, the former equating Krishna to be identical to Vishnu.
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doctrine, give Balarama as the eighth avatar and Krishna as the ninth. The latter version is followed by some Vaishnavas who do not accept the Buddha as an incarnation of Vishnu. One list in the
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of the king, Vamana approached him and Bali promised him for whatever he asked. Vamana asked for three paces of land. Bali agreed, and the dwarf then changed his size to that of the giant
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Yugandhara ā a legend that parallels that of the Vamana avatar in Hinduism. Similarly, the Buddha is claimed in the Theravada mythology to have been born when
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most are only partial (i.e. incomplete) incarnations. The Dashavatara is a list of the ten complete (i.e. full) incarnations.
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The Myths of Narasimha and Vamana: Two Avatars in Cosmological Perspective
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The Myths of Narasimha and Vamana: Two Avatars in Cosmological Perspective
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1835:
1796:
1779:
1747:
1676:
1644:
1632:
1617:
1585:
1553:
1485:
1304:
1127:
1047:
1035:
995:
579:
315:
256:
170:
125:
5456:
Hindu Gods in West Africa: Ghanaian Devotees of Shiva and Krishna
4374:, Archaeology Survey of India, Government of India, pages 166-175
1957: (which is mostly celebrated by people of all faiths within
1819:
finds a little fish in the palm of his hands when performing the
5569:
5016:"Vivekananda and the scientific legitimation of Advaita Vedanta"
2733:
2718:- man-lion, the last animal and semi-human avatar (Cenozoic era)
2585:
2557:
2553:
2407:
2293:
2072:
2045:
1954:
1767:
1664:
1605:
1396:
1267:
1015:
932:
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251:
150:
93:
5490:
4825:
Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra With English Translation (Volume 1)
4808:
Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra With English Translation (Volume 1)
3275:(list 1), Volume 1, Chapter 86, Verses 10ā11 (one of two lists)
4217:
The Strides of Vishnu: Hindu Culture in Historical Perspective
2203:
990:. Most draw from the following set of figures, in this order:
5147:
Tantrik Texts Prapancha Sara Tantra Vol. XVIII. Arthur Avalon
2823:
for the circumstances they appeared in, states Prakashanand.
2355:
between 330 and 550 CE. The mythologies of the Buddha in the
2225:
has been treated as the Ninth avatar, by substituting Buddha.
4662:
The Chaitanya Movement: A Study of the Vaishnavism of Bengal
4507:
Beyond Nirvana: The philosophy of Mayavadism: A life history
4387:
The Great penance at MÄmallapuram: deciphering a visual text
3567:
3565:
3563:
3561:
3559:
3557:
3555:
3553:
3551:
3549:
2057:, and is thought of as the ideal man, and the embodiment of
5107:
Hindu Perspectives on Evolution: Darwin, Dharma, and Design
4990:
Hindu Perspectives on Evolution: Darwin, Dharma, and Design
4931:
Hindu Perspectives on Evolution: Darwin, Dharma, and Design
3824:
3822:
3820:
3818:
3816:
3814:
3547:
3545:
3543:
3541:
3539:
3537:
3535:
3533:
3531:
3529:
3516:
3514:
3512:
3510:
3508:
3506:
3504:
3502:
3500:
3498:
3496:
3494:
3224:
Donald J. LaRocca, Metropolitan Museum of Art, describes a
2730:- an early man who started using primitive weapons like Axe
2035:, his ten avatars above him (annotated), 6th ā 8th century
1722:
mention the common (Krishna, Buddha) Dashavatara list. The
1639:'s ten major avatars (Balarama-Buddha version). From left:
4748:
Introduction to the PÄƱcarÄtra and the Ahirbudhnya saį¹hitÄ
4637:
Religion of the Hindus By Kenneth W Morgan, D S Sarma p.55
3801:
3799:
3797:
3492:
3490:
3488:
3486:
3484:
3482:
3480:
3478:
3476:
3474:
2736:- an ideal hero, physically perfect, befriends a speaking
2309:
The Fish, the Tortoise, the Boar, the Man-lion, the Dwarf,
2124:, most notably featured in his role as the charioteer of
2009:(immortal), and believed to be alive today in penance at
4436:
4434:
2811:
explains the Dashavatara with Darwin's evolution in his
2769:
believed Christians "undoubtedly copied from the Hindus"
2013:. He is also credited with creating the coastal belt of
5344:
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism. Volume 1: A-M
3863:
3861:
3724:
3722:
3697:
3695:
3693:
3691:
3689:
2067:. While in exile from his own kingdom with his brother
2003:
Ricika, appeared before him and made him halt. He is a
4687:. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp.
4155:. State University of New York Press. pp. 33ā36.
4111:. State University of New York Press. pp. 73ā88.
3764:
3682:. unknown library. Sarup & Sons. pp. 131ā132.
3461:
3459:
3457:
3455:
3453:
3451:
3449:
3447:
3445:
3443:
3367:
A Joint Declaration: Buddha Is NOT an Avatar of Vishnu
3014:
1063:, as a description of the evolution of consciousness.
2724:- growing dwarf and first step towards the human form
2672:. Such an interpretation was first propounded by the
1983:
and was granted as a boon, an axe after a penance to
1084:(ą¤¦ą¤¶ą¤¾ą¤µą¤¤ą¤¾ą¤°) means "ten avatars" or "ten incarnations":
3594:
3592:
3590:
3588:
3586:
3584:
3582:
3580:
2798:
The Dashavatara concept appealed to other scholars.
1859:, the nectar of immortality. They used the mountain
5607:
5528:
5043:"Cover Story: Haldane: Life Of A Prodigious Mind".
2347:was included as one of the avatars of Vishnu under
1839:: The tortoise/turtle avatar. In the legend of the
5412:
5205:
4973:Sen was a leader of the colonial era monotheistic
4680:
4341:D. Kiran Kranth Choudary; C. Udayalakshmi (2006).
4296:
5020:Handbook of Religion and the Authority of Science
4865:Handbook of Religion and the Authority of Science
4299:Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World Religions
4247:. Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. p. 172.
3195:, p. 22): Rajasthan, Nepal, Northern Deccan.
2317:āSanctum entrance, Adivaraha cave (7th century),
37:"Dashavatar" redirects here. For other uses, see
4144:
4142:
4140:
4100:
4098:
4003:. Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi. 1960. p. 652.
3917:Linga Purana ā English Translation ā Part 2 of 2
3627:"Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit: 'Ten'"
2364:is in decline, so as to preserve and uphold the
4510:. Gaudiya Vedanta Publications. pp. 42ā49.
3883:Agni Purana Unabridged English Motilal (vol 1.)
3315:, Part 15: Reva Khanda: Chapter 151, Verses 1ā7
3299:, Part 7: 66.44ā54; 71.23ā29; Part 9: 229.40ā44
2787:
2632:
2546:
2267:
1923:, with devotion and penance was able to defeat
1740:
1146:as the ninth avatar, while others, such as the
4557:. Columbia, Mo: South Asia Books. p. 40.
3204:prabhat Mukherjee: Orissa; Leyden: West Bengal
2166:; sometimes Krishna, (sometimes at 8 or "0"),
1919:: The dwarf avatar. The grandson of Prahlada,
5502:
5385:The history of medieval Vaishnavism in Orissa
4366:
4364:
3880:J. L. Shastri, G. P. Bhatt (1 January 1998).
900:
8:
5482:Avatars (Incarnations or Descents) of Vishnu
4894:
4892:
4890:
4888:
4886:
4884:
4851:
4849:
4847:
4845:
4843:
4841:
4839:
4837:
4835:
4295:Wendy Doniger; Merriam-Webster, Inc (1999).
3776:
3159:
3157:
3155:
3153:
3026:
1738:itself, with which it seems to be confused):
4725:S. Rosen, 2006, Greenwood Publishing Group
4390:. Institute of Asian Studies. p. 124.
4220:. Oxford University Press. pp. 95ā97.
4182:. Manchester University Press. p. 28.
3937:. Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi. p. 1486.
3903:. Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi. pp. 1ā6.
3182:, p. 22): Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra.
1150:(c. 3rd-4th CE), which is the fifth of the
5509:
5495:
5487:
4648:Iconography of Balarama By N.P. Joshi p.25
4131:
4089:
3752:
3045:
1195:
907:
893:
67:
45:
5018:. In James R. Lewis; Olav Hammer (eds.).
4863:. In James R. Lewis; Olav Hammer (eds.).
4527:Dasavatara: Ten Manifestations of Godhead
4384:Michael Dan Rabe; G. John Samuel (2001).
4179:Textual Sources for the Study of Hinduism
3987:. Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi. p. 13.
3828:
3805:
3652:"Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit"
3396:. Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi. p. 29.
3070:
2536:or ancillary disciplines linked with the
2508:Thirty-nine avatars are mentioned in the
1967:and other Vedic as well as Puranic texts.
27:Ten major avatars of the Hindu god Vishnu
4765:
3676:Swami Parmeshwaranand (1 January 2001).
3242:. Yet, Hoiberg specifically states that
2986:
2984:
2982:
2980:
2978:
2976:
2974:
2217:In certain Odia literary creations from
2195:Krishna; commonly at 8, sometimes at "0"
2053:. He is a commonly worshipped avatar in
1541:, an Indo-Greek ruler, circa 185-170 BCE
5014:Brown, C Mackenzie (19 November 2010).
4417:. Oxford University Press. p. 27.
3852:
3840:
3788:
3713:
3520:
3409:
3382:
3230:with Rama-Krishna-Buddha, referring to
3147:, p. 22): Southern Deccan, Mysore.
3051:
3032:
2970:
2830:
1975:: The warrior avatar. He is the son of
1508:
57:
5089:Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh (1972).
4665:. H. Milford, Oxford university press.
4488:
4327:Rao Bahadur H. Krishna Sastri (1926),
3867:
3740:
3571:
3465:
3329:list 2, Volume 3, Chapter 30, Verse 37
3192:
3179:
3144:
2687:also reiterated this in her 1877 opus
2485:, from whom everything else emanates.
1871:: The boar avatar. The gatekeepers of
1190:and other texts is Krishna, Buddha."
5093:. Young Asia Publication. p. 33.
4582:. Arumbakkam, Chennai. Archived from
4464:
3728:
3701:
3057:
3020:
3008:
2544:mentions the Dashavatara as follows:
2493:, or source of the incarnations. The
1490:(prophesied 10th avatar who ends the
7:
4540:
4476:
4452:
4440:
4344:RÄmÄyaį¹a in Indian Art and Epigraphy
4274:. Penguin Books India. p. 188.
4196:Wikisource of Griffith's translation
2706:- amphibious tortoise (Mesozoic era)
1991:and his hunting party halted at the
1050:, who will appear at the end of the
5415:The A to Z of Hinduism, 2nd Edition
5347:, The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc,
5325:Ganjifa: The Playing Cards of India
3970:. Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi. 1956.
3679:Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Puranas
3291:, Part 4, Chapter 119, Verses 14ā19
2120:. He is a major protagonist of the
5327:, The Victoria and Albert Museum,
5184:Doniger O'Flaherty, Wendy (1994),
3283:, Part 2, Chapter 48, Verses 31-32
1801:1st to 5th of the Dashavataras on
25:
5137:The British Discovery of Buddhism
4745:Schrader, Friedrich Otto (1916).
4241:DaniƩlou, Alain (December 1991).
2477:In traditions that emphasize the
5598:
4915:10.1111/j.1467-9744.2007.00423.x
4778:Mishra, Vibhuti Bhushan (1973).
4618:from the original on 2 June 2014
2953:
2941:
2929:
2917:
2905:
2893:
2881:
2869:
2857:
2845:
2833:
2075:, she was abducted by Ravana, a
1625:
1546:
1511:
5167:Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide
5110:. Routledge. pp. 182ā183.
4993:. Routledge. pp. 163ā164.
4271:Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide
3599:Pathak, Arunchandra S. (2006).
3040:A Dictionary of Asian Mythology
2990:Buddha as an avatar of Vishnu:
2255:and another cycle of existence.
5453:Wuaku, Albert (11 July 2013).
5388:, Asian Educational Services,
5212:, Cambridge University Press,
5155:Carman, John Braisted (1994),
2483:Supreme Personality of Godhead
2265:Vishnu Dashavatara inscription
2245:has vanished, and he ends the
2100:Krishna was the eighth son of
1:
5341:Lochtefeld, James G. (2001),
5250:, Columbia University Press,
5068:. Primus Books. p. 196.
4934:. Routledge. pp. 75ā76.
4037:. Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi.
4020:. Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi.
3954:. Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi.
3424:. 5 June 2020. Archived from
3246:, as an avatar of Vishnu, is
3005:, p.27, "Vishnu Dashavatara";
2749:- Vishnu incarnating as a God
5710:Hindu philosophical concepts
5404:Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram)
5318:, Metropolitan Museum of Art
5269:Hinduism: A Beginner's Guide
5159:, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
5139:, Cambridge University Press
4414:Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram)
4372:Cave temples of the Pallavas
4048:Subrahmanyam, S. V. (1911).
3096:Holt, John Clifford (2008),
1166:, a 17th-century summary of
5411:Sullivan, Bruce M. (2001),
5382:Mukherjee, Prabhat (1981),
5361:Morgan, Kenneth W. (1987).
5323:Leyden, Rudolf von (1982),
5314:LaRocca, Donald J. (1996),
5208:An Introduction to Hinduism
5104:C. Mackenzie Brown (2012).
4987:C. Mackenzie Brown (2012).
4928:C. Mackenzie Brown (2012).
4867:. BRILL. pp. 279ā344.
4683:An introduction to Hinduism
4303:. Merriam-Webster. p.
2651:Evolutionary interpretation
2616:Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra
2542:Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra
2528:" refers to Hindu or Vedic
2212:Hindu astrological almanacs
2091:(sometimes at 9 or "0") or
1118:, sons of Manus, and other
1101:(ą¤
ą¤µą¤¤ą¤¾ą¤°) means "incarnation"
1078:
967:
961:
938:
39:Dashavatar (disambiguation)
32:Epic cycles of incarnations
5736:
5439:, Jaico Publishing House,
5364:The Religion of the Hindus
5294:Krishna, Nanditha (2010),
5276:Krishna, Nanditha (2009),
5135:Almond, Philip C. (1988),
4149:Deborah A. Soifer (1991).
4105:Deborah A. Soifer (1991).
2614:Notably, according to the
2604:are called divine beings'.
2481:, Krishna is the original
2339:Gautama Buddha in Hinduism
2336:
1793:Description of the avatars
1687:
1521:-Samkarshana, holding the
36:
29:
5688:
5596:
5406:, Oxford University Press
4964:, Encyclopedia Britannica
4751:. Adyar Library. p.
4201:29 September 2018 at the
4017:The Skanda-Purana Part 15
3081:Encyclopedia Britannica,
2659:Dasavatar, 19th century,
1525:and plough, and Vasudeva-
1484:
1430:
1395:
1378:
1364:
1354:
1337:
1320:
1303:
1289:
1279:
1126:), due to the curse of a
971:, roughly equivalent to "
928:
5204:Flood, Gavin D. (1996),
4553:HÄį¹įøÄ, Omacanda (1994).
4524:. "Sri Buddha-Avatara".
4214:Ariel Glucklich (2008).
4034:The Garuda-Purana Part 3
4000:The Varaha Purana Part 2
3984:The Varaha Purana Part 1
3934:The Narada-Purana Part 4
3900:The Garuda-Purana Part 1
3121:Krishna/Balarama, Buddha
3003:Hindu Gods and Goddesses
1815:: The fish avatar. King
1580:). From top descending:
30:Not to be confused with
5367:. Motilal Banarsidass.
5300:, Penguin Books India,
5271:, Oneworld Publications
5190:, Penguin Books India,
5170:, Penguin Books India,
5144:Avalon, Arthur (1935).
4960:1 December 2017 at the
4784:. BRILL. pp. 4ā5.
4504:(2003). "Two Buddhas".
4370:K R Srinivasan (1964),
3967:The Padma-Purana Part 9
3951:The Padma-Purana Part 7
3765:Doniger O'Flaherty 1994
3015:Doniger O'Flaherty 1994
2600:. The beings with more
2572:, from Jupiter that of
2568:, from Mercury that of
2520:Jyotisha interpretation
2512:including the likes of
1875:, the abode of Vishnu,
1803:Udupi Sri Krishna Matha
5433:Vaswani, J.P. (2017),
5402:Nagaswamy, N. (2010),
5265:Klostermaier, Klaus K.
5246:Holt, John C. (2013),
5226:Hoiberg, Dale (2000),
5164:Dalal, Roshen (2010),
5091:Aspects of Development
5022:. BRILL. p. 227.
4659:Kennedy, M.T. (1925).
4502:Bhakti Prajnan Keshava
4347:. Harman. p. 19.
4176:Wendy Doniger (1988).
3038:Leeming, David Adams,
2800:Monier Monier-Williams
2792:
2712:- boar (Cenozoic era)
2700:- fish (Paleozoic era)
2664:
2648:
2612:
2580:, from Saturn that of
2451:
2445:Temple door depicting
2422:
2314:
2260:Historical development
2108:and the foster-son of
2040:
1806:
1790:
1572:, 18th century ivory (
1560:'s ten major avatars (
943:) are the ten primary
5232:, Popular Prakashan,
5064:Amiya P. Sen (2010).
4522:Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha
4411:Nagaswamy, R (2008).
4268:Roshen Dalal (2010).
3001:Bansal, Sunita Pant,
2658:
2576:, from Venus that of
2444:
2374:
2027:
1800:
965:, meaning "ten", and
4859:(19 November 2010).
4586:on 15 September 2008
3914:J.L.Shastri (1951).
3393:The Bhagavata-Purana
2759:, an enlightened man
2678:Bhaktivinoda Thakura
2564:, from Mars that of
2465:Pralaya Payodhi Jale
2434:is sometimes called
2029:Anantashayana Vishnu
1879:, are cursed by the
5419:, Scarecrow Press,
4530:. pp. 184ā197.
2775:Darwinian evolution
2670:theory of evolution
2552:the Incarnation of
2499:Nimbarka Sampradaya
2495:Vallabha Sampradaya
2489:worship Krishna as
2134:Krishna Janmashtami
1855:in order to obtain
1805:gopuram, Karnataka.
1239:Gaudiya Vaishnavism
1061:Darwinian evolution
675:Satyabhinava Tirtha
5297:The Book of Vishnu
4092:, p. 228-229.
3656:spokensanskrit.org
3631:spokensanskrit.org
3607:on 16 October 2009
3574:, p. 211-212.
2783:Keshub Chandra Sen
2665:
2625:or compilation of
2487:Gaudiya Vaishnavas
2452:
2436:Buddha-Bhagavatism
2423:
2327:-related epigraphy
2041:
1949:festivals of
1851:were churning the
1807:
1309:(turtle, tortoise)
1262:Warkari Sampradaya
1164:Yatindramatadipika
773:Related traditions
690:Satyadhyana Tirtha
685:Satyadharma Tirtha
645:Raghavendra Tirtha
595:Manavala Mamunigal
518:Vaishnava-Sahajiya
5720:Avatars of Vishnu
5697:
5696:
5692:
5466:978-90-04-25571-5
5374:978-81-208-0387-9
5219:978-0-521-43878-0
5117:978-1-136-48467-4
5075:978-81-908918-6-8
5029:978-90-04-18791-7
5000:978-1-136-48467-4
4941:978-1-136-48467-4
4874:978-90-04-18791-7
4791:978-90-04-03610-9
4698:978-0-521-43878-0
4578:Indian, History.
4564:978-81-85182-99-5
4455:, pp. 14ā18.
4443:, pp. 14ā15.
4424:978-0-19-569373-7
4397:978-81-87892-00-7
4354:978-81-86622-76-6
4314:978-0-87779-044-0
4281:978-0-14-341421-6
4254:978-0-89281-354-4
4227:978-0-19-971825-2
4189:978-0-7190-1866-4
4162:978-0-7914-0800-1
4118:978-0-7914-0800-1
4051:The Garuda Purana
3777:Klostermaier 2007
3238:, or alternately
3215:Maharashtra, Goa.
3163:The Hare Krsnas,
3126:The Hare Krsnas,
3054:, pp. 12ā14;
3042:, p. 19, "Avatar"
3027:Klostermaier 2007
2755:- the founder of
2674:Gaudiya Vaishnava
2584:(Tortoise), from
2532:, one of the six
2432:Mahayana Buddhism
1989:Kartavirya Arjuna
1987:. Once, the king
1570:Dasavatara shrine
1507:
1506:
1496:
1445:
1444:in case of Buddha
1386:
1384:(Brahman warrior)
1362:
1345:
1328:
1311:
1287:
1202:Balarama, Krishna
1160:Sangam literature
1152:Eight Anthologies
917:
916:
680:Satyabodha Tirtha
670:Satyanatha Tirtha
640:Raghuttama Tirtha
630:Pillai Lokacharya
625:Padmanabha Tirtha
537:Teachersāacharyas
468:Acintyabhedabheda
107:Important deities
16:(Redirected from
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3853:Hoiberg 2000
3848:
3843:, p. 4.
3841:LaRocca 1996
3836:
3789:Krishna 2010
3784:
3772:
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3748:
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3736:
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3709:
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3655:
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3052:Vaswani 2017
3039:
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5670:Prsnigarbha
5655:Dhanvantari
5565:Parashurama
5530:Dashavatara
5187:Hindu Myths
5053:: 46. 1992.
4489:Almond 1988
3572:Carman 1994
3466:Leyden 1982
3432:18 February
3248:Ramachandra
3236:Ramachandra
3193:Leyden 1982
3180:Leyden 1982
3145:Leyden 1982
3110:Agni Purana
3091:Unspecified
3077:Web-sources
2900:Parashurama
2728:Parashurama
2682:Theosophist
2556:, from the
2404:Parashurama
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2249:to restart
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2122:Mahabharata
2039:, Karnataka
1972:Parashurama
1889:Hiranyaksha
1778:, and also
1661:Parashurama
1602:Parashurama
1380:Parashurama
1360:(dwarf-god)
1223:Bhagavatism
1172:Mahabharata
1124:Hindu Deity
1012:Parashurama
973:incarnation
957:Dashavatara
921:Dashavatara
869:Kabir panth
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344:Mahabharata
331:Pancharatra
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114:Dashavatara
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5704:Categories
5635:Dattatreya
5436:Dasavatara
4720:Essential
4465:Flood 1996
4075:31 October
3741:Avalon1935
3729:Dalal 2010
3702:Wuaku 2013
3611:3 November
3405:References
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3058:Wuaku 2013
3021:Flood 1996
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