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avatara

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avatara (ăv'ətârə) [Skt.,=descent], incarnations of Hindu gods, especially Vishnu Vishnu (vĭsh`n
..... Click the link for more information. . The doctrine of avatara first occurs in the Bhagavad-Gita Bhagavad-Gita (bŭg`əvəd-gē`tə) [Skt.
..... Click the link for more information. , where Krishna Krishna (krĭsh`nə) [Sanskrit,=black], one of the most popular deities in Hinduism, the eighth avatar, or incarnation of Vishnu .
..... Click the link for more information.  declares: "For the preservation of the righteous, the destruction of the wicked, and the establishment of dharma [virtue], I come into being from age to age." Vishnu is believed to have taken nine avatara, in both animal and human form, with a tenth yet to come. The avatara of Shiva Shiva or Siva (shē`və), one of the greatest gods of Hinduism , also called Mahadeva.
..... Click the link for more information.  are imitations of those of Vishnu.


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