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	Avatar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The two main avatars of Vishnu that appear in the epics are Rama, the hero of the Ramayana, and Krishna, the advisor of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata.
		The philosophy reflected in the Hindu epics is the doctrine of the avatar (incarnation of Vishnu as an animal or a human form).
		She considers Sri Aurobindo rather than the Buddha to be the ninth Avatar of Vishnu, on the grounds that he supposedly wrote that he "came to correct the error of the Buddha".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Avatar (3152 words)

	BodhgayaNews
		It was an imaginary fiction to claim that Buddha was an avatar of Vishnu.
		It is notable that on the day of Buddha Purnima Festival the Vishva Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal and the Shiv Sena unfurled a banner in Bodhgaya saying 'Buddha is an Avatar of Vishnu'.
		Because the Buddha himself did not believe in Avatars and did not announce that he was himself an Avatar so to call him an Avatar was an imaginary story.
	www.bodhgayanews.net /News2002/2002_05_30.htm (529 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Avatar
		Any remarkable man is liable to be regarded as a more or less perfect avatar of Vishnu, and the consequence one of the worst features of Hinduism--has been the offering of divine homage to men, especially the founders of religious sects and their successors.
		The Puranas afterwards declare that this fish was an avatar of Vishnu.
		In the Buddha avatar the fact is particularly patent, but, in the Rama and Krsna avatars also, we clearly have the adoption into Hinduism of the cults of these heroes.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/02148c.htm (603 words)

	Avatar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The two main avatars of Vishnu that appear in the epics are Rama, the hero of the Ramayana, and Krishna, the friend of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata.
		The philosophy reflected in the Hindu epics is the doctrine of the avatar (incarnation of Vishnu or God in an animal or a human form).
		A listing of the ten avatars showing Buddha rather than Balarama is available in the Mahabharata.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Avatar (2069 words)

	The Ten Avatars
		Those who hold the view that Balaram was not incarnation of Lord Vishnu but of the great serpent Sesha on whom Lord Vishnu reclines, claim that the ninth avatar is Buddha.
		Lord Vishnu assumed the form of a tortoise (kurma) and took the newly created earth on his back in order to render stability to the trembling globe.
		Lord Buddha was born to Mayadevi, the wife of Sakya King Shuddhodana, in the Lumbini forest, and named Siddhartha.
	www.public.iastate.edu /~wsanford/darshan/hindu_deities/ten_avatars.html (926 words)

	Avatar (disambiguation) Definition / Avatar (disambiguation) Research
		(the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form; "the Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu")
	www.elresearch.com /Avatar_(disambiguation) (926 words)

	::: L3xicon.com :::
		avatar -- (the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form; "the Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu")
		Avatar beruht auf der einfachen Tatsache, dass Ihre Überzeugungen bewirken, dass Sie jene Situationen oder Ereignisse anziehen, die Sie als Ihr Leben erfahren.
		An animatable 3D replica of someone's head created from one or two digital photographs of their face.
	a.l3xicon.com /avatar.html (926 words)

	Vishnu, Incarnation Vishnu , Statue Vishnu, Avatar Vishnu, Hindu God Vishnu
		Vishnu's final avatar is expected to arrive at a time when the earth is at the end of its present cycle, with the purpose of destroying the world and subsequently recreating it.
		Vishnu is one of the principal Hindu deities, worshipped as the protector and preserver of the world and restorer of dharma (moral order).
		Vishnu, taking the form of a large boar, Varaha, dived into the ocean and carried the goddess out of the ocean supported by his two tusks and his massive snout.
	www.lotussculpture.com /vishnu1.htm (1066 words)

	Buddha, Lord Buddha; Garden Buddha, Buddha Quote, Buddha Statues
		In Hindu Dogma, the Buddha is viewed as being the 9th avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu.
		The Buddha, whose original name was Siddhartha Gautama, was the founder of Buddhism, the religion and the philosophical system that produced a great culture throughout much of southern and eastern Asia.
		The Buddha was a son of the rulers Sakyas.
	www.lotussculpture.com /buddha1.htm (1066 words)

	MANTRA ON NET : Festivals Of India: Buddha Purnima
		The Buddha, who is considered the ninth avatar of Vishnu, reached Nirvana also on the full moon day of Vaishakh.
		Gautama, the Buddha was born in 544 BC in Lumbini, Nepal.
		Therefore Buddha Purnima marks the three major events in the life of this great apostle of peace.
	www.mantraonnet.com /buddha-purnima.html (347 words)

	Buddha Purnima 2005, Buddha Jayanti, Buddha Birthday 2005
		Buddha Jayanti or also known as Buddha Purnima is the most sacred festivals of Buddhist.
		Lord Buddha is considered the ninth avatar (incarnation) of Vishnu (Preserver in the Hindu Holy Trinity of Creator-Preserver-Destroyer).
		The teachings of the Buddha are solely to liberate human beings from the misery and sufferings of life.
	festivals.iloveindia.com /buddha-purnima (399 words)

	Buddha battered, dharma grounded
		The Hindu tradition (scholars prefer the term Indic) reveres Buddha as an avatar (incarnation) of Vishnu.
		At Bamiyan, the wheel of Dharma (dharma chakra) set in motion by Buddha when he proclaimed his new teaching to the world has been grounded; the monetary or artistic value of the relics being destroyed stands belittled before this grim truth.
		The most distasteful aspect of Taliban’s military offensive against the Bamiyan Buddhas and other pre-Islamic relics in Afghanistan is the ill-disguised glee of our predatory radical secularists who have worked overtime to subvert the significance of this civilizational assault and provide an alibi to its perpetrators.
	www.hvk.org /articles/0301/50.html (399 words)

	HOWDY INDIA
		Since, Airavata is considered to be an avatar of Vishnu, Buddha is also considered as an avatar of Vishnu.
		Buddha, an Avatar of Lord Vishnu and Airavata
		Many Hindus claim that this is the divine elephant Airavata, which is the vehicle of Lord Indra (king of the Devas).
	stuact.tamu.edu /stuorgs/ia/howdyindia/03-18-03/buddha.htm (1583 words)

	The Decline of Buddhism in India
		In fact, Hinduism eventually construed Buddha as a manifestation, or avatar, of the god Vishnu (Krishna is another avatar of Vishnu).
		The average Hindu thought of Buddha as a god among their gods; we find numerous indications that Buddha was worshipped by Hindus as any other god.
		By the time the Muslims began conquering India in the twelfth century, the number of monasteries had severely declined.
	www.wsu.edu:8080 /~dee/BUDDHISM/DECLINE.HTM (1583 words)

	The Decline of Buddhism in India
		In fact, Hinduism eventually construed Buddha as a manifestation, or avatar, of the god Vishnu (Krishna is another avatar of Vishnu).
		The average Hindu thought of Buddha as a god among their gods; we find numerous indications that Buddha was worshipped by Hindus as any other god.
		By the time the Muslims began conquering India in the twelfth century, the number of monasteries had severely declined.
	www.wsu.edu:8080 /~dee/BUDDHISM/DECLINE.HTM (272 words)

	sitemap.htm
		Hindu Gods and Goddesses such as Ganesha, Shiva, Buddha, Sita and Ram, Krishna, Lakshmi, Hanuman
		Hindu Gods : Kurma (Koorm) - Hindu God and Vishnu avatar (incarnation)
		Indian Epics and Stories : Ramayana, Churning of the Ocean, Life of Ganga, Hanuman, Krishna,...
	www.sanatansociety.org /sitemap.htm (2778 words)

	varaha
		It is generally accepted that Vishnu has ten avatars: Matsya, Kurma VARAHA, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashumrama, Rama, Krishna, Gautama Buddha, and Kalkin.
		Varaha the Boar was one of the Avatars of Vishnu.
		Varaha will return in the future as Vishnu's final avatar to rid the world of the wicked.
	www.geocities.com /supercaptainmandolin/varaha.html (230 words)

	Hindu Gods : Budhha - Vishnu avatar (incarnation)
		Buddha related that in a former life, it had been Yashoda's wish to be the wife of a Buddha and therefore had been his companion and helper for many years.
		Buddha refused to admit Yashoda to the order of priesthood, but many years later, he instituted the order of Buddhist nuns and Yashoda was admitted.
		When Yashoda heard that Buddha was coming, she cut her hair and went to see him.
	www.sanatansociety.org /hindu_gods_and_goddesses/buddha.htm (230 words)

	Prophecy 21: Kalki Avatar: "The Kings will be of churlish spirit, violent temper, and will be ever addicted to falsehood and wickedness."
		Kalki according to tradition is the tenth avatar or incarnation of Vishnu (Buddha was the ninth avatar of Vishnu).
		KALKI is the last of the avatars of Lord Vishnu."
		Kalki's Divine Mission is to close Kaliyuga, the current age of darkness and ignorance and usher in the Golden Age, a new ten thousand year cycle of peace, prosperity and harmony.
	www.adishakti.org /prophecies/21_shri_kalki_is_manifesting.htm (3059 words)

	Search results for 'Parashurama'
		Vishnu * The Fish (Matsyavatar) * The Tortoise (Kurmavatar) * The Boar (Varahavatar) * The Lion-Man (Narasimha Avatar) * The Dwarf (Vamana Avatar) * Parashurama (Rama with an axe) * Rama (the prince of Ayodhya) * Krishna (the black tribal) * Buddha (the completely enlightened one) * Kalki (the incarnation
		-- the brother of Rawana and an embassodor of Lord Ramachandra * Kripacharya -- the Brahmin of Hastinapur who taught the Pandavas and the Kauravas * Parashurama -- an avatar of Lord Vishnu, Rama with an axe Kamat's Potpourri The Timeless Theater Indian Mythology Webogs Research Database © 1996-2005
		List of Chiranjeevs (Those who do not die) from Indian Mythologies
	www.kamat.com /cgi-bin/htsearch?words=Parashurama (181 words)

	Official Legend for 11-17-05 Siddartha Gautama - :: LEAST I COULD DO FORUM::
		The founder and father of the Buddhist religion, Buddha was said to have been an Avatar of the great god Vishnu.
		Before he was incarnated as Gautama Siddartha, the Buddha resided in heaven, and told his followers that he had been Indra thirty-six times, and many hundred times ruler of the world.
		This is a severely limited excerpt of the life of Siddartha Gautama who later became Buddha, there are many more accounts of this so feel free to post excerpts from the other accounts, and compare all of them, this one seems to be the most common.
	www.leasticoulddo.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=6957 (952 words)

	ARTICLE : Puri rath yatra
		JAGANNATH AND BUDDHA In the 12th century AD, Jayadeva, the famous Vaishnava poet of Orissa, in his Geetagovinda, has described Buddhadev as the ninth avatar (incarnation) of Vishnu.
		Other poets have described Jagannath as an avatar of the Buddha.
		THE JAGANNATH CULT The Jagannath cult is based on the following principles: equality of all religions, equality of all communities, welfare of all, and impartial treatment of all.
	www.hindunet.org /srh_home/1996_7/msg00177.html (1742 words)

	Balarama
		En hinduism, Balarama (o Bala-rama), por muchos hindus, se considera ser el noveno avatar de Vishnu, aunque Srimad-Bhagavatam pretende que el noveno avatar de Vishnu es realmente Buddha.
		Balarama es pálido (mientras que oscuro-pelan a su hermano, Krishna).
		Lo casan con Revati, con el cual él es el padre de Nisatha y de Ulmuka.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/ba/Balarama.htm (1742 words)

	Glossary of Religious Terms
		As well as the central teacher of Buddhism, Buddha is an avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism.
		The most famous and popular Hindu scripture of before 200 BCE and part of the Mahabharata in which the avatar Krishna reveals himself to the warrior Arjuna about to battle and gives direction in how to do his duty and fight, a metaphor for duty based yoga.
		For the Hindu it is the second stage for the twice-born castes of being a householder and bringing up a family.
	www.change.freeuk.com /learning/relthink/relgloss.html (9100 words)

	Glossary of Religious Terms
		As well as the central teacher of Buddhism, Buddha is an avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism.
		The most famous and popular Hindu scripture of before 200 BCE and part of the Mahabharata in which the avatar Krishna reveals himself to the warrior Arjuna about to battle and gives direction in how to do his duty and fight, a metaphor for duty based yoga.
		Hinduism sees it as appearance instead of reality but such appearance is also demonstrative of the creative power of God.
	www.change.freeuk.com /learning/relthink/relgloss.html (9100 words)

	* Rama - (Esoteric): Definition
		According to doctrine, of the ten classical avatars of Vishnu, nine have come in the past: the fish, the tortoise, the boar, the man-lion, the dwarf, Rama, Rama-with-the-Axe, Krishna, and the Buddha.
		Rama is the seventh avatar of Vishnu in his solar aspect; in this sense Rama is important in Hindu astrology.
		Swami Rama Tirtha (famous wise man of India, 1873-1906), for example, explained his ability to control his heart rate,...
	www.bestknows.com /esoteric/rama.html (178 words)

	Notes to Top Ten #7
		The blue god on the far right is the Hindu god Vishnu, and I think the god to Vishnu's left is the Buddha, but I can't identify the gods to the right of Zeus Ammon.
		In Norse mythology Loki was, in fact, the spawn of giants (Farbauti and Laufey) and the begetter of monsters (the Fenris wolf, the Midgard Serpent Jormungand, and the death goddess Hel).
		The god on the right is obviously Krishna, the Hindu god who is the avatar of Vishnu.
	ratmmjess.tripod.com /topten7.html (178 words)

	The Hare Krsnas - Battles of Vishnu Avatars - Kalki Avatar, Killer of Kali Yuga Demons
		The Hare Krsnas - Battles of Vishnu Avatars - Kalki Avatar, Killer of Kali Yuga Demons
		That is predicted in the Vedic literatures, as Lord Buddha's appearance was also predicted in the Srimad-Bhagavatam.
		Therefore about Lord Buddha's appearance it is predicted that at the beginning of Kali-yuga Lord Buddha will appear.
	www.harekrsna.com /philosophy/associates/demons/vishnu/kalki.htm (178 words)

	Avatar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Balarama is considered one of the ten avatars by Gaudiyas and Srivaishnavas, but in North India and in Dvaita he is an incarnation of Vishnu's serpent Adi Sesha rather than of Vishnu himself.
		Vaishnava poet Jayadeva Gosvami (12th century) in his famous Dasavatara stotra from Gita Govinda glorifies both Balarama (as 8th avatar) and Buddha (as 9th avatar).
		Gaudiya Vaishnava types of avatar chart; similar beliefs with some modifications with Krishna as the Supreme Person.
	en.letsrock.ch /wiki/Avatar (2040 words)

	k-kaq.htm
		The "White Horse Avatar", which will be the last manvantaric incarnation of Vishnu, according to the Brahmins; of Maitreya Buddha, agreeably to Northern Buddhists; of Sosiosh, the last hero and Saviour of the Zoroastrians, as claimed by Parsis; and of the "Faithful and True" on the white Horse (Rev. xix., 2).
		WGa Kama-manas, a compound term used in Theosophical literature to designate the state of mind or manas when closely associated with Kama, or desire; it may therefore be said to be lower manas, as it is mind directed by, and functioning in, desire to a greater extent than in and by -Buddhi.
		Still it has its esoteric significance and is a name of Brahma in his phallic character as generator or Prajapati (q.v.).
	www.theosophy-nw.org /theosnw/ctg/k-kaq.htm (6151 words)

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