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AVATAR
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Page 51
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AVATAR , a See also: Sanskrit word meaning " descent," specially used in See also: Hindu See also: mythology (and so in See also: English) to express the incarnation of a deity visiting the See also: earth for any purpose
.
The ten Avatars of Vishnu are the most famous
.
The See also: Hindus believe he has appeared (I) as a See also: fish, (2) as a See also: tortoise, (3) as a hog, (4) as a See also: monster, See also: half See also: man half See also: lion, to destroy the giant Iranian, (5) as a dwarf, (6) as Rama, (7) again as Rama for the purpose of killing the thousand-armed giant Cartasuciriargunan, (8) as See also: Krishna, (9) as See also: Buddha
.
They allege that the tenth Avatar has yet to occur and will be in the See also: form of a See also: white-winged
See also: horse (Kalki) who will destroy the earth
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