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  2. Dashavatara - Wikipedia

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    According to this tradition, the first was the ninth avatar of Vishnu, while the second was the historical Buddha. [52] [note 12] Conversely, Vishnu has also been assimilated into Sinhalese Buddhist culture, [55] and Mahayana Buddhism is sometimes called Buddha-Bhagavatism. [56] By this period, the concept of Dashavatara was fully developed. [57]

  3. Mohini - Wikipedia

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    The crown shields him against all harm. Vishnu as Mohini then enchants Virochana and steals his crown. The demon, thus unprotected, is killed by Vishnu. [24] Another South Indian legend about the demon Araka associates Mohini with Krishna (an avatar of Vishnu) rather than the god himself. The demon Araka had become virtually invincible because ...

  4. Vamana - Wikipedia

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    'Vamana' is one of the names of Vishnu to repeat at a sacred rite to take place 'On the eighth day in the dark half mingled with the Rohini star' (Part 1: 131.3; 10–16) Bali is stated by Hari to be the son of Virocana , grandson of Prahlada , the son of Hiranyakasipu (killed by the Narasimha avatar of Vishnu), and to have had 100 sons of his ...

  5. Varaha - Wikipedia

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    The deity Varaha derives its name from the Sanskrit word varaha (Devanagari: वराह, varāha) meaning "boar" or "wild boar". [1] The word varāha is from Proto-Indo-Iranian term warāȷ́ʰá, meaning boar. It is thus related to Avestan varāza, Kurdish beraz, Middle Persian warāz, and New Persian gorāz (گراز), all meaning "wild ...

  6. Hayagriva Upanishad - Wikipedia

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    It is a minor Upanishad, dedicated to Hayagriva – the horse-faced avatar of the god Vishnu. [1] It belongs to the Vaishnava sect, which worships Vishnu, and is associated with the Atharvaveda. [2] In a Telugu language anthology of 108 Upanishads of the Muktika in the modern era, narrated by Rama to Hanuman, it is listed at number 100. [3]

  7. Dashavatar (film) - Wikipedia

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    Dashavatar is a 2008 animated film based on the ten incarnations (Dashavatara) of Vishnu. [2] [3] The film is produced by Vimal Shah under the banner of Phoebus Media. It is directed by Bhavik Thakore. Music is by Anand Kurhekar with lyrics by Sandeep Khare. The movie centers on the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu as seen by two children.

  8. Kurma - Wikipedia

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    Kurma (Sanskrit: कूर्म, lit. 'Turtle' or 'Tortoise'), is the second avatar of the Hindu preserver deity, Vishnu.Originating in Vedic literature such as the Yajurveda as being synonymous with the Saptarishi called Kashyapa, Kurma is most commonly associated in post-Vedic literature such as the Puranas.

  9. Jagannath - Wikipedia

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    Jagannath appeared in the form of Rama, another avatar of Vishnu, to Tulsidas, who worshipped him as Rama and called him Raghunath during his visit to Puri in the 16th century. [ 49 ] [ 50 ] Sometimes one regards him as one of the avatars (incarnations) of Krishna (i.e., Buddha-Jagannath) or Vishnu (i.e., Vamana).