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By including Christ as just another avatara of Vishnu, they indirectly make Christianity just another sect of Hinduism.

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Sri Sinha-sinha — This lion-headed goddess, with the lion headed-man on her pedestal, is probably intended forNarasinha, the sakti or female energy of theNarasinha avatara.

Chausath Yogini Temple - Inventory of Goddesses and Gods | Angkor Wat Apsara & Devata: Khmer Women in Divine Context 2010

And given that Rama was an avatar of Vishnu, and Sita an avatara of Lakshmi, it makes sense to see the two of them together before and after the movie and also adds significance to the role-reversal gag at the start of the end titles.

The Gods in Sita Sings the Blues | Spontaneous ∂erivation 2009

The origin of Lord Skanda, the purpose of His avatara and its significance are of much importance to all seekers after Truth.

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The origin of Lord Skanda, the purpose of His avatara and its significance are of much importance to all seekers after Truth.

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Since the fourth century CE, the Hindus regarded Buddha as one of the ten incarnations (Skt. avatara) of their supreme god, Vishnu.

The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Empire ��� 1 The Spread of Buddhism in Central Asia and Adjacent Regions before the Advent of the Arabs 2006

Engaging in Bodhisattva Behavior (Bodhisattvacharya-avatara).

Preliminaries for Meditation or Study: The Seven-Limb Practice 2001

Other details are merely attempts to explain Islamic beliefs in terms understandable to Buddhists and Hindus, such as describing Muhammad as an incarnation of Rahman, much like Krishna being an incarnation (Skt. avatara) of Vishnu.

Buddhist-Muslim Doctrinal Relations: Past, Present, and Future 2001

The growth of popular Polytheism in modern India is due to the fact that the Brahmins, by their doctrine of divine embodiments (avatara), create holy men into deities actually worshipped.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

An Anglicized form of the Sanskrit, avatara, "descent", from the root tr, "pass" (cf. Latin in-trare), and the preposition ava, "down".

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913