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Dashavatara

The Dashavatara (Sanskrit: दशावतार, IAST: daśāvatāra) are the ten primary avatars of Vishnu, a principal Hindu god. Vishnu is said to descend in the form of an avatar to restore cosmic order. The word Dashavatara derives from daśa, meaning "ten", and avatāra, roughly equivalent to "incarnation". The list of included avatars varies across sects and regions, particularly with respect to the inclusion of Balarama (brother of Krishna) or the Buddha. Though no list can be uncontroversially presented as standard, the "most accepted list found in Puranas and other texts is [...] Krishna, Buddha." Most draw from the following set of figures, in this order: Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rama, Krishna, or Balarama, Buddha or Krishna, and Kalki. In traditions that omit Krishna, he often replaces Vishnu as the source of all avatars. Some traditions include a regional deity such as Vithoba or Jagannath in penultimate position, replacing Krishna or Buddha. All avatars have appeared except one: Kalki, who will appear at the end of the Kali Yuga. The order of the ancient concept of Dashavataras has also been interpreted to be reflective of modern Darwinian evolution, as a description of the evolution of consciousness.

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· List of Avatars › Lists
1
1
Position
1
Krishna, BuddhaNorth Indian Bhagavatism, Sadh Vaishnavism, ISKCON
Matsya (fish)
Balarama, KrishnaSmartism, Shaiva Siddhanta, Sri Vaishnavism
Satya Yuga
2
2
Position
2
Krishna, BuddhaNorth Indian Bhagavatism, Sadh Vaishnavism, ISKCON
Kurma (turtle, tortoise)
3
3
Position
3
Krishna, BuddhaNorth Indian Bhagavatism, Sadh Vaishnavism, ISKCON
Varaha (boar)
4
4
Position
4
Krishna, BuddhaNorth Indian Bhagavatism, Sadh Vaishnavism, ISKCON
Narasimha (man-lion)
5
5
Position
5
Krishna, BuddhaNorth Indian Bhagavatism, Sadh Vaishnavism, ISKCON
Vamana (dwarf-god)
Balarama, KrishnaSmartism, Shaiva Siddhanta, Sri Vaishnavism
Treta Yuga
6
6
Position
6
Krishna, BuddhaNorth Indian Bhagavatism, Sadh Vaishnavism, ISKCON
Parashurama (Brahmin warrior)
7
7
Position
7
Krishna, BuddhaNorth Indian Bhagavatism, Sadh Vaishnavism, ISKCON
Rama
8
8
Position
8
Krishna, BuddhaNorth Indian Bhagavatism, Sadh Vaishnavism, ISKCON
Krishna
Balarama, KrishnaSmartism, Shaiva Siddhanta, Sri Vaishnavism
Balarama
Balarama, BuddhaGaudiya Vaishnavism, ISKCON
Balarama
Balarama, JagannathaGovardhan Math
Balarama
Krishna, VithobaWarkari Sampradaya
Krishna
Yuga
Dvapara Yuga,Kali Yuga in case of Buddha
9
9
Position
9
Krishna, BuddhaNorth Indian Bhagavatism, Sadh Vaishnavism, ISKCON
Buddha
Balarama, KrishnaSmartism, Shaiva Siddhanta, Sri Vaishnavism
Krishna
Balarama, BuddhaGaudiya Vaishnavism, ISKCON
Buddha
Balarama, JagannathaGovardhan Math
Jagannatha
Krishna, VithobaWarkari Sampradaya
Vithoba
10
10
Position
10
Krishna, BuddhaNorth Indian Bhagavatism, Sadh Vaishnavism, ISKCON
Kalki (prophesied 10th avatar who ends the Kali Yuga)
Balarama, KrishnaSmartism, Shaiva Siddhanta, Sri Vaishnavism
Kali Yuga
Position
Krishna, BuddhaNorth Indian Bhagavatism, Sadh Vaishnavism, ISKCON
Balarama, KrishnaSmartism, Shaiva Siddhanta, Sri Vaishnavism
Balarama, BuddhaGaudiya Vaishnavism, ISKCON
Balarama, JagannathaGovardhan Math
Krishna, VithobaWarkari Sampradaya
Yuga
1
Matsya (fish)
Satya Yuga
2
Kurma (turtle, tortoise)
3
Varaha (boar)
4
Narasimha (man-lion)
5
Vamana (dwarf-god)
Treta Yuga
6
Parashurama (Brahmin warrior)
7
Rama
8
Krishna
Balarama
Balarama
Balarama
Krishna
Dvapara Yuga,Kali Yuga in case of Buddha
9
Buddha
Krishna
Buddha
Jagannatha
Vithoba
10
Kalki (prophesied 10th avatar who ends the Kali Yuga)
Kali Yuga

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