Dashavatara
The ten descents of VishnuFish, tortoise, boar, man-lion, dwarf, and on to Rama, Krishna, the Buddha and the rider yet to come: the ten descents of Vishnu are the tradition's great roll-call of the divine entering the world, age after age, to set it right.
A quick reference entry. For the full account, follow the guides below.
Guides and journal
- The Dashavatara: The Ten Avatars of Vishnu Deities
They are the Dashavatara , the ten descents of Vishnu, and they are the tradition's great roll-call of the times God came down.
- What is an Avatar? Deities
The ten, and the many The best-known form of the doctrine is the Dashavatara , the ten descents of Vishnu: Matsya the fish, Kurma the tortoise, Varaha the boar, Narasimha the man-lion, Vamana the dwarf, Parashu…
- Who is Vishnu? Deities
The tradition's most famous answer is the dashavatara , the ten descents.
- When will Kalki come, and what will he look like? Journal
Kalki, the tenth and last of the ten great descents of Vishnu, the Dashavatara , comes at the close of our present age, the Kali Yuga.