Dashavatara

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Dashavatara refers to the ten principal incarnations of the Hindu god Vishnu, each believed to appear in different ages to restore cosmic order and righteousness.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concept in Hinduism
set of Vishnu avatars
associatedDeity Vishnu
cosmicFunction destruction of evil
preservation of righteousness
protection of the universe
culturalInfluence Hindu art
Hindu temple iconography
Sanskrit and vernacular literature
classical Indian dance
describes ten principal avatars of Vishnu
eschatologicalElement Kalki as future avatar
festivalAssociation Janmashtami
Rama Navami
iconographicTheme Dashavatara panels on temple walls
languageOfTerm Sanskrit
literalMeaning ten avatars
member Shakyamuni Buddha
surface form: Buddha

Kalki
Krishna
Kurma
Matsya
Narasimha
Parashurama
Rama
Vamana
Varaha
numberOfMembers 10
philosophicalContext Vaishnavism
purpose restoration of cosmic order
restoration of dharma
regionOfProminence India
Nepal
Southeast Asia
relatedConcept avatar
relatedDeity Lakshmi avatar
surface form: Lakshmi
religion Hinduism
scripturalContext Itihasa
surface form: Itihasas

Puranas
sequenceEnd Kalki
sequenceStart Matsya
theologicalRole avatars of Vishnu in different yugas
traditionalOrder Dashavatara self-linksurface differs
surface form: Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rama, Krishna, Buddha, Kalki
variationNote lists sometimes replace Buddha with Balarama
worshipPractice recitation of Dashavatara stotras
yugaAssociation Dvapara Yuga
Kali Yuga
Satya Yuga
Treta Yuga

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Vishnu associatedWith Dashavatara
Vaishnavism hasConcept Dashavatara
this entity surface form: dashavatara (ten principal avatars of Vishnu)
Matsya relatedConcept Dashavatara
Kurma category Dashavatara
Dashavatara traditionalOrder Dashavatara self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rama, Krishna, Buddha, Kalki
Varaha category Dashavatara
Kalki relatedFigure Dashavatara
this entity surface form: Dashavatara of Vishnu
Marathi theatre developedFrom Dashavatara
this entity surface form: Dashavatar
Vamana memberOf Dashavatara