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| '''Avatāra''' (devanāgarī: अवतार) is a [[Sanskrit]] word meaning "descent", and in [[Hinduism]] refers to a deliberate incarnation of a deity or supreme being on earth.
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| In [[H. P. Blavatsky]] words:
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| <blockquote>'''Avatâra''' (Sk.) Divine incarnation. The descent of a god or some exalted Being, who has progressed beyond the necessity of Rebirths, into the body of a simple mortal. Krishna was an avatar of Vishnu. The Dalai Lama is regarded as an avatar of Avalokiteswara, and the Teschu Lama as one of Tson-kha-pa, or Amitâbha. There are two kinds of avatars: those born from woman, and the parentless, the anupapâdaka.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 44.</ref></blockquote>
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| == Kalki Avatar ==
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| In [[Hinduism]], '''Kalki''' (Devanagari: कल्कि) is the tenth and final Maha Avatar (great incarnation) of [[Vishnu]], who will bring to an end the present age of darkness and destruction known as [[Kali Yuga]]. He will establish a new era based on truth, righteousness, humanism and goodness, called [[Satya Yuga]]. The origins of the name Kalki probably lie in the [[Sanskrit]] word "kalka" which refers to mud, dirt, filth, or foulness and hence denotes the "destroyer of foulness," "destroyer of confusion," "destroyer of darkness," or "annihilator of ignorance."<ref>[http://www.ismaili.net/Source/nikakalki.html The Kalki Purana]</ref>
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| == Notes ==
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| <references/>
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| ==Further reading==
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| *[http://www.theosophy.ph/encyclo/index.php?title=Avat%C4%81ra# Avatāra] at Theosopedia
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| [[Category:Sanskrit terms]]
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| [[Category:Hindu terms]]
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