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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:
-<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>
-== Notes ==
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-==Further reading==
-*[http://www.theosophy.ph/encyclo/index.php?title=Avat%C4%81ra# Avatāra] at Theosopedia
-[[Category:Sanskrit terms]]
-[[Category:Theosophical concepts]]
-[[Category:Hindu terms]]