The Ten Avatars of Vishnu
Number | Name | Form, Identity |
1 | Matsya | Fish |
2 | Kurma | Turtle |
3 | Varaha | Boar |
4 | Narasimha | Man-Lion |
5 | Vamana | Dwarf |
6 | Parashu-Rama | Rama with ax |
7 | Rama | Hero of Ramayana (wife Sita, Hanuman) |
8 | Krishna | Teacher of Bhagavad Gita (wife Rada) |
9 | Buddha Balarama | Founder of Buddhism; Alternate, brother of Krishna |
10 | Kalki | Horse, future avatar |
Sources
- Winfried Corduan, Neighboring Faiths (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1998), p. 203.