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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Statements (49)

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 Buddha ⓘ
linked to: Shakyamuni 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 ⓘ
linked to: Lakshmi avatar
religion Hinduism ⓘ
scripturalContext Itihasas ⓘ
linked to: Itihasa

Puranas ⓘ
sequenceEnd Kalki ⓘ
sequenceStart Matsya ⓘ
theologicalRole avatars of Vishnu in different yugas ⓘ
traditionalOrder Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rama, Krishna, Buddha, Kalki ⓘ
linked to: Dashavatara
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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vishnu → associatedWith → Dashavatara ⓘ
Vaishnavism → hasConcept → dashavatara (ten principal avatars of Vishnu) ⓘ
linked to: Dashavatara
Matsya → relatedConcept → Dashavatara ⓘ
Kurma → category → Dashavatara ⓘ
Dashavatara → traditionalOrder → Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rama, Krishna, Buddha, Kalki ⓘ
linked to: Dashavatara
Varaha → category → Dashavatara ⓘ
Kalki → relatedFigure → Dashavatara of Vishnu ⓘ
linked to: Dashavatara
Marathi theatre → developedFrom → Dashavatar ⓘ
linked to: Dashavatara
Vamana → memberOf → Dashavatara ⓘ
Varaha Cave Temple → hasReliefTheme → Dashavatara of Vishnu ⓘ
linked to: Dashavatara
Adi Varaha → belongsTo → Dashavatara tradition ⓘ
linked to: Dashavatara
Vishnuyasha → relatedConcept → Dashavatara ⓘ
subject linked to: Vishnuyasha (father)
Kalkin → category → Avatars of Vishnu ⓘ
linked to: Dashavatara
Hindu mythology → includesStoryCycle → Dashavatara of Vishnu ⓘ
linked to: Dashavatara
Kurma → partOf → Dashavatara ⓘ
subject linked to: Kurma avatar of Vishnu
Kurma → relatedConcept → Dashavatara ⓘ
subject linked to: Kurma avatar of Vishnu
Bhrigupati → mythologicalContext → Dashavatara of Vishnu ⓘ
linked to: Dashavatara
Brahma-datta Rama → belongsTo → Dashavatara (ten principal avatars of Vishnu) ⓘ
linked to: Dashavatara
Upendra → relatedConcept → Dashavatara ⓘ
Varaha → partOf → Dashavatara of Vishnu ⓘ
subject linked to: Varaha avatar of Vishnu
linked to: Dashavatara