what would u people say was the greatest vishnu avatars?
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Ram \nsqueaky clean. committed a couple of mistakes and made sure he paid for it. The Ramayana is the greatest epic in my view. Though a bit idealisitic in today's scenario it projects what truth is.
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Real?  Satan\nFictional?  Ganondorf... or maybe Darth Sidious
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Lord Vishnu is considered to have 16 planes of consciousness.  Any avatar with all these 16 consciousness is considered as Purna Avatar.  Otherwise, it is Ansha Avatar.\n\nPurna (Sanskrit) - Complete\nAnsha (Sanskrit) - Part\n\nOnly Lord Krishna is Purna Avatar with 16 rays.\nThen comes Lord Rama with 14 rays.\nAll the rest of the avatars are even lesser consciousness.
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yahoo dictionary: NOUN: \n\nThe incarnation of a Hindu deity, especially Vishnu, in human or animal form. \nAn embodiment, as of a quality or concept; an archetype: the very avatar of cunning. \nA temporary manifestation or aspect of a continuing entity: occultism in its present avatar.
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Lord SHIVA is the supreme
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My favorite God is one God who makes Him/Herself known to me in so many ways.  So it is strange for me to say, "My favorite god is...." because to do so, I'd be denying these other manifestations of God which are equally important.\n\nBut you know, I have found Ganesha to be perhaps the most accessible form of God.  How odd that the most fantastical-looking manifestation of God seems to me the most real of all!  But see, it makes sense because Ganesha is the one who guards the door.  (Schneb, are you listening?!)  We greet him first.  He is somewhat of an intermediary, if you wish to call him that.  And he removes the obstacles that would come in our way of getting to know God in more of his fullness.\n\nI love Sri Krishna.  I love His words He spoke in the Bhagavad Gita.  \nI love Saraswati Ma, because she is the Goddess of wisdom and learning.  And I am a life-long student.  \nI love Lakshmi because she is our mother, and as a mother she loves us and intercedes on our behalf to our father, Vishnu.\n\nAs for a Saint, well I love Meera Bai.
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khatmandu\n\nthis question is not related to mythology and folklore btw\nand thanks for the 2 pts! =)
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pick the one that has the cutest avatar =] lol
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Sri Venkateswara Temple in Thirupathi, South India is probably the most visited place of worship in the world. About 30,000 people visit it every day. According to the story, Vekateswara Swami is the reincarnation of Vishnu in 10th century AD. He had two wives, one of who is a muslim, Bibi Nancharamma. She is considered as Bhudeve (Mother Earth) and prayed. Hindus dont see it as a contradiction because of her background.
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Samson\nDavid\nSolomon
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Sri, also known as Lakshmi is the most commonly worshipped Hindu goddess. Since hinduism probably has the largest body of goddess worshippers of any particular religion, it is a safe bet that Sri is number one.\nSome people would define the cult of Mary within Christianity as a form of Goddess worship. However, this probably doesn't count since the worshippers of Mary themselves would probably not agree.
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haha, hindus, primarily pray to 3 deities..........\n\nthey are shakti (kali), vishnu, and shiva........\n\nkrishna is incarnation of vishnu......\n\nso ppl who workship vishnu are called vaisnavas,\nand those who workship shiva are called shivaites,\n\nnow , shivates, wear ash on their heads, 3 horizontal lines, which represents shivism,( shiva wears the ash like that, so followers also do the same)\n\nand vaisnavites wear the "yellow stuff" as u put it lol, they are 3 lines upwards, ie, vertical lines, to represent that they are vaisnavites......\n\nthey are monks, and they give up the world, and dont keep any posessions, they dont enjoy any luxuries, and are always trying to help the world......\n\nthey should not keep any posessions as a rule......\n\nso they beg alms from day to day and carry them, and carry ash sometimes, in those bags.....\n\nand why not?????\n\nu mean why yellow? , yellow clothes are worn by vishnu, \nyellow is supposed to represent wisdom or intelligence, i am not sure......\n\nand if you are confused with krisna and vishnu, like i said, krisna is an incarnation of vishnu, so workshippers of krisna are considered vaisnavas........\n\ndid u get the idea??\n\nand the robes they wear are in orange color, orange color represents renunciation and purity.......\n\nthe orange clothes are there to remind them that they are monks,(and have to be pure in thought word and deed, )\nand that their purpose is to serve(help) humanity......\n\ngot the idea?
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Satan was the most beautiful angel. supposedly. but ive always been fond of Micheal as well.
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Most popular and worshipped hindu god is shiva. (Krishna was never a god but an avatar... god manifest in human form)-\n\n\nShiva lingam is the most worshipped entity in the Hinduism religion. We find Shiva temples having a Shiva lingam installed in them at every nook and corner of India nay world. Why?\n\nShiva who is considered as a part of the Trinity in hinduism represents the most powerful among all the three entities. The first being Brahma... the creator! The second being Vishnu the maintainer (preserver) and the last being Mahesh (Shiva) the destroyer!\n\nAnd why is the entity of Shiva considered as the most powerful? It is because one who finally makes the system go round is Shiva. Brahma creates and Vishnu maintains the creation but unless and until Shiva destroys one who is born... every entity would grow beyond limits.\n\n\nBased upon the theory of karma... when the time comes... it is Shiva who has to snuff out life so that there can be a new beginning... a new start! Unless and until the decaying body withers and dies out... a new life can never germinate.\n\nTo maintain balance in the whole of Cosmos is the responsibility of Shiva. And why is so much significance attached to the Shiva lingam that people worship it.\n\n\nThe reasons are absolutely clear... everyone fears death and none wants untimely death! To ward of the evil effects of death people worship Shiva lingam with total submission. It is the faith in the power of the Shiva that people pay their obeisance to the Shiva lingam.\n\nOn the other part Shiva lingam denotes the power of the lingam. It is symbolic of the creative power of the Cosmos. It is the lingam which is able to create a life on Mother Earth as God meant it to be.\n\nProperly used... this power can be transmuted into pure creative energy. It is this power which when subdued wisely leads to the awakening of the Kundalini in human beings and man in particular. The awakening of the Kundalini can never occur otherwise. More here- http://www.godrealized.com/shivalingam.html
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ANJUM CHOPRA..\nSHE IS TOO BEAUTYFUL.\nI LOVE HER.IF YOU SEE HER, YOU TOO.
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I love myself and anything related to me. I'm aweasome. I'm the best human being in the universe, and, like me, my avatar is surely the prettiest of all.\n\nI own your souls.
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One according to the Vedic texts.  One Supreme God who's original name is Krishna He has unlimited names and forms. Otherwise how can we call Him unlimited.  There are dimi-gods which are Gods superintendants or servants in the material world.  They wanted positions of control so Krishna is so Kind He gives them these Jobs even though He could do everything Himself.  One for Rain  Indra one for Sun Surya, one for Moon Chandra,  There are so many, millions and millions because there millions of planets.  And they are all occupied by demi-gods and angels of sorts.  One God Many servants.   The Hindus tend to put them all in one box and say they are all God.  But this is a misunderstanding.  As many Christians sects there are so the Hindu's They misconstrue who's who.  go to http://www.stephen-knapp.com for universal truth, Vedic culture and actual Hindu understanding.