The Surya Siddhanta (सूर्य सिद्धांत) is a Sanskrit treatise in Indian astronomy dated to the 4th to 5th century, in fourteen chapters. This Siddhanta describes rules to…
Treta Yuga (त्रेतायुग), in Hinduism, is the second and second-best of the four yugas (world ages) in a Yuga Cycle, preceded by Krita (Satya) Yuga and…
Kalki (कल्कि), also known as Kalkin, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hindu Deity Vishnu. According to Vaishnava cosmology, Kalki is destined to appear…
The Buddha (बुद्ध) is considered the ninth avatar among the ten major avatars of the God Vishnu, according to the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism. The Buddha has been…
Krishna (कृष्ण) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme God in his own right. He is…
Rama (राम) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the seventh and one of the most popular avatars of Vishnu. In Rama-centric Hindu…
Parashurama (परशुराम), also referred to as Rama Jamadagnya, Rama Bhargava, and Virarama, is the sixth avatar among the Dashavatara of the preserver God Vishnu in Hinduism. Hindu tradition holds…
Vamana (वामन), also known as Trivikrama (त्रिविक्रम), Urukrama (उरुक्रमा), Upendra (उपेन्द्र), Dadhivamana (दधिवामन), and Balibandhana (बालीबंधना), is an avatar of the Hindu deity Vishnu. He is the fifth avatar of Vishnu and the first Dashavatara in…
Narasimha (नरसिंह) is the fourth avatara of the Hindu God Vishnu in the Satya Yuga. He was incarnated as a part-lion and part-man,…
Varaha (वराह) is the third avatar of the Hindu God Vishnu, in the form of a boar. Varaha is generally listed as the third…