Monday, October 22, 2007

Avatar and Atman

Avatar: Avatars are incarnations of a higher being. Avatars are usually sent to earth for a set purpose. Avatars are generally incarnations of vishnu that Hindus worship. There are four main types of avatars Purusha (the original avatars of vishnu), Guna (who controll the three modes of nature), manvantara (who are responsible for creating offspring throughout the world), and Shaktyavesa.

Atman: This word is used in the Hindu religion to identify a person's soul or ones true self beyond their worldly exsistence. This is a basic Hindu principle in which people become "one" with Brahman.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atman_%28Hinduism%29 http://www.reference.com/search?q=atman

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