Lemma: avatāra (mn)
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Temporal probability mass distribution
- a Tirtha or sacred place (MW)
- any distinguished person in the language of respect is called an Avatāra or incarnation of a deity (MW)
- any new and unexpected appearance (MW)
- appearance of any deity upon earth (but more particularly the incarnations of Viṣṇu in ten principal forms) (MW)
- descent (especially of a deity from heaven) (MW)
- opportunity of catching any one (MW)
- translation (MW)
| Topic |
Frequency |
| Mahāyāna |
32 |
| avatāras |
13 |
| Birth, childhood, and youth |
9 |
| jātaka, avadāna |
8 |
| Sāṃkhya |
6 |
| praise of Viṣṇu (namas) |
6 |
| Mahābhārata |
5 |
| Viṣṇu, Vishnuism |
5 |
| Buddha's life |
5 |
| narrative literature |
4 |
| Buddhism |
4 |
| Bhakti |
4 |
| Buddha |
3 |
| Churning of the Milk Ocean |
3 |
| Kalki(n) |
3 |
| Alchemy |
3 |
| Teacher (guru) and pupil (śiṣya), ācārya |
3 |
| Cosmogony |
3 |
| Kṛṣṇa |
2 |
| inundation |
2 |
| Matsyāvatāra |
2 |
| Kaṃsa |
2 |
| mantra |
2 |
| Prahlāda, Hiraṇyakaśipu |
1 |
| purity, impurity, śuddhi, śodhana, śauca |
1 |
| Names of Viṣṇu, sahasranāman |
1 |
| worship of the Buddha |
1 |
| Varāha |
1 |
| war and rivalry of Devas and Asuras |
1 |
| Genealogies |
1 |
| Creation of the world |
1 |
| Harivaṃśa |
1 |
| Rāmāyaṇa |
1 |
| pralaya, destruction of the world |
1 |
| Behaviour, strīdharma |
1 |
| marriage, wedding |
1 |
| dharma |
1 |
| Politics |
1 |
| gṛhastha, householder |
1 |
| karman doctrine |
1 |
| Kashmirian Shivaism |
1 |
| divorce |
1 |
| Concept | Notes | Count |
| avatar | the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form; "the Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu" | 5 |
| origin | an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events | 1 |
| opportunity | a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance" | 1 |
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