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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