What is Dashavatar?
The '''Dashavatara''' refers to the ten main [[Incarnation|incarnations]] of [[Vishnu|Lord Vishnu]], the god of preservation. Vishnu is said to descend in the form of an avatar to restore balance in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-18 |title=Dashavatara List - 10 Avatars of Lord Vishnu |url=https://vedicfeed.com/10-avatars-vishnu-dashavatara-list/ |access-date=2021-10-24 |website=vedicfeed.com}}</ref> The list of included avatars varies across sects and regions. All avatars have appeared except [[Kalki]], who will appear at the end of the [[Kali Yuga]]. The order of the ancient concept of Dashavataras has been interpreted to be reflective of modern Darwinian evolution- it is the theory of evolution told as a story, written between 12.000-14,000 years ago. It describes the cycle of [[human evolution]] beginning in water as [[Matsya]] the fish, on to the amphibious phase (half land and water) as [[Kurma|Koorma]], the tortoise, on to begin firmly established on land as the wild boar [[Varaha]], then [[Narasimha|Narsimha]]- half man- half animal, followed by [[Vamana]], the Dwarf man, on to [[Parashurama]], the emotionally volatile man, on to [[Raam|Rama]], the peaceful man, [[Krishna]], a loving man , and [[Buddha]], a peaceful man who preached how to attain enlightenment, who is said to be succeeded by the final incarnation of Vishnu, or the last stage of evolution as [[Kalki]], the mystical man. This is thus also a description of the evolution of consciousness.<ref>{{Cite web |last=M. A. |first=English Literature |title=The 10 Avatars of the Hindu God Vishnu |url=https://www.learnreligions.com/avatars-of-vishnu-p2-1769984 |access-date=2021-10-24 |website=Learn Religions |language=en}}</ref> [[File:Aarti-Dashavatar.jpg|thumb|238x238px|Vishnu depicted with his Avatars[Incarnations]]] == Etymology == The Word Dashavatar means Ten Incarnations or Ten Avatars * '''Dash'<nowiki/>''' or '''<nowiki/>'Daśā'''' (दश) means 'ten' * '''<nowiki/>'Avatara'''' (अवतार) means 'incarnation' The word “'''Avatar'''”, a Sa