Is Buddha an avatara of Lord Vishnu?

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I have read somewhere that Buddha is an avatara of Lord Vishnu. At the

same time they omit the name of Balarama as an avatara. I have heard

from childhood that Balarama is an avatara of Lord Vishnu. Can anyone

please clarify this with some classical references.

 

Regards,

Kannan

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as what i have heard , balram is shehnag , he is laxman in ramayan , and balaram in mahabharat,

 

 

pls corrct buddies of i am wrong

 

 

cheers

 

Prashu

On 8/18/05, kankan_73 <kankan_73 > wrote:

Dear Members,I have read somewhere that Buddha is an avatara of Lord Vishnu. At

the same time they omit the name of Balarama as an avatara. I have heard from

childhood that Balarama is an avatara of Lord Vishnu. Can anyone please clarify

this with some classical references.Regards,KannanArchives:

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Balaram is not a Sri Vishnu avataar he is Lakshman in tretha yug and asks a var

with Lord Rama to be his elder brother which fructifies as Balaram, Lord

Krishna's Elder brother in dwapar yug.

 

Yes Lord Budhaa is Sri Vishnu's Avataar.We can see in Dasavtars of Sri Vishnu

and Lord Balaji is the Kaliug Avataar.

 

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Sunil kumar Varanasi

Prashant <prashant37 > wrote:

Hi kanan,

 

as what i have heard , balram is shehnag , he is laxman in ramayan , and balaram in mahabharat,

 

 

pls corrct buddies of i am wrong

 

 

cheers

 

Prashu

On 8/18/05, kankan_73 <kankan_73 > wrote: Dear Members,I have read

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the name of Balarama as an avatara. I have heard from childhood that Balarama

is an avatara of Lord Vishnu. Can anyone please clarify this with some

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar :

 

"Balarama is the ninth avatar according to Puranic tradition. Scholars believe

that with the increase in popularity of

Buddhism in India, some time in the latter half of the first millennium CE, a

belief that Buddha is the ninth avatar gained prominence as an example of the

remarkable ability of Hinduism to assimilate other ideas and cultures and it

ultimately contributed to the decline of Buddhism in India. Vaishnava poet

Jayadeva Gosvami (12th century) in his famous

Dasavatara stotra from Gita Govinda glorifies both Balarama (as 8th avatar) and

Buddha (as 9th avatar).

Buddha is therefore often referred to as Buddhadev ("Divine Buddha") by many

Hindus. Buddhists, however, do not consider Buddha to be an avatar. A prominent

contemporary Hindu thinker who considered Buddha an avatar was Sarvepalli

Radhakrishnan.

On the other hand, followers of Dvaita, in particular, do not consider Buddha to

be an avatar as he preached heterorthodox views (i.e., rejecting the Vedas,

etc.) but instead accord Balarama the designation. Balarama, among the ten

avatars, is different from other avatars as he is an incarnation of Vishnu's

serpent

Adi Sesha rather than of Vishnu himself."

Hope the above helps you in one way or another.

Best Wishes,

Pushya.