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Identifier: indianmythlegend00inmack Title: Indian myth and legend Year: 1913 (1910s) Authors: Mackenzie, Donald Alexander, 1873-1936 Subjects: Hindu mythology Publisher: London, Gresham Contributing Library: Indiana University Digitizing Sponsor: Indiana University
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Text Appearing After Image: ww >z D w h OZ Q o X DZ CO «, NEW FAITHS 125 flaming discus, which destroys enemies and returns afterit is flung; in one left hand he holds a mace, and in theother a lotus bloom. The belief that the Supreme Being from time to timeassumes a human form . . . for the preservation ofrectitude and morality is an outstanding feature ofVishnuite religion, which teaches that Vishnu was bornamong men as Ramachandra, Krishna, Balarama, andBuddha. These are the Avataras of the Preserver.Avatara means literally a descent, but is used in thesense of an Incarnation . Rama Chandra is the hero of the Ramayana epic,which is summarized in our closing chapters; he is thehuman ideal of devotion, righteousness, and manliness,the slayer of the demon Ravana, who oppressed andpersecuted mankind. Krishna and his brother Balarama figure as princesof Dwaraka in the Mahdbhdrata. Krishna is representedas the teacher of the Vishnuite faith, the devotional re-ligion which displaced the Vedic ceremonies and link
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