Avtar in Hinduism?

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re: Avtar in Hinduism?

@mdroshan

An Avatar is considered to be the descent of the spirit of a divine being (like Vishnu) into a regular (but spiritually advanced) human being - so the divine being can act through the ordinary human being as a God descended on earth - at least that is my understanding.

The next expected Avatar is that of Kalki - some expect him to come to the world pretty soon.

BTW, there is an interesting analysis of different Hindu Gods at Hindu Gods

are they also waiting for the ‘Messiah’?