Gautama Buddha in Hinduism
The Buddha (Sanskrit: बुद्ध, lit. ''the enlightened one'') is considered the ninth avatar among the ten major avatars of the god Vishnu, according to the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism.
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| Member of Dashavatara | |
Buddha incarnation of Vishnu, from Sunari, Medieval period | |
| Other names | Siddhartha Gautama, Mayamoha |
| Devanagari | बुद्ध |
| Affiliation | |
| Mantra | Om Muni Muni Mahamuni Shakyamuniye Svaha |
| Symbols | Swastika, Dharmachakra, Modaka |
| Day | Thursday |
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| Gender | Male |
| Festivals | Buddha Purnima |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Siddhartha Gautama c. 563 BCE or 480 BCE Lumbini, Shakya Republic (present-day Lumbini Pradesh, Nepal) |
| Died | c. 483 BCE or 400 BCE (aged 80) Kushinagar, Malla Republic (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Parents | Śuddhodana (father) Maya (mother) Pajapati (step-mother) |
| Consort | Yaśodharā |
| Children | Rāhula (son) |
| Dynasty | Raghuvamsha-Suryavamsha |
| Dashavatara Sequence | |
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| Predecessor | Krishna |
| Successor | Kalki |
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The Buddha has been among the formative forces in the origins of Hinduism. Regional Hindu texts over the centuries have presented a spectrum of views on Buddhism, possibly reflecting the competition between Buddhism and the Brahmanical traditions. In contemporary Hinduism, the Buddha is revered by Hindus who usually consider "Buddhism to be another form of Hinduism". Other Hindus reject the identification of Gautama Buddha as an avatar of Vishnu, referring to the texts of the Puranas and identifying the two as different individuals.
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