The Ambivalence of the Hindus: The Buddha as Avatāra of Viṣṇu in the Mahāpurāṇas and Beyond
Clough, Bradley S;
The Journal of Hindu Studiespp. -
203
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Abstract
Abstract. This article examines the formation of Vaiṣṇava theology’s conception of the Buddha as an avatāra or ‘divine incarnation’ of their Supreme Lord Viṣṇu,