Jina Ṛṣabha as an avatāra of Viṣṇu
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2825612 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Padmanabh S Jaini (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 321-337 |
| Publication date | 1977-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0041-977X • E-ISSN: 1474-0699 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0041977x00044074 |
| OpenAlex | W2127626343 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 1 |
Avatāra, or the periodical incarnation of the deity, is a cardinal doctrine of the Vaiṣṇava sect of Brahmanical Hinduism. The increasing number of the avatāras is an indication of the popularity of this doctrine both among the theologians and among the devout laity. The modest list of three (Varāha, Kūrma, and Matsya) of the Brāhmaṇa literature grows into a list of 10 traditional avatāras (Matsya, Kūrma, Varāha, Nṛsiṃha, Vāmana, Paraśurāma, Rāma, Kṛṣṇa, Buddha, and Kalkin) in the Mahābhārata, and ends up in a still longer list of 22 in the Bhāgavatapurāṇa. The latter has in its inflated list quite a few 'minor' (aṃśa) avatāras, mostly consisting of names of great sages renowned for their austerities and learning, e.g. Nārada, Nara, Nārāyaṇa, Kapila, Dattātreya, Ṛṣabha, and Veda-Vyāsa
Buddhism · Combinatorics · Doctrine · Gautama Buddha · Hinduism · Theology · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Indian History and Philosophy · Mathematics · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions
| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 1984 - 2022 (39) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |