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| Keywords: Matsya1790s.jpg en The Bamun Avatar representing the magnificent Bali Orbelus giving away the arrogated Empire of the World to the disguised Vishnu a copper engraving 1790's probably based on Valentijn 1726 Source ebay Dec 2005 More copper engravings from the same series apparently from an English translation of Valentijn's Dutch work Zaaken van den Godsdienst 1726 The Matsya avatar or first incarnation of Veeshnu in the form of a fish to recover sacred books lost during the deluge The Vara avatar or second incarnation of Veeshnu in the form of a boar to support upon his tusks the Earth immersed in the waters of the deluge The Courma avatar or third incarnation of Veeshnu in the form of a tortoise to sustain the Earth convulsed by the assaults of demons during the deluge The sixth avatar or Veeshnu incarnate in Parasa Rama the exterminator of the Khettri tribe The seventh avatar or Veeshnu incarnate in Ramachandra combating with the ten-headed Ravan the gigantic tyrant of Ceylone Buddha or the ninth avatar incarnate for the purpose of abolishing sanguinary sacrifices The Calci or 10th avatar an evident allusion to the destroying angel and white horse of the Apocalypse Creeshna trampling on the head of the crushed serpent 1790 http //www columbia edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1800_1899/hinduism/earlyviews/earlyviews html English translation of Valentijn's Dutch work Zaaken van den Godsdienst 1726 based on Valentijn 1726 PD-old-100 Matsya Uploaded with UploadWizard English translation of Zaaken van den Godsdienst | ||||
