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] The character of Rama  or Ramachandra  is possessed of some high qualities. THE CHARACTER OF RAMA OR RAMA GENDRA IS POSSESSED OF SOME HIGH QUALITIES
rnation becomes prominent. The Hindu term is _Avatara_, literally, _descent_; the deity is represented as descending from heaven to earth, for vindication of the truth and righteousness, or, to use the words ascribed to Krishna, For the preservation of the good, and the destruction of the wicked, For the establishment of religion, I am born from age to age. [Sidenote: The "descents" of Vishnu.] The "descents" of Vishnu are usually reckoned ten. Of these by far the most celebrated are those of Rama and Krishna. The great importance attached to these two deities has been traced to the influence of Buddhism. That system had exerted immense power in consequence of the gentle and attractive character ascribed to Buddha. The older gods were dim, distant, and often stern; some near, intelligible, and loving divinity was longed for. Buddha was a brother-man, and yet a quasi-deity; and hearts longing for sympathy and succor were strongly attracted by such a personality. [Sidenote: The god Rama. HNU WHITE AND OTHERS SI WHITE IT IS IN CONNECTION WITH WISSHNU ESPECIALLY THAT THE IDEA OF INCARNATION BECOMES PROMINENT THE HINDU TERM IS AUTARA LITERALLY DISSENT THE DATA IS REPRESENTED AS DISSENTING FROM HEAVEN TO EARTH FOR VINDICATION OF THE TRUTH AND RIGHTEOUSNESS OUGHT TO USE THE VERSE ASCRIBED TO CHRISTIANA FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE GOOD AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE WICKED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION I AM BORN FROM AGE TO AGE THE DESCENTS OF WHICH YOU ARE USUALLY RECONTENT ALL THESE BY FAR THE MOST CELEBRATED ARE THOSE OF RAMA AND KISHNA THE GREAT IMPORTANCE ATTACHED TO THESE TWO DEITIES HAS BEEN TRACED TO THE INFLUENCE OF BUDDHISM THAT SYSTEM HAD EXERTED IMMENSE POWER IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE GENTLE AND ATTRACTIVE CHARACTER AS RIGHT TO BUDDHA THE OLDER GODS WERE DAM DISTANT AND OFTEN STERN SOME NEAR INTELLIGIBLE AND LOVING DIVINITY WAS LONG FUR BUDDHA WAS A BROTHER MAN ANTIQUAZAIL DEITY AND HEART'S LONGING FOR SYMPATHY AND SUCCOR WERE STRONGLY ATTRACTED BY SUCH A PERSONALITY
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