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    • Book: Hinduism and Ecology
      • 00. PREFACE
      • 01. INTRODUCTION; THE BANYAN SEED
      • 02. THE WORLD FOREST
      • 03. FOREST SLENDOUR
      • 04. VISHNU, THE SLEEPING CREATOR
      • 05. THE COSMIC PERSON
      • 06. THE TEN AVATARS
      • 07. KRISHNA, THE FOREST COWHERD
      • 08. VILLAGE ECONOMICS
      • 09. LIFE OF SACRIFICE
      • 10. O KING OF TRESS I BOW BEFORE YOU
      • 11. HUGGING THE TREES
      • 12. AN ALTERNATIVE SOCIETY
      • 13. RESTORING THE FORESTS OF VRINDAVAN
    • Book: Dashavatar- the Ten Incarnations
      • Incarnation 01 Matsya – The Fish
      • Incarnation 02 Kurma – The Turtle
      • Incarnation 03 Varaha – The Boar
      • Incarnation 04 Narasingha – The Man-Lion
      • Incarnation 05 Vamana – The Dwarf
      • Incarnation 06 Parashuram – The Warrior
      • Incarnation 07 Rama – The Monarch
      • Incarnation 08 Balaram – The Cowherd
      • Incarnation 09 Buddha – The Teacher
      • Incarnation 10 Kalki – The Slayer
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Book: Dashavatar- the Ten Incarnations

Dashavatar- the Ten Incarnations

Contents

Incarnation 1 Matsya – The Fish
Incarnation 2 Kurma – The Turtle
Incarnation 3 Varaha – The Boar
Incarnation 4 Narasingha – The Man-Lion
Incarnation 5 Vamana – The Dwarf
Incarnation 6 Parashuram – The Warrior
Incarnation 7 Rama – The Monarch
Incarnation 8 Balaram – The Cowherd
Incarnation 9 Buddha – The Teacher
Incarnation 10 Kalki – The Slayer

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  • Book: Dashavatar- the Ten Incarnations
    • Incarnation 01 Matsya – The Fish
    • Incarnation 02 Kurma – The Turtle
    • Incarnation 03 Varaha – The Boar
    • Incarnation 04 Narasingha – The Man-Lion
    • Incarnation 05 Vamana – The Dwarf
    • Incarnation 06 Parashuram – The Warrior
    • Incarnation 07 Rama – The Monarch
    • Incarnation 08 Balaram – The Cowherd
    • Incarnation 09 Buddha – The Teacher
    • Incarnation 10 Kalki – The Slayer
  • Book: Hinduism and Ecology
    • 00. PREFACE
    • 01. INTRODUCTION; THE BANYAN SEED
    • 02. THE WORLD FOREST
    • 03. FOREST SLENDOUR
    • 04. VISHNU, THE SLEEPING CREATOR
    • 05. THE COSMIC PERSON
    • 06. THE TEN AVATARS
    • 07. KRISHNA, THE FOREST COWHERD
    • 08. VILLAGE ECONOMICS
    • 09. LIFE OF SACRIFICE
    • 10. O KING OF TRESS I BOW BEFORE YOU
    • 11. HUGGING THE TREES
    • 12. AN ALTERNATIVE SOCIETY
    • 13. RESTORING THE FORESTS OF VRINDAVAN
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