"The importance of this theory of avatars to Hinduism is the way in which it has contributed to the wonderful adaptability of that religion. In the Buddha avatar the fact is particularly patent, but, in the Rama and Krsna avatars also, we clearly have the adoption into Hinduism of the cults of these heroes."
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George Melville Bolling
George Melville Bolling (April 13, 1871 – June 1, 1963) was an American linguist.
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