AVATARS OF LORD VISHNU.

Is Buddha one of the avatars of Vishnu?

Gautama Buddha is viewed as an avatar of the god Vishnu in Vaishnava Hinduism.Buddhist  teachings do not rely on the Vedas, are non-theistic and deny the reality of the self or Ātman; consequently, Hindu philosophers classified Buddhism as nāstika or heterodoxy within the scheme of Hinduism.

Is Buddha an incarnation of Vishnu?

Gautama Buddha, of Buddhism fame, is one of the avatars of the god Vishnu in Vaishnava Hinduism. Of the ten major Vishnu avatars, he is considered as the ninth incarnation. ... In some texts such as the Puranas, he is portrayed as an avatar born to mislead those who deny the Vedic knowledge.

Gautama Buddha in Hinduism

Buddha as an avatar at Dwaraka Tirumala temple, Andhra Pradesh.

In Vaishnava Hinduism, the historic Buddha or Gautama Buddha, is considered to be an avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu Of the ten major avatars of Vishnu, Vaishnavites believe Gautama Buddha to be the ninth and most recent incarnation.

Buddha's portrayal in Hinduism varies. In some texts such as the Puranas, he is portrayed as an avatar born to mislead those who deny the Vedic knowledge In others, such as the 13th-century Gitagovinda of Vaishnava poet Jayadeva, Vishnu incarnates as the Buddha to teach and to end animal slaughter.

The list of included avatars varies across sects and regions, and no list can be uncontroversially presented as standard. However, most draw from the following set of figures, omitting at least one of those listed in parentheses: Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rama, Krishna, (Balarama) or (Buddha) and Kalki. Some traditions include a regional deity such as Vithoba or Jagannath in penultimate position, replacing Krishna or Buddha.

Avatar	Position	Yuga
Matsya	1	Satya Yuga
Kurma	2
Varaha	3
Narasimha	4
Vamana	5	Treta Yuga
Parashurama	6
Rama	7
Balarama	(8)	Dwapara Yuga
Krishna	(8, 9)
Buddha	(9)	Kali Yuga
Kalki	10

 

The Seventh Avatar: Lord Rama (The Perfect Man)

The Eighth Avatar: Lord Krishna (The Divine Statesman)

Balarama (Sanskrit: बलराम,  Balarāma) is a Hindu deity and the elder brother of Krishna (an avatar of the god Vishnu). He is particularly significant in the Jagannath tradition, as one of the triad deities.