Prabhupāda: Yes. Because he said it, it must be correct. Muhammad also, śaktyāveśāvatāra. Śaktyāveśāvatāra means a living entity is especially empowered to preach the glories of the Lord. Lord Buddha is also śaktyāveśāvatāra. They are not ordinary human being. They are especially empowered personalities. Devotee (1): Lord Buddha is not an incarnation? Prabhupāda: Incarnation. Avatāra means incarnation. Devotee (1): So that means incarnation also? Prabhupāda: Yes. Śaktyāveśāvatāra means incarnation with special power. Revatīnandana: It's stated in the Bhāgavatam that there are two kinds of incarnations. One is a plenary portion, and the other is an empowered living entity. They're both incarnations. Devotee (1): I thought that Lord Buddha was supposed to be incarnation of Viṣṇu.(?) Prabhupāda: Not viṣṇu-tattva. They are not viṣṇu-tattva. There are jīva-tattva and viṣṇu-tattva. The jīvas are sometimes... Just like Lord Brahmā. He is also not viṣṇu-tattva. Lord Śiva is between viṣṇu-tattva and jīva-tattva. So powers, energies of the Lord exhibited in different categories... The viṣṇu-tattva is full of the energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Others, they are not full. And Kṛṣṇa is the fullest, ṣoḍaśa-kalāḥ. Kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam. Ete cāṁśa, aṁśa. Aṁśa means partially present in Kṛṣṇa. Ete cāṁśa-kalāḥ puṁsaḥ kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam (SB 1.3.28).
Lord Buddha is not an incarnation? I thought that Lord Buddha was supposed to be incarnation of Visnu
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Śaktyāveśāvatāra means incarnation with special power... Not viṣṇu-tattva. They are not viṣṇu-tattva. There are jīva-tattva and viṣṇu-tattva. The jīvas are sometimes... Just like Lord Brahmā. He is also not viṣṇu-tattva. Lord Śiva is between viṣṇu-tattva and jīva-tattva. So powers, energies of the Lord exhibited in different categories... The viṣṇu-tattva is full of the energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Others, they are not full.
Lecture on SB 6.1.27-34 -- Surat, December 17, 1970: Revatīnandana: I have a question. One of my prabhus told me that you once said that your Guru Mahārāja said that Jesus Christ was a śaktyāveśāvatāra. Is that correct?
Page Title: | Lord Buddha is not an incarnation? I thought that Lord Buddha was supposed to be incarnation of Visnu |
Compiler: | Visnu Murti, Rishab |
Created: | 14 of Apr, 2011 |
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