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| ], founder of ] movement, claimed to be the Kalki Avatar.<ref>{{cite book | title = Oxford Handbook of Global Religions | first = Mark | last = Juergensmeyer | publisher =Oxford University Press | location = Oxford | year = 2006 | page = 520 | id = {{ISBN|978-0-19-513798-9}}, ISBN (Ten digit): 0195137981| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=lQMurMhRtfIC&pg=PA520}}</ref> | Several people have already claimed to be the Kalki avatar and the promised redeemer in other religions. For example, ], founder of ] movement, claimed to be the Kalki Avatar, as well as the Imam Mahdi.<ref>{{cite book | title = Oxford Handbook of Global Religions | first = Mark | last = Juergensmeyer | publisher =Oxford University Press | location = Oxford | year = 2006 | page = 520 | id = {{ISBN|978-0-19-513798-9}}, ISBN (Ten digit): 0195137981| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=lQMurMhRtfIC&pg=PA520}}</ref> Similarly, the Bahai faith, that emerged from Islam and is a distinct religion, has identified ] as Kalki as well as the prophesized redeeming God at the end of the world, as claimed in Babism, Islam (Mahdi), Christianity (Messiah) and Buddhism (Maitreya).<ref name="Bassuk1987p146">{{cite book|author=Daniel E Bassuk|title=Incarnation in Hinduism and Christianity: The Myth of the God-Man|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k3iwCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA146 |year=1987|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |isbn=978-1-349-08642-9|pages=146–147}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=John M. Robertson|title=Tough Guys and True Believers: Managing Authoritarian Men in the Psychotherapy Room |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fTiZY_5wlJ4C&pg=PA62 |year=2012|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-81774-8|pages=62–63}}</ref> | ||
| The Bahai faith, that emerged from Islam and is a distinct religion, has identified ] as Kalki as well as the prophesized redeeming God at the end of the world, as claimed in Babism, Islam (Mahdi), Christianity (Messiah) and Buddhism (Maitreya).<ref name="Bassuk1987p146">{{cite book|author=Daniel E Bassuk|title=Incarnation in Hinduism and Christianity: The Myth of the God-Man|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k3iwCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA146 |year=1987|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |isbn=978-1-349-08642-9|pages=146–147}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=John M. Robertson|title=Tough Guys and True Believers: Managing Authoritarian Men in the Psychotherapy Room |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fTiZY_5wlJ4C&pg=PA62 |year=2012|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-81774-8|pages=62–63}}</ref> | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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For other uses, see Kalki (disambiguation).
| Kalki | |
|---|---|
 Kalki on horse | |
| Devanagari | कल्कि |
| Sanskrit transliteration | Kalki |
| Affiliation | Tenth avatar of Vishnu |
| Abode | Shambhala |
| Weapon | Ratna Maru (sword) (weapon of Shiva) Bow and arrow (sometimes) |
| Texts | Bhagavata Purana Garuda Purana Kalki Purana Padma Purana Vishnu Purana |
| Consort | Padma (Avatar of Lakshmi) |
Kalki, also called kalkin, is the tenth avatar of Hindu god Vishnu to end the kali yuga, one of the four periods in endless cycle of existence (krita) in Vaishnavism cosmology. He is described in the Puranas as the avatar who rejuvenates existence by ending the darkest and destructive period to remove adharma and ushering in the Satya Yuga, while riding a white horse with a fiery sword. The description and details of Kalki is inconsistent among the Puranic texts. He is, for example, only an invisible force destroying evil and chaos in some texts, an actual person who kills those who persecute others and leading an army of Brahmin warriors in some. His mythology has been compared to the concepts of Messiah, Apocalypse, Frashokereti and Maitreya in other religions.
In the Tibetan Buddhism Kalachakra tradition, 25 rulers of the Shambhala Kingdom held the title of Kalki, Kulika or Kalki-king. During Vaishakha, the first fortnight in Shukla Paksha is dedicated to fifteen deities, with each day for a different god. In this tradition, the twelfth day is Vaishakha Dwadashi and is dedicated to Madhava, another name for Kalki.
Etymology
The name Kalki is derived based Kali, which means "present age" (kali yuga).
Description
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Kalki is an avatara of Vishnu. Avatara means "descent" and refers to a descent of the divine into the material realm in the Avatari's selfsame form. The Garuda Purana lists ten avatars, with Kalki being the tenth.
One of the earliest mentions of Kalki is in the Vishnu Purana, dated to after the Gupta Empire.
The iconography of Kalki portrays him in either two or four armed forms.
People claimed to be Kalki
Several people have already claimed to be the Kalki avatar and the promised redeemer in other religions. For example, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, founder of Ahmadiyya movement, claimed to be the Kalki Avatar, as well as the Imam Mahdi. Similarly, the Bahai faith, that emerged from Islam and is a distinct religion, has identified Bahá'u'lláh as Kalki as well as the prophesized redeeming God at the end of the world, as claimed in Babism, Islam (Mahdi), Christianity (Messiah) and Buddhism (Maitreya).
See also
References
- ^ Wendy Doniger; Merriam-Webster, Inc (1999). Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World Religions. Merriam-Webster. p. 629. ISBN 978-0-87779-044-0.
- Manmatha Nath Dutt, tr., The Garuda Puranam (1908), p. 4
- ^ Roshen Dalal (2010). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin Books India. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-14-341421-6.
- Klaus K. Klostermaier (2006). Mythologies and Philosophies of Salvation in the Theistic Traditions of India. Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-88920-743-1.
- Gopal, Madan (1990). K.S. Gautam (ed.). India through the ages. Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 73.
- Wilson, Horace (2001). Vishnu Purana. Ganesha Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 1-86210-016-0.
- Klaus K. Klostermaier (2006). Mythologies and Philosophies of Salvation in the Theistic Traditions of India. Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-88920-743-1.
- Juergensmeyer, Mark (2006). Oxford Handbook of Global Religions. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 520. ISBN 978-0-19-513798-9, ISBN (Ten digit): 0195137981.
- Daniel E Bassuk (1987). Incarnation in Hinduism and Christianity: The Myth of the God-Man. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 146–147. ISBN 978-1-349-08642-9.
- John M. Robertson (2012). Tough Guys and True Believers: Managing Authoritarian Men in the Psychotherapy Room. Routledge. pp. 62–63. ISBN 978-1-136-81774-8.
External links
- Kalagnanam: Prophecies from South India
- Kalki Indian Mythology 1 2
- Hindu Prophecies: Translations from the Kalki Purana
- Commentaries on the Kalki Purana
- Sri Dasam Granth Sahib
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| The list of the "ten avatars" varies regionally. Two substitutions involve Balarama, Krishna, and Buddha. Krishna is almost always included; in exceptions, he is considered the source of all avatars. | ||
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| Texts (list) | ||