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Heaven does not belong here

No published reliable source says that the Avatar is a descent from ""heaven."" This is a Christian concept that does not apply in this instance. The Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy says, Skt., lit. ""descent""; an incarnation of divine consciousness on earth. (The Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion, Shambhala Books, Boston, 1994). And the Oxford Dictionary says, The descent of a deity to earth in an incarnate form. (The Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1989). The Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy goes on to say, ""According to the traiditional Hindu view, it is Vishnu alone who is incarnated."" (p. 25) Vishnu does not reside in heaven like Jesus does in most Christian doctrines. In Hinduism heaven is a place between births, but the goal of life is moksha, after which perfection is reached and there is no residing of any such sort.   "