avatar

Summary

avatar is a religious concept^[1]. avatar ranks in the top 6% of religious_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,625 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• avatar is in the country of India^[3].
• avatar's instance of is recorded as religious concept^[4].
• avatar is a type of mythical character^[5].
• avatar is part of Hinduism^[6].
• avatar's Commons category is recorded as Avatar^[7].
• avatar's facet of is recorded as Hinduism^[8].
• avatar's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[9].
• avatar's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• avatar's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[11].
• avatar's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• avatar's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[13].
• avatar's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[14].
• avatar's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/tags/avatars^[15].
• avatar's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sa', 'text': 'अवतार'}^[16].
• avatar's different from is recorded as Avatar^[17].
• avatar's different from is recorded as Avatars^[18].
• avatar's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[19].

Body

Definition and Type

avatar's instance of is recorded as religious concept^[4]. avatar is a type of mythical character^[5].

Use and Application

avatar is part of Hinduism^[6].

Influence

Things named for avatar include Avatar^[20], a film^[21], directed by James Cameron^[22].

Why It Matters

avatar ranks in the top 6% of religious_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,625 views/month).^[2] avatar has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] avatar is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]

Entities named for avatar include Avatar^[20], a film^[21], directed by James Cameron^[22].