ISHA NAIR
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EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY ASSIGNMENT
“Evolution is the change in the characteristics of a species over several generations and relies on the process of natural selection”. It relies on the fact that there is a genetic variation in the population which affects the phenotype (physical characteristics) of an organism. It involves mutation, natural selection, genetic drift, thought and technology. In this essay I will be doing a comparison of the Dashavatar of Lord Vishnu and Darwin’s theory of evolution and analysing it. Following are the avatars of Lord Vishnu:-
1) Matsya- this avatar is depicted as that of a fish or a human torso connected to the tail of a fish.
2) Kurma- Kurma is the incarnation
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Vishnu took this avatar to defeat the demon known as hiranyakashyap.
5) Vamana- this is the dwarf avatar. This avatar was taken when the demon king Bali was ruling. Vamana visited the court of Bali and asked for land that could be covered in three steps. With that he took a giant form. In the first step, he took the entire earth. In the second step, he took the middle world and with the third step he sent Bali down to rule the underworld.
6) Parasurama- this is the avatar of the angry man. Vishnu took this avatar to protect humanity from danger. The is the form of a man with an ax.
7) Lord Rama- this is the avatar of the perfect man. This avatar of Vishnu is a major deity in Hinduism. Rama was born to battle with the multi-headed Ravana. He is portrayed with blue skin and a bow and arrow.
8) Lord Krishna- this avatar is a widely believed deity in Hinduism.
9) Buddha- this avatar portrays enlightenment. This avatar was taken to bring social change. Buddha depicts peace and mindfulness.
10) Kalki- this is the last avatar of Lord Vishnu. This avatar will be taken to bring about harmony and justice by dethroning the unjust. This avatar will be in the form of a horseman on a white horse with a sword to wipe away the darkness of the past. This avatar is said to be appeared at the end of Kali Yuga. We are currently in this