Incarnation facts for kids

Incarnation is the process by which a spiritual being takes form in a body (incarnates). Examples of incarnations in various religions include:

• Krishna, of Hinduism
• Buddha, of Buddhism
• Jesus, of Christianity
• Guan Yin, of Buddhism
• Kali, of Hinduism
• Durga, of Hinduism
• Parvati, of Hinduism

Images for kids

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  Christ Pantocrator, God incarnate in the Christian faith, shown in a mosaic from Daphni, Greece, ca. 1080–1100.

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  Ten incarnations of Vishnu (Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Vamana, Krishna, Kalki, Buddha, Parshurama, Rama & Narasimha). Painting from Jaipur, now at the Victoria and Albert Museum

See also

In Spanish: Encarnación (concepto religioso) para niños