Avatarbad is not supported by Veda. In it Vishnu, the Sun God, is less prominent than Indra(Jupiter). His name there is Upendra.
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The Avatar/birth concept is a corner stone in Hindu philosophy. Avatar is a descentor a direct incarnation of God to ascent the mankind. Periodically the Supreme LordVishnu descents upon the earth, in animal or human forms and the mission is topreserve the world from the increasing evil. There are 10 avatars of Vishnu.Vedas predict Buddha's incarnation?In the Srimad Bhagavatam there is a list of the avataras, and there is mention of Lord Buddha's name. This Srimad Bhagavatam was written five thousand years ago, and it mentions different names for future times. It says that in the future the Lord would appear as Lord Buddha, his mother's name would be Anjana, and he would appear in Gaya. So Buddha appeared twenty six hundred years ago, and the Srimad Bhagavatam, which was written five thousand years ago, mentioned that in the future he wouldappear.Relevance of Dasavatar:Dasavtar concept and the theory of evolution:The Hindu myth of Dasavatar (10 incarnations) describes how Vishnu, the central figure in the triad of Indian gods, incarnated from time to time to save mankind and the sacred scriptures of India's ancient civilisation from the evil designs of demons. As in other books which make up the vast body of Hindu scriptures, the victory of good over evil is a persistent theme of all mythologies in the world and Hindu mythology is no exception.The 9 incarnations of Vishnu, which have taken place so far according to the books, are (1) Matsya - fish, (2) Koorma - tortoise, (3) Varaha - boar, (4) Narasimha - half man-half lion, (5) Vaman - dwarf man, (6) Parashuram - man with an axe, (7) Rama - moral man, (8) Krishna - philosophical man and (9) Buddha - spiritual man. The 10th incarnation is Kalki or holocaust, which will come when evil overtakes the whole world in the milennia to come.The Avatar / birth / stages of mother earth Evolution stage
Matsya - fish Acquatic form
Koorma - tortoise Amphibian
Varaha - boar Land animals
Narasimha - half man-half lion Transition to human
Vaman - dwarf man Homo sapiens
Parashuram - man with an axe Savages
Rama - moral man Family and social life
Krishna - philosophical man Philosophy and teaching
Buddha - teacher Spiritual life
The scientific theory of evolution states that life on earth began as single-celled organisms and later developed into multi-celled beings. Moreover, the theory further states that aquatic creatures came into existence first. Then came amphibians that could exist in water as well as on land. Land-dependent animals and airborne birds followed the amphibians. Finally, human beings completed the cosmic drama of creation.As if to explain this theory of evolution, Indian mythology says that first there was only primeval water which covered the earth like a flood.1. Vishnu's first incarnation as a fish (Matsya) indicated the first appearance of life in the
