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Incarnation, which literally means enfleshment, refers to the conception, and live birth of a sentient creature (generally human being) who is the material manifestation of an entity or force whose original nature is immaterial. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (from wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... An Incarnate is a character class from the Dungeons and Dragons roleplaying game, and is found in the Magic of Incarnum supplement book. ... The term conception can refer to more than one meaning: Concept Fertilisation This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A live birth of a human being occurs when a fetus is expelled and separated from the mothers body and subsequently shows some sign of life, such as voluntary movement, heartbeat, or pulsation of the umbilical cord, but for however brief thistime. ... Sentience is the capacity for basic consciousness -- the ability to feel or perceive, not necessarily including the faculty of self-awareness. ... A creature is a created being, as opposed to a creator. ... Human beings are defined variously in biological, spiritual, and cultural terms, or in combinations thereof. ... An entity is something that has a distinct, separate existence, though it need not be a material existence. ...

While Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism are perhaps the most widely-known traditions to employ this concept within the context of their respective belief systems, they are by no means the only ones to do so. Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ... Hinduism (known as in some modern Indian languages[1]) is a religion that originated on the Indian subcontinent. ... Buddhism is a dharmic, non-theistic religion and a philosophy. ...

Buddhism

In the Buddhist tradition, an incarnation is a person believed to be the next rebirth of someone deceased, in most cases a lama or other important master/teacher. This concept differs however from reincarnation, since the Buddhist teaching of anatta implies that there is no fixed soul that could move from one life to another. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Reincarnation, literally to be made flesh again, is a doctrine or mystical belief that some essential part of a living being (in some variations only human beings) survives death to be reborn in a new body. ... The Buddhist teaching of anatta / anatman (non Self, non Soul) has, from early times, been controversial amongst Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike and remains so to this day (see, e. ...

See also: Rebirth (Buddhist) and Zurmang gharwang

According to Buddhism, there is a cycle of death and rebirth that can be transcended by the practice of the Eightfold Path. ...

Christianity

Main article: Incarnation (Christianity)

The doctrine of the Incarnation of Christ is central to the traditional Christian faith as held by the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and most Protestants. Briefly, it is the belief that the Second Person of the Christian Godhead, also known as the Son or the Logos (Word), "became flesh" when he was miraculously conceived in the womb of the Virgin Mary. In the Incarnation, the divine nature of the Son was perfectly united with human nature in one divine Person. This person, Jesus Christ, some churches believe was both truly God and truly man. This doctrine is specifically referenced in the Bible in John 1:14 and Colossians 2:9. It is known as hypostatic union. .'.' Christ en majesté, Matthias Grünewald, 16th c. ... Christ is the English of the Greek word (Christós), which literally means The Anointed One. ... The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus Christ and led by the Twelve Apostles, in particular Saint Peter. ... The Eastern Orthodox Church is a Christian body that views itself as: the historical continuation of the original Christian community established by Jesus Christ and the Twelve Apostles, having maintained unbroken the link between its clergy and the Apostles by means of Apostolic Succession. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... In Christianity, the Godhead is a term denoting deity or divinity. ... Look up logos in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Gabriel delivering the Annunciation to Mary. ... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... The hypostatic union (also known as the mystical union), in Christian theology, refers to the dual nature of Jesus Christ as being simultaneously God and Man. ... The hypostatic union (also known as the mystical union), in Christian theology, refers to the dual nature of Jesus Christ as being simultaneously God and Man. ...

Hinduism

For discussion of the incarnation concept in Hinduism, see avatar. Hinduism (known as in some modern Indian languages[1]) is a religion that originated on the Indian subcontinent. ... The ten avatars of Lord Vishnu, copyright BBT In Hindu philosophy, an avatar, avatara or avataram (Sanskrit: , IAST: ), most commonly refers to the incarnation (bodily manifestation) of a higher being (deva), or the Supreme Being (God) onto planet Earth. ...

Rastafari

For the Rastafari movement, Haile Selassie is God incarnate in flesh, much in the same way as seen by Christians with Jesus, and dealing with the same problem of how someone can be human and God at the same time for Rastas Selassie is a reincarnation of Jesus Christ. Haile Selassie I Rasta, or the Rastafari movement, is a religion and philosophy that accepts Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia, as God incarnate, whom they call Jah. ... Haile Selassie Haile Selassie (Power of Trinity) (July 23, 1892 – August 27, 1975) was the last Emperor (1930–1936; 1941–1974) of Ethiopia, and is a religious symbol in the Rastafarian movement. ...

External links

• An Animation Based on Ten Incarnations of Hindu Lord Vishnu
• On the Incarnation by Saint Athanasius of Alexandria
• Article on Incarnation in Rastafari