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Vishnu
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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The Preserver, the second god of the Hindu triad, Brahma (q. v .) being the first and Siva ( q. v .) the third; revealed himself by a succession of avatars, Râma ( q. v .) being the seventh and Krishna ( q. v .) the eighth; he has had nine avatars, and on the tenth he will come to judgment; he is extensively worshipped, and his worshippers, the Vaishnavas, are divided into a great number of sects.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Vishnu'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/v/vishnu.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Vishnu'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/v/vishnu.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
