Dashavatar of Vishnu : Budha

 

Series of Dashavatar :

Avatar 9 : Budha

Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, is commonly included as an avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism. 

Buddha is sometimes depicted in Hindu scriptures as a preacher who deludes and leads demons and heretics away from the path of the Vedic scriptures, but another view praises him a compassionate teacher who preached the path of ahimsa (non-violence).