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Why is it called an Avatar?
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| smakmagik |
as far as i know, 'avatar' is a sanskrit word that means something close to incarnation, with lord vishnu being the prime example as he had 10 or so forms or avatars, including rama, krishna, and buddha.
i can see a vague vague representation of that in a personal picture, but really, anyone know where the 'calling your display pic an avatar' originated? |
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| stren |
| quote: | | Originally posted by smakmagik anyone know where the 'calling your display pic an avatar' originated? |
it probably originated in sanskrit, where the word means something close to incarnation, with lord vishnu being the prime example as he had 10 or so forms or avatars, including rama, krishna, and buddha. |
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| smakmagik |
thank you wiseasses :D
but what i did discover that i truly didnt know was that computer=wise, it originated from the Ultima series. |
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| Subey |
| quote: | Originally posted by smakmagik
thank you wiseasses :D
but what i did discover that i truly didnt know was that computer=wise, it originated from the Ultima series. |
That's why Ultima IV sucked! In Ultima III you could spend all day stealing from chests... Ultima IV you can't cause your "Honesty" virtue won't go up!
I used to play Quest of the avATAR on my ATARI ;) |
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| SuspicionVandit |
| it's greek for bandwidth waste |
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| adi26 |
lol...
I have thought the same things too.
The meaning has changed from "the descendent of God" to a picture on TA...:) |
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| CrazedOut |
| Anyone saw that cartoon Avatar? Thought it was entertaining but got boring. |
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