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   XPost: alt.mythology, soc.culture.jewish, alt.religion.jain   
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   From: dalton@nfld.com   
      
   On Oct 30, 2018, David Dalton wrote   
   (in article<0001HW.2188101B01775CDE700005C722CF@news.eternal-september.org>):   
      
   > I believe that there are several types of religious leaders:   
   >   
   > 1. avatars (also known as buddha/messiah/christ)   
   >   
   > 2. prophets (those who receive revelation, i.e. they hear voices)   
   >   
   > 3. gurus (revered spiritual teachers)   
   >   
   > 4. missionaries   
      
   Perhaps there is a fifth category: cult leader.   
      
   > I believe that Mohammed was a prophet, guru, and missionary,   
   > but was not an avatar.   
   >   
   > Some well known avatars are Rama, Krishna, Buddha, and Jesus.   
   > Some lesser known ones are Quetzalcoatl and Taliesin, and   
   > there have been many others. I also believe that Jacob and   
   > Moses were avatars, i.e. Moses got his laws by inspiration   
   > rather than revelation.   
   >   
   > I sometimes use the terminology “avatar type” instead of   
   > “avatar” for non-Hindu figures.   
      
   --   
   David Dalton dalton@nfld.com http://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page)   
   http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)   
   “Coming into season this world will flower   
   With the power of love, not the love of power" (Mae Moore)   
      
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