The word Avatar is derived from Sanskrit - "ava" means down and "tarati" means he who passes across - the descent and incarnation of a deity in earthly form; a transpersonal being who brings the lightning down from heaven and channels it through his own body in order to make it available for the use of mankind.
An avatar is a ray of perfected and effulgent glory, clothing itself in matter for the sake of service.
-Marcia Moore, Journeys into the Bright World
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