Why is an Avatar called an Avatar?
by 
Karen Anne Queen of AB
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'Avatar' is a Sanskrit word meaning the present form of life a person's soul has taken. It would also mean the incarnations that God may take in the form of humans or other life forms on this earth. When the word got into the English language and computer jargon - it came to mean the profile image a person chooses for the time being. I think the original Sanskrit word meaning and the contemporary sense in which it is used correlate very well.
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Hmmmmm..I don't know if this is true or not:) I guess we are part of one big thing..called Answer Bag..kind of like the Avatars in the Religion of Hinduism. Avatars are like Great pieces of something Bigger:) So you should really be proud of your Avatar..it is kind of like who you are:) I am one Helluva Smart Cookie:):)LOL:P
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar
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It's named after the Roxy Music song of the same name.
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