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The 21 pages that link to Vishnu, each with the reason it gives.

• RamayanaNarrower topic: Many Hindu traditions identify Rama as an incarnation of Vishnu.

• VaishnavismRelated: Vaishnavism takes Vishnu as its central deity and understands his incarnations through him.

• KrishnaRelated: Many Hindu traditions identify Krishna as an incarnation or form of Vishnu.

• ŚivaCompared with: Hindu traditions often distinguish Vishnu’s preserving role from Śiva’s transformative power.

• RamaNarrower topic: Rama is traditionally identified as one of Vishnu’s avatars.

• VishishtadvaitaRelated: Ramanuja identifies the personal, supreme Brahman with Vishnu.

• Dvaita VedantaRelated: Dvaita identifies Vishnu as the independent, supreme reality.

• AlvarsRelated: Vishnu and his forms are the central objects of Alvar devotion.

• Angkor WatRelated: Angkor Wat was originally dedicated to Vishnu.

• Hindu cosmologyRelated: Vishnu sustains cosmic order and appears in accounts of its restoration.

• DevarajaCompared with: Some Khmer rulers emphasized Vishnu, complicating any account that treats Devaraja worship as exclusively Shaiva.

• AvatarRelated: Vishnu is the deity most closely associated with the avatar tradition.

• TrimurtiRelated: He represents preservation within the triad’s three cosmic functions.

• NatarajaCompared with: Nataraja’s dancing Shiva offers a distinct Shaiva image alongside Vishnu’s preserving role.

• TarumanagaraRelated: Tarumanagara’s inscriptions invoke Vishnu to frame Purnawarman’s authority.

• LakshmiRelated: Lakshmi is Vishnu’s consort and accompanies his role in sustaining cosmic order.

• MadhvacharyaRelated: Madhvacharya identifies Vishnu as the supreme independent reality in Dvaita.

• Suryavarman IIRelated: Angkor Wat was dedicated to Vishnu, distinguishing its original religious focus.

• VishvamitraRelated: Vishvamitra’s Ramayana role brings him into the story of Rama, an avatar of Vishnu.

• BalaramaNarrower topic: Balarama is variously understood as Vishnu’s incarnation, Krishna’s manifestation, or Shesha incarnate.

• JapamalaRelated: Vishnu devotees commonly use tulsi malas while repeating his names or mantras.