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=== General bibliography ===
* {{cite journal|last1=Coleman|first1=T.|title=Avatāra|url=https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780195399318/obo-9780195399318-0009.xml|url-access=subscription|journal=Oxford Bibliographies Online: Hinduism|year=2011|doi=10.1093/obo/9780195399318-0009}} Short introduction and bibliography of sources about ''Avatāra''.
* {{cite book|last=Daniélou|first=Alain|author-link=Alain Daniélou|title=The Myths and Gods of India|url=https://archive.org/details/mythsgodsofindia00dani|date=1991|orig-date=1964|location=Rochester, Vermont|publisher=Inner Traditions|isbn=0-89281-354-7|pages=164–187}}
* {{cite book|author-last=Hacker|author-first=Paul|year=1978|chapter=Zur Entwicklung der Avataralehre|editor-last=Schmithausen|editor-first=Lambert|title=Kleine Schriften|language=de|series=Veröffentlichungen der Glasenapp-Stiftung (Book 15)|location=Wiesbaden|publisher=Otto Harrassowitz|isbn=978-3447048606}}
* {{cite book|last=Lochtefeld|first=James|year=2002|title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Vol. 1 & 2|publisher=Rosen Publishing|isbn=978-0-8239-2287-1|url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc0000loch}}
* {{cite book|last=Matchett|first=Freda|year=2001|title=Krishna, Lord or Avatara?: The Relationship Between Krishna and Vishnu|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6znEVPmI8UsC|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-7007-1281-6}}
* {{cite journal|last=Sheth|first=Noel|date=January 2002|title=Hindu Avatāra and Christian Incarnation: A Comparison|journal=[[Philosophy East and West]]|volume=52|issue=1|pages=98–125|doi=10.1353/pew.2002.0005|jstor=1400135|s2cid=170278631}}