“Avataar” shabd ka arth hota hai “kisi upar wale shakti (Bhagwan) ka prithvi par janm lena” – jaise ek divine rescue mission.
Hindu dharm ke anusaar, jab jab duniya mein adharm badhta hai (paap, anyaay, atyachar), tab tab bhagwan Vishnu ya anya devta, janm le kar paapiyon ka vinash karte hain.
Yeh concept hai Dashavatar ka – jisme Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parshuram, Ram, Krishna, Buddha aur Kalki shamil hain.
Yeh idea yeh kehta hai ki insani samasyaon ka hal koi supernatural power khud aake karegi.
Dr. Ambedkar is par vishwas kyun nahi rakhte?
Dr. Ambedkar ne scientific thinking aur samajik justice ke nazariye se socha. Unka maanna tha: Koi bhagwan insaan banke nahi aata. Yeh sirf kahaniyon aur dharmik kathaon ka hissa hai, jise logon ko dabaye rakhne ke liye banaya gaya.
Yeh “avataar ka concept” logon ko passiveness aur andhvishwas mein daal deta hai.
Log sochne lagte hain ki “hamari samasya ka hal toh bhagwan ayenge aur kar denge,” isliye woh khud parivartan lane ke liye kuch nahi karte.
Yeh vichar unequal society ko justify karta hai.
Jaise Ramayan mein Ram ne Shambuka ko maar diya tha kyunki woh ek Shudra hoke tapasya kar raha tha – isse Ambedkar ne “Brahmanvaadi avataar concept” ka dushprabhav mana.
Buddhism mein avataar ka concept kyun nahi hai?
Buddha ne kabhi apne aap ko bhagwan nahi kaha. Unhone kaha: “Main ek gyani insaan hoon. Tum bhi mehnat se gyaan prapt kar sakte ho.”
Yahan koi bhagwan ka janm nahi hota, koi avataar nahi hota, sirf karuna, samata aur gyaan ka path hota hai.
Sab log saman hain, sabke paas potential hai Buddha banne ka – bina kisi bhagwan ke aashray ke.