[jonny nation]

Hey one and all!

I am trying to get a picture uploaded, so it shows on my profile by my name. Is there anyone out there who could help me out please? I have uploaded a photo, but I do not think th@'s the one.

Thanks in advance, Jonny

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What are you trying to upload and what are you trying to upload it on

[NvidiaDude]

What are you trying to upload and what are you trying to upload it on

[jonny nation]

Hey!
I am trying to upload an animated picture so it shows on the left hand side of my profile where you have the silver car.

Cheers, J

[jonny nation]

Have no fear...I have sussed it! I did not know it was called an Avatar.

Jonny

[NvidiaDude]

oh thats good as long as you now know

[jonny nation]

Nice one...cheers!

[Resident_Blonde]

What is that?

[fleamailman]

btw, why do they call Avatar?

[dsenette]

Avatar
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
See Avatar (disambiguation) for other meanings.
In Hinduism, an avatar is the incarnation (bodily manifestation) of an Immortal Being, or of the Ultimate Supreme Being. It derives from the Sanskrit word Avatāra which means "descent" and usually implies a deliberate descent into mortal realms for special purposes. The term is used primarily in Hinduism, for incarnations of Vishnu the Preserver, whom many Hindus worship as God. The Dasavatara (see below) are ten particular "great" incarnations of Vishnu.

Unlike Christianity, and Shaivism, Vaishnavism believes that God takes a special (including human) form whenever there is a decline of righteousness (dharma) and rise of evil. Lord Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu, according to Vaishnavism that is espoused by Ramanuja and Madhva, and God in Gaudiya Vaishnavism, said in the Gita: “For the protection of the good, for destruction of evil, and for the establishment of righteousness, I come into being from age to age.” (Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 4, verse 8.) In any event, all Hindus believe that there is no difference between worship of Vishnu and His avatars as it all leads to Him.

The word has also been used by extension by non-Hindus to refer to the incarnations of God in other religions, notably Christianity, for example Jesus.

[dsenette]

basically translated into: an avatar is an "incarnation" of your online personality...in this instance

[Dark_Side]

maybe it's some kind of greek word.

[dsenette]

maybe it's some kind of greek word.

derives from the Sanskrit word Avatāra

decidedly not greek

[lilhawk2892]

i always though of avatar as someone sort of killer or murderer sort of like a monster you would typicly see in old horror movies eg...needle face,frankenstein stuff like that