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¹⁶³⁷ One of एकनाथ's अभंग is 'नववा वैसे स्थिररूप। तया नाम बौद्धरूप॥ सन्त कृपा क्षती। तिष्ठताति निरन्तरी। पुण्डलीकासाठीं उभा। धन्य धन्य विठ्ठलशोभा॥' in एकनाथमहाराजांच्या अभंगाची गाथा (published by Rajaram Tukaram, Bombay, 1903) p. 344 No 1048. 'बौद्ध अवतार माझिया अदृष्टा। मौन्यमुखें निष्ठा धरियेली॥' No. 4160 of the तुकारामबाबांच्या अभंगाची गाथा p. 522 (published by Bombay Govt., 1950). Vide H. of Dh. vol. II pp 720-723 for discussion about the time when Buddha came to be looked upon as an avatāra of Viṣṇu.