Dashavatara- Buddha

Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, is commonly included as an avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, to be the ninth and most recent incarnation. Buddha is sometimes depicted in Hindu scriptures as a preacher, compassionate teacher who preached the path of ahimsa (non-violence). There are many different forms associated to this avatar.
 
The mythologies that surround the deity ‘Vishnu’ who is known as "The Preserver" within the Trimurti, the Hindu trinity that includes Brahma and Shiva are diverse. As per ancient texts and believes he is the supreme being who creates, protects and transforms the universe. Whenever the world is threatened with evil, chaos, and destructive forces, Vishnu descends in the form of an avatar (incarnation) to restore the cosmic order. The mythologies give in-depth descriptions of his ten avatars over the eons. Each of his incarnations have peculiar characteristics, if you look below the surface you would notice a distinctive similarity between the gradual progressions of his avatars and the Theory of evolution proposed by Darwin. These serious of masks were created to draw parallels between the two, theory and mythology.