In its religious [[context]] the [[word]] is used to mean the [[Descend|descent]] of a [[divine]] being or the Supreme Being (God) in human form on Earth. While [[Christianity]], [[Hinduism]] and [[Buddha|Buddhism]] are perhaps the most widely-known [[tradition]]s to employ this [[concept]] within the [[context]] of their respective [[belief]] systems, they are by no means the only ones to do so. | In its religious [[context]] the [[word]] is used to mean the [[Descend|descent]] of a [[divine]] being or the Supreme Being (God) in human form on Earth. While [[Christianity]], [[Hinduism]] and [[Buddha|Buddhism]] are perhaps the most widely-known [[tradition]]s to employ this [[concept]] within the [[context]] of their respective [[belief]] systems, they are by no means the only ones to do so. |