A much later phenomenon in Hindu history, though ironically claimed to be of antiquity.

A much later phenomenon in Hindu history, though ironically claimed to be of antiquity.
Was Gautam Buddha an Avatāra of Viṣṇu or a different person from a similar Avatāra of Viṣṇu?
There’re undoubtedly major differnces in various Indian traditions, but there’re also similar major differences between the denominations considered Hindu.