Jainism
Further information: Salakapurusa
The most exalted figures in Jainism are the twenty-four Tirthankaras. Krishna, when he was incorporated into the Jain
list of heroic figures presented a problem with his activities which
are not pacifist or non-violent. The concept of Baladeva, Vasudeva and
Prati-Vasudeva was used to solve it.[neutrality is disputed]
The Jain list of sixty-three Shalakapurshas or notable figures includes
amongst others, the twenty-four Tirthankaras and nine sets of this
triad. One of these triads is Krishna as the Vasudeva, Balarama as the
Baladeva and Jarasandha as the Prati-Vasudeva. He was a cousin of the
twenty-second Tirthankara, Neminatha. The stories of these triads can be
found in the Harivamsha of Jinasena (not be confused with its namesake, the addendum to Mahābhārata) and the Trishashti-shalakapurusha-charita of Hemachandra.[119]
In each age of the Jain cyclic time is born a Vasudeva with an elder
brother termed the Baladeva. The villain is the Prati-vasudeva. Baladeva
is the upholder of the Jain principle of non-violence. However,
Vasudeva has to forsake this principle to kill the Prati-Vasudeva and
save the world. [120][121]
Buddhism
The story of Krishna occurs in the Jataka tales in Buddhism,[122] in the Vaibhav Jataka as a prince and legendary conqueror and king of India.[123] In the Buddhist version, Krishna is called Vasudeva, Kanha and Keshava, and Balarama is his older brother, Baladeva. These details resemble that of the story given in the Bhagavata Purana. Vasudeva, along with his nine other brothers (each son a powerful wrestler) and one elder sister (Anjana) capture all of Jambudvipa (many consider this to be India) after beheading their evil uncle, King Kamsa, and later all other kings of Jambudvipa with his Sudarshana Chakra. Much of the story involving the defeat of Kamsa follows the story given in the Bhagavata Purana.[124]
As depicted in the Mahābhārata, all of the sons are eventually killed due to a curse of sage Kanhadipayana (Veda Vyasa,
also known as Krishna Dwaipayana). Krishna himself is eventually
speared by a hunter in the foot by mistake, leaving the sole survivor of
their family being their sister, Anjanadevi of whom no further mention
is made.[125]
Since Jataka tales are given from the perspective of Buddha's previous lives (as well as the previous lives of many of Buddha's followers), Krishna appears as one of the lives of Sariputra,
one of Buddha's foremost disciples and the "Dhammasenapati" or "Chief
General of the Dharma" and is usually shown being Buddha's "right hand
man" in Buddhist art and iconography.[126] The Bodhisattva, is born in this tale as one of his youngest brothers named Ghatapandita, and saves Krishna from the grief of losing his son.[123]
The 'divine boy' Krishna as an embodiment of wisdom and endearing
prankster forms a part of worshipable pantheon in VAIBHAV RAI .[127]
Bahá'í Faith
Bahá'ís believe that Krishna was a "Manifestation of God",
or one in a line of prophets who have revealed the Word of God
progressively for a gradually maturing humanity. In this way, Krishna
shares an exalted station with Abraham, Moses, Zoroaster, Buddha, Muhammad, Jesus, the Báb, and the founder of the Bahá'í Faith, Bahá'u'lláh.[128][129]
Ahmadiyya Community
Members of the Ahmadiyya Community believe Krishna to be a great prophet of God as described by their founder, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad.
Ghulam Ahmad also claimed to be the likeness of Krishna as a latter day
reviver of religion and morality whose mission was to reconcile man
with God.[130] Ahmadis maintain that the term Avatar
is synonymous with the term 'prophet' of the Middle Eastern religious
tradition as God's intervention with man; as God appoints a man as his
vicegerent upon earth. In Lecture Sialkot, Ghulam Ahmed wrote:
Let it be clear that Raja Krishna, according to what has been revealed to me, was such a truly great man that it is hard to find his like among the Rishis and Avatars of the Hindus. He was an Avatar—i.e., Prophet—of his time upon whom the Holy Spirit would descend from God. He was from God, victorious and prosperous. He cleansed the land of the Aryas from sin and was in fact the Prophet of his age whose teaching was later corrupted in numerous ways. He was full of love for God, a friend of virtue and an enemy of evil.[130]
Krishna is also called Murli Dhar. The flute of Krishna means the
flute of revelation and not the physical flute. Krishna lived like
humans and he was a prophet.[131][132]
Other
Krishna worship or reverence has been adopted by several new religious movements since the 19th century, and he is sometimes a member of an eclectic pantheon in occult texts, along with Greek, Buddhist, Biblical and even historical figures.[133] For instance, Édouard Schuré, an influential figure in perennial philosophy and occult movements, considered Krishna a Great Initiate; while Theosophists regard Krishna as an incarnation of Maitreya (one of the Masters of the Ancient Wisdom), the most important spiritual teacher for humanity along with Buddha.[134][135] Krishna was canonized by Aleister Crowley and is recognized as a saint in the Gnostic Mass of Ordo Templi Orientis.[136][137]
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