Krishna

Sculpture of Krishna in Sri Mariamman Temple, Singapore

Krishna is an important God (Param Brahma) in Hinduism. He is considered to have been an avatar of Vishnu. Krishna is believed to have been a real being who took part in the war known as the Mahabharata. He is a central character in the important Hindu scripture the Bhagavad Gita. Hindu often consider him a warrior, hero, teacher and philosopher and a great leader. He defeated the cruel King Kansa, who put his mother, Devāki and her consort Vasudevā to jail.

Krishna Media

• Vasudeva Krishna on a coin of Agathocles of Bactria circa 180 BCE.jpg

  Vāsudeva-Krishna, on a coin of Agathocles of Bactria, c. 180 BCE. This is "the earliest unambiguous image" of the deity.
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  Heliodorus Pillar in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, erected about 120 BCE. The inscription states that Heliodorus is a Bhagvatena, and a couplet in the inscription closely paraphrases a Sanskrit verse from the Mahabharata.

• Rama Krishna at Chilas.jpg

  Balarama and Krishna with their attributes at Chilas. The Kharoshthi inscription nearby reads Rama [kri]ṣa. 1st century CE.

• Baby thief Krishna (bazaar art, c.1950's).jpg

  Krishna is celebrated in the Vaishnava tradition in various stages of his life.

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  Depiction of Krishna playing the flute in Todai-ji Temple, constructed in 752 CE on the order of Emperor Shomu, in Nara, Japan

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  Baby Krishna on a swing, depicted with his foster parents Nanda and Yashoda.

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  Krishna and Balarama Studying with the Brahman Sandipani (Bhagavata Purana, 1525–1550 CE print).

Related pages

• Balarama
• Radha
• Krishnaism
• Krishna Janmastami