“Both Christ and
Krishna were known to be threatened by the local ruler
when they were young.
Both have very similar stories …”.
The author of the
following post (2011) imagines that Jesus Christ was derived from Krishna: http://www.hinduisminfo.com/2011/02/christ-krishna-christianity-hinduism.html
Have you every noticed the amazingly coincidental
similarity between these two names - Jesus Christ and Lord Krishna - and asked
yourselves, why the names of two major religious figures in two major religious
are exactly [sic] the same? Have you [ever] looked at the evolution of
religions and wondered if it's possible that Christianity is actually derived
from Hinduism (partly the story of Lord Krishna)?
Well, you're not the only one! Many leading
experts believe that not only the name Jesus Christ is a derivative of Lord
Krishna, but also, the religion of Christianity might be partially and fully
derived from Hinduism! [sic, or vice versa]
Once we start comparing Christianity and the
teachings of Christ with the life and teaching of Lord Krishna (and Hinduism in
general), we immediately start seeing glaring similarities in the two. It would
be naive to assume that these similarities are purely
coincidental/circumstantial and that Christianity evolved all by itself to have
the name of [its] main deity to be exactly the same as one of the Trinity in
Hinduism, among other obvious similarities!
Let's analyze some of these similarities -
….
Krishna means "of darker color" and
Christ means "covered in dark/olive oil" - Now, this one is obviously
almost exactly the same and makes even the most skeptic Christians wonder how
can even the names have exactly the same meaning! Some Christian skeptics have
gone on to claim that Christ doesn't mean dark and rather, it means
"anointed", which is a valid point because "anointed"
indeed is one of the old translations of the word "Christ". But then
we ask the simple question: How would an "anointed" person look like?
Would he look somewhat discolored? Would he look darker? The answer to these
questions is a resounding yes! Just think about it for a second, if I cover
myself with any anointments, would the color of my skin change to darker? Yes,
it would. If someone is still skeptic, we went deeper into the Hebrew language
and found that the word "Chrism" actually refers to anointment by
Olive oil! A person covered with olive oil will certainly look darker and can
be thought of as "of darker color" or in other words -
"Krishna"! The similarity in both the name Krishna and Christ but
also the very meaning of the names - "Dark color" and "Covered
with dark (Olive) oil" - are uncanny and can't be refuted. It's not hard
to surmise that the early Christians were aware of the name "Krishna"
and it's meaning and significance and they modeled the name "Christ"
exactly after "Krishna" both in the meaning and the intent.
Both Christ and Krishna were known to be
threatened by the local ruler when they were young. Both have very similar
stories - In Krishna's case, it was Kansa (also known as Kamsa) who wanted to
kill him. He tried to imprison Krishna's parents but they were able to flee and
survive in time. Surprisingly, Jesus Christ has a very similar story as well in
which the evil king Herod actually issued a royal decree to warrant Christ's
death. Further, Kansa killed all offsprings of Devaki trying to ensure that
Lord Krishna would also die as one of the children; this same story also shows
up in Bible as the story of the Massacre of Innocents in Matthew where King
Herod ordered that all young children in Bethlehem be killed to ensure Jesus'
death. Also, just as in the case of Lord Krishna, Christ's parents (Mary and
Joseph) survived in a very similar fashion. Lord Krishna grew up in Vrindavan
hidden away from Kansa while Jesus grew up in Egypt in hiding from Herod. Since
the stories are so surprisingly similar, it's not difficult to see why the
Christian version might be derived from then existing Hindu version.
Both Christ and Krishna were divine beings /
"sons of God" walking on the earth as mortals - This one is obvious
but extremely important because of the fact that Christ is not depicted as an
angel or a jinni or some other supernatural creature in the Bible! Instead,
Christ is considered the Son of God Himself! This is intriguing because
Christian myths are full of all manners of supernatural/divine creatures sent
by God to earth for various purposes; but why ONLY Christ is the son of God?
Why are not all the angels also sons of God? The answer becomes obvious when we
draw parallels with Hinduism: Lord Krishna is an Avatar of Lord Vishnu. This is
why He is not same as minor gods, pretas and other creatures. Lord Krishna is a
conscious manifestation of God Himself. Now if Christ were to come from
Krishna, it's logical to assume that the early Christians took the Hindu story
of Lord Krishna and transformed it into their own versions/interpretations, but
the main details like being Son/Avatar of God stayed the same.
Both Christ and Krishna clearly state that the
only way to salvation is through them - Lord Krishna, in Bhagwat Geeta, states
that Moksha is attained by those who completely surrender to Him and Him alone.
Those who do not surrender to Lord Krishna and rather worship false gods will
not attain Moksha/Salvation/Nirvana. In Bible, Jesus Christ again asserts, in
exactly the same fashion, that the only real way of attaining salvation is by
accepting Jesus as your lord and savior! Please also note that this is a
somewhat unique case because it doesn't apply to other Abrahamic religions. For
example, Mohammed, in Islamic traditions, doesn't claim that salvation can be
attained only by accepting Mohammed as our lord and savior. Only Jesus claims,
exactly the same as Lord Krishna does, that we must accept Him as the lord and
savior to attain true salvation. The similarities are again obvious!
Similarities between Christ's Cross and Lord
Krishna's Maharoopa/Vishwaroopa - Now this one would require at least one full
book to fully analyze as the philosophical and religious implications of both
are truly immense. I'll probably cover it more completely in later articles but
here let me briefly mention that the Cross signifies Christ's willingness to
accept all the sins/pains in the world. In other words, Cross implies that the
results of all the actions of humans in the world go to the Christ. This is
exactly the same as what Lord Krishna implies in the Maharoopa when he says
that all results of all actions of all beings go to him. This is just one
similarity between the Cross and Maharoopa, but the readers would certainly see
more as they look deeper.
So we see that the similarities between Jesus
Christ and Lord Krishna, and consequently Christianity and Hinduism, are
unmistakable from linguistics, philosophical, religious, historical and
mythical perspectives! There are hundreds of more similarities that clearly
prove that Christianity is simply a distorted or perhaps a misinterpreted
version of a facet of Hinduism! ....
At
this site: https://www.facebook.com/notes/swayam-vichar-kijiye-learn-from-shri-krishna/25-similarities-between-lord-krishna-and-jesus-christ/1766277270263179/
we get:
25 Similarities
between Lord Krishna and Jesus Christ
1. Similarities in their names —
'Christ' and 'Krishna' – similar
pronunciation.
Krishna means "of darker color" and
Christ means "covered in dark/olive oil"
2. Both were called Savior, and the second person
of the Trinity —
Hindus believe that Krishna is the 8th incarnate of
Lord Vishnu – the protector and the second personality of the Hindu Trinity of
deities. Most Christians believe that Christ (Jesus) is the Son of God, the
second personality in the Trinity.
3. Both were sent from heaven to earth in the form
of a man —
Both were god-men: being considered both human and
divine.
4. They were divinely conceived. Krishna's and
Jesus' mothers were holy virgins —
The virginal state of Devaki is a matter of debate.
The divine Vishnu (one of the three deities in the Hindu Trinity) himself
descended into the womb of Devaki and was born as her son Krishna.
The virginal state of Mary when she conceived Jesus
is also a matter of debate. The Holy Spirit (one of the three persons in the
Christian Holy Trinity) was responsible for Mary’s pregnancy.
5. Both were born at unusual places —
Krishna was born in a prison cell. Christ was also
born in a cave, although some say a manger in a barn.
6. Both appeared at a critical time when their
respective countries were in a torpid (asleep) state.
7. Rays of light illuminated the area after they
had taken birth.
8. Angels in both cases issued a warning.
9. Both Christ and Krishna were known to be
threatened by the local ruler when they were young —
Kansa wanted to kill Krishna. For this purpose, he
sent demons and animals. Jesus Christ has a very similar story as well in which
the evil king Herod actually issued a royal decree to warrant Christ's death.
10. Innocent children were killed to ensure that
Lord would also die — Kansa killed
all offsprings of Devaki trying to ensure that Lord Krishna would also die as
one of the children; this same story also shows up in Bible as the story of the
Massacre of Innocents in Matthew where King Herod ordered that all young
children in Bethlehem be killed to ensure Jesus' death.
11. Similarity in places where their parents stayed
—
Krishna's parents stayed in Mathura. Mary
and Joseph stayed in Muturea; (similar names again)
12. Both Krishna and Jesus Christ were of royal
descent but lived their childhood as an ordinary boy —
Krishna was a cowherd. Christ is often depicted as
a shepherd.
13. Both grew somewhere else hiding from ruler —
Lord Krishna grew up in Vrindavan hidden away from
Kansa, while Jesus grew up in Egypt in hiding from Herod.
14. Their foster-parents had to go to pay taxes —
Krishna's foster-father Nanda had to journey to
Mathura to pay his taxes, just as Jesus foster-father Joseph is recorded in the
Gospel of Luke as having to go to Bethlehem to pay taxes.
15. Krishna was Mischevious Boy. Similar to Jesus
leaving his parents to go the temple.
16. Connection with mountain —
Krishna is reported as having uprooted a small
mountain.Jesus is recorded as saying: "if you had faith as a mustard
seed you would say to the mountain uproot yourself and be cast into the ocean".
17. Connection with huge Giant Serpent —
One day, wrestling and playing by the river,
children saw that the Yamuna river was poisoned, so Krishna jumped in to kill
the Giant Serpent that was poisoning the river. He danced on the serpents head
and set if free, cleaning up the river making the river Holy once again.
Similar to this story, Yahweh slayed Leviathan.
(The prophet called Leviathan a serpent that has many Heads, a sea-creature, a hideous
demonic creature who is apparently under the direct leadership of Satan
himself) Jesus gone into the river to be Baptized (Baptism is a sort of
rebirth, cleansing, new beginning).
“In that day Jehovah with His great and fierce
and strong sword shall punish the sea-monster, the darting serpent, the
sea-monster, that twisting serpent; and He shall kill the monster in the sea.”
Isaiah 27:1
18. Both performed many miracles, including the
healing of disease —
19. They were both considered omniscient
(all-knowing), omnipotent (all-powerful), and omnipresent (everpresent).
20. The missions of Krishna and Jesus were the same
— the salvation of humanity.
21. “Sermon on the Mount” ….
…. December is also
the time of year when the celebration takes place of Lord Krishna speaking the
Bhagavad-gita at Kuruksetra (Gita Jayanti). This could mean that
Christ’s “Sermon on the Mount” is none other than a similarity to Krishna’s
sermon (lecture) delivered to Arjuna while Krishna was mounted (riding) on His
chariot. The Bhagavad-gita is a sermon, given 5,000 years ago, that provides
indispensable spiritual guidance to all people, which is also said about
Christ’s sermon, said to have taken place on the Mount of Olives.
22. Similarity in teachings —
• We also learn in the Bhagavad-Gita that total
devotion to Krishna will allow man to achieve eternal life and never know death
again. In the New Testament we learn that Christ is the the only way.
'...that whosoever believeth in Christ should not perish, but have
everlasting life.'
• In Bhagavad-gita (7.6-7) Krishna said, “I am
the cause of the whole universe, through Me it is created and dissolved, all
things are dependant on Me as pearls are strung on a thread.” Jesus said, “Of
Him and through Him, and unto Him, are all things. All things were made by Him;
and without Him was not anything made that was made.” (John 1.3)
• Krishna had said (Bg.4.7), “For the
establishment of righteousness I am born from time to time.” This compares
to Jesus in John 18:37, wherein he says, “Thou sayest that I am a king. To
this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should
bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.”
23. Both selected disciples to spread his
teachings.
24. Both died of wounds caused by sharp weapons :
Krishna by an arrow and Christ by nails —
At the time when Krishna left this planet, His foot
was pierced with an arrow, while Jesus’ side was pierced with a spear.
25. Both are said to be incarnate again in
scriptures —
There is a description of many ominous signs that
are to signify the second coming of Christ. There are even more symptoms
of the terrible age of Kali (Kalyug - that we are going through) that indicates
the time before the coming of Krishna’s (Lord Vishnu’s) next incarnation as Kalki
- that are disclosed in the Vedas.
Many more comparisons could be
given.
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