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发帖数: 8336 | 1 http://hinduism.about.com/od/lordkrishna/a/christ_krishna.htm
Despite their differences, Hinduism and Christianity have great
similarities . And this is particularly prominent in the case of the life
and teachings of the two central figures of these world religions — Christ
and Krishna .
Similarities in just the names of Christ and Krishna have enough fuel
for the curious mind to prod into the proposition that they were indeed one
and the same person. Although there is little historical evidence, it is
hard to ignore a host of likenesses between Jesus Christ and Lord Krishna.
Analyze this!
• Both are believed to be sons of God, since they were divinely
conceived
• The birth of both Jesus of Nazareth and Krishna of Dwarka and their
God-designed missions were foretold
• Both were born at unusual places — Christ in a lowly manger and
Krishna in a prison cell
• Both were divinely saved from death pronouncements
• Evil forces pursued both Christ and Krishna in vain
•Christ is often depicted as a shepherd; Krishna was a cowherd
• Both appeared at a critical time when their respective countries
were in a torpid state
• Both died of wounds caused by sharp weapons — Christ by nails and
Krishna by an arrow
• The teachings of both are very similar — both emphasize love and
peace
• Krishna was often shown as having a dark blue complexion — a color
close to that of Christ Consciousness
Similarity in Names
Christ comes from the Greek word Christos , which means "the anointed one".
Again, the word Krishna in Greek is the same as Christos . A colloquial
Bengali rendering of Krishna is Kristo , which is the same as the Spanish
for Christ — Cristo .
.The father of the Krishna Consciousness Movement AC Bhaktivedanta Swami
Prabhupada once remarked: "When an Indian person calls on Krishna, he often
says, Krsta. Krsta is a Sanskrit word meaning attraction. So when we address
God as Christ, Krsta, or Krishna we indicate the same all-attractive
Supreme Personality of Godhead. When Jesus said, Our Father who art in
heaven hallowed be Thy name , the name of God was Krsta or Krishna."
Prabhupada further says: " Christ is another way of saying Krsta and Krsta
is another way of pronouncing Krishna, the name of God…the general name of
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose specific name is Krishna.
Therefore whether you call God Christ , Krsta , or Krishna , ultimately
you are addressing the same Supreme Personality of Godhead…Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu said: namnam akari bahu-dha nija-sarva-saktis. (God has millions
of names, and because there is no difference between God s name and Himself,
each one of these names has the same potency as God.)"
God or Man?
According to Hindu mythology, Krishna was born on earth so that the balance
of good in the world could be restored. But, there are many conflicting
theories regarding his Godhood. Although, Krishna s story depicts him as the
ultimate Lord of the Universe, whether Krishna himself is God or man is
still a contentious matter in Hinduism.
Hindus believe that Jesus, like Lord Krishna, is just another avatar of the
Divine, who came down to show humanity in the righteous way of life. This is
another point where Krishna resembles Christ, a figure who is both "fully
human and fully divine."
Krishna and Jesus were both saviors of mankind and avatars of God who have
returned to earth at an especially critical time in the lives of their
people. They were the incarnates of the Divine Being Himself in human form
to teach human beings divine love, divine power, divine wisdom, and lead the
benighted world towards the light of God.
Similarity in Teachings
These two most admired of religious icons also claim to hold the
completeness of their religions by themselves. It s interesting to note how
alike each one spoke in the Bhagavad Gita and the Holy Bible about the
righteous way of life.
Lord Krishna says in the Gita: "Whenever, O Arjuna, righteousness declines
and unrighteousness prevails, my body assumes human form and lives as a
human being." He also says, "In order to protect the righteousness and also
to punish the wicked, I incarnate myself on this earth from time to time."
Similarly, Jesus said: "If God were your Father, ye would love me; for I
proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of Myself but He sent me."
At many places in the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna said about His oneness
with God: "I am the way, come to Me…Neither the multitude of gods, nor
great sages know my origin, for I am the source of all the gods and great
sages." In the Holy Bible, Jesus also utters the same in his Gospels: "I am
the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except
through me. If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well…"
Krishna advises all men to continue working for the welfare of the state all
through the life: "That man attains peace who lives devoid of longing, free
from all desires and without the feeling of I and mine. This is the Brahman
state…" Jesus too ensures man, "Him that overcometh I will make a pillar
in the temple of my God and he shall go no more out."
Lord Krishna urged his disciples to follow the art of scientific control of
the senses. An expert yogi can withdraw his mind from old temptations of the
material world and can unite his mental energy with the joy of inner
ecstasy or samadhi. "When the yogi like a tortoise withdrawing its limbs,
can fully retire its senses from the objects of perception, his wisdom
manifests steadiness". Christ too delivered a similar directive: "But though
, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thy shut thy door, pray
to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret
shall reward thee openly."
Krishna stressed the idea of the grace of God in the Gita: "I am the origin
of everything, and everything arises out of Me…". Similarly, Jesus said: "I
am the bread of life; he that cometh to me shall never hunger and he that
believeth in me shall never thirst." | m****r
发帖数: 1904 | | m****r
发帖数: 1904 | 3 你怎么看这些观点？
“Krishna explains the demonic mentality as follows: The world is unreal and
is produced only of sex desire. Taking shelter of lust, they think of sense
gratification as the goal of life and scheme to illegally increase their
wealth. While plotting to kill their ‘competitor’ enemies, they think
themselves powerful and happy, and they, surrounded by their relatives, use
sacrifices and charity only to further increase their happiness. Perplexed
by illusory anxieties, bewildered by self-complacency, impudency, and
wealth
; and envying the Supersoul within their own bodies and within the bodies
of
others, demons blaspheme real religion. These mischievous, lowest amongst
men are repeatedly cast by Krishna into demonic species to gradually sink
to
the most abominable forms of existence.”
【在 m****r 的大作中提到】
: 你怎么看？Christ=Krishna?
| n********n
发帖数: 8336 | 4 颇有相同点。
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use
【在 m****r 的大作中提到】
: 你怎么看这些观点？
: “Krishna explains the demonic mentality as follows: The world is unreal and
: is produced only of sex desire. Taking shelter of lust, they think of sense
: gratification as the goal of life and scheme to illegally increase their
: wealth. While plotting to kill their ‘competitor’ enemies, they think
: themselves powerful and happy, and they, surrounded by their relatives, use
: sacrifices and charity only to further increase their happiness. Perplexed
: by illusory anxieties, bewildered by self-complacency, impudency, and
: wealth
: ; and envying the Supersoul within their own bodies and within the bodies
| n********n
发帖数: 8336 | 5 且是一说罢了。谁影响谁，还不一定。
【在 m****r 的大作中提到】
: 你怎么看？Christ=Krishna?
| n********n
发帖数: 8336 | 6 赞成三位一体。
耶稣神性，这是耶证否认的。
【在 m****r 的大作中提到】
: 你怎么看？Christ=Krishna?
| m****r
发帖数: 1904 | 7 默罕默德也和耶稣有很多"相同点"。
【在 n********n 的大作中提到】
: 颇有相同点。
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