KRISHNA, Hindu Deity

krĭshˈnə [Sanskrit,=black], one of the most popular deities in Hinduism, the eighth avatar, or incarnation of Vishnu. Krishna appears in the Mahabharata epic as a prince of the Yadava tribe and the friend and counselor of the Pandava princes. His divinity is proclaimed in several places in the epic, particularly in the Bhagavad-Gita. Krishna's childhood and youth are described in the Harivamsa (a supplement to the Mahabharata), the Vishnu Purana, and the Bhagavata Purana, the last being one of the most important texts of the Bhakti, or devotional, movement. As a young boy Krishna is the foster child of cowherds and shows his divine nature by conquering demons. As a youth he is the lover of the gopis (milkmaids), playing his flute and dancing with them by moonlight. The play of Krishna and the gopis is regarded in Hinduism as an image of the soul's relationship with God. The love of Krishna and Radha, his favorite gopi, is celebrated in a great genre of Sanskrit and Bengali love poetry.

See W. G. Archer, The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry (1953, repr. 1960); M. Singer, ed., Krishna: Myths, Rites and Attitudes (1965); J. P. Losty, Krishna: A Hindu Vision of God (1980).

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books on: Krishna Hindu Deity  - 171 results

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Journey through the Twelve Forests: An Encounter with Krishna
Book by David L. Haberman; Oxford University Press, 1994
Subjects: Hindu Pilgrims And Pilgrimages--India--Mathura (District), Krishna (Hindu Deity)--Cult--India--Mathura (District), Mathura (India : District)--Religious Life And Customs
...twelve forests : an encounter with Krishna / David L. Haberman. p. cm...ISBN 0-19-508479-9 pbk. 1. Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages-- India--Mathura District 2. Krishna Hindu deity --Cult--India--Mathura...
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Alive in Krishna
Book by Ghanshyamdas Birla; Paragon House, 1986
Subjects: Krishna (Hindu Deity)
...Cataloging-in- Publication Data Birala, Ghanasyamadasa, 1894-1983. Alive in Krishna . 1. Translation of: Krishnam vande jagadgurum . 1. Krishna Hindu deity . 2. Bhagavadgita -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. I. Title. BL1220.B5513...
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Hayagriva in South India: Complexity and Selectivity of a Pan-Indian Hindu Deity
Book by Kamala Elizabeth Nayar; Brill, 2004
Subjects: Hayagrsva (Hindu Deity), India, South--Religion
...the lists of other minor and auxiliary deities. This aspect tends to further underline...On the basis of temple architecture, Krishna H. Shastri recognizes ten popular forms...the horse-headed god as an auxiliary deity. Padma Sumlzitd 22 consists of rules for the attendant deities and includes Hayagriva (v. 2b-8a...
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Love Song of the Dark Lord: Jayadeva's Gitagovinda
Book by Barbara Stoler Miller; Columbia University Press, 1977
Subjects: Krishna (Hindu Deity)--Poetry
...controlled approach to the deity in the womb of a Hindu temple. On another...mediate between Radha and Krishna and bring them into...variously attributed to Krishna, 10 Radha, 11 Nanda...the sexual energies of Krishna toward Radha, but each...
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The Home of Dancing Sivan: The Traditions of the Hindu Temple in Citamparam
Book by Paul Younger; Oxford University Press, 1995
Subjects: Chidambaram (India)--Religious Life And Customs, Nataraja Temple, Siva (Hindu Deity)--Cult--India--Chidambaram
...second chance development was that my colleague in Canada, Krishna Sivaraman, had inherited a centuries-old family tradition...the manuscript, but who have now gone on to other worlds. Krishna Sivaraman was a friend from my student days in Banaras and...
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journal articles on: Krishna Hindu Deity  - 81 results

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Bimal Krishna Matilal: A Review of Two of His Last Works
Journal article by Eliot Deutsch; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 112, 1992
Subjects: Hindu literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Hinduism--Literature, Matilal, Bimal Krishna--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bimal Krishna Matilal: a review of two of his last works. by Eliot Deutsch B. K. Matilal...his promise. (pp. 7-8) Matilal shows then how Krsna, the incarnate deity, resolves the dilemma by arguing that the two obligations in the concrete...
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Krishna: A Sourcebook
Journal article by Andre Couture; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 128, 2008
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Krishna: A Sourcebook (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews
...main epithets used for Krishna with their exact meaning...American research on Krishna. It is a most welcome...Vernacular Variations on a Hindu Deity (Albany: State Univ...York Press, 2005). Krishna: A Sourcebook is to...
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The Temple as a Symbol of Hindu Identity in America?
Journal article by Surinder M. Bhardwaj, Madhusudana N. Rao; Journal of Cultural Geography, Vol. 17, 1998
Subjects: Ethnicity--Social aspects, Indians in the United States--Social aspects, Temples, Hindu--United States, United States--Churches, mosques, synagogues, etc.
...1965 non-iconic Hindu philosophical centers...predominantly "white" Hindus (for example Hare Krishna devotees), encouraging...consecrating new authentic Hindu iconic (theistic...Venkateswara as the presiding deity. In fact the S.V...Temple in India. The Hindu-Jain Temple, as its...implies, is the focus of Hindus and Jains representing...
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Dancing in the Fire: Ritually Constructing Hindu Identity in a Malaysian Landscape
Journal article by Carolyn V. Prorok; Journal of Cultural Geography, Vol. 17, 1998
Subjects: Hinduism--Malaysia, Hindus--Rites and ceremonies, Landscape--Religious aspects, Malaysia--Social aspects, Temples, Hindu--Malaysia
...as non-Malaysians. Hindus from Sri Lanka, who...small proportion of the Hindu population yet they play...important ritual role in the Hindu community (Mearn 1995...complex performed by Hindus. Each deity has its own set of prescribed...Arjuna (connected to Krishna and therefore Vishnu...
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Working with Hindu Clients in a Spiritually Sensitive Manner
Journal article by David R. Hodge; Social Work, Vol. 49, 2004
...deities, with Shiva and Krishna being the most prominent...extensive pantheon of deities. For instance, Krishna, an avatar, or incarnation of the Vedic deity, Vishnu, and the most...impersonal Brahman. Krishna is worshipped through...discussed earlier, most Hindu households have one...practices, particularly for Hindus in the United States...
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Hare Krishna Comes of Age: The Movement Has Matured into a Mainstream Religion after Years of Tumult and Scandal-But Escaping the Past Never Is Easy
Magazine article by Michael Kress; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 134, July 2005
Subjects: Hare Krishnas--Behavior, Hinduism, International Society for Krishna Consciousness--Management, International Society for Krishna Consciousness--Membership, Religious institutions--Management, Religious institutions--Membership, Religious organizations--Management, Religious organizations--Membership
...International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON...these are the faces of Krishna in the 21st century...chanting in praise of a Hindu deity whose likeness graces...these days that a Hare Krishna could be living next...
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Productive Information: Contextual Knowledge in Art Museum Education
Magazine article by Olga M. Hubard; Art Education, Vol. 60, July 2007
Subjects: Art criticism, Art education, Art galleries & museums, Art history, Learning, Students
...of Art). The picture shows Krishna, an important Hindu deity, as an infant killing a wicked...observation, the students refer to Krishna as "an evil little elf getting...and places. Students who see Krishna as "an evil little elf getting...
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Seeing the Spiritual Behind the Material: Traditional Indian Art at the Asia Society
Magazine article by Val Castronovo; UN Chronicle, Vol. 41, December 2004
Subjects: Asia Society--Exhibitions, Indian art--Exhibitions
...Mughal emperors and Hindu Rajput rulers, vie...gods and gopi maidens, Krishna and his human paramour...the rarefied realm of Krishna, that divine dark...unabashed joy. See Krishna and Radha in a grove...of another Hindu cult deity, Devi, the Great Goddess...India and for women and deities, shine brightly in...
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India on the Move
Magazine article by Jennifer Shorey Arnold, Malathi Jivan; Dance Spirit, Vol. 7, October 2003
Subjects: Culture, Dance, India
...credit Nataraja (the Hindu deity Shiva depicted as lord...depiction of movement. The deity represents myth, symbolism...of Kuchipudi, in the Krishna district now known as...seven Lainoorahs (female deities) pressed gently with...and be familiar with Hindu mythology and philosophy...
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A Passage from India: The Dancing Daughters
Magazine article by Laura Bleiberg; Dance Magazine, Vol. 74, June 2000
Subjects: Dancers--Conduct of life, Dancing--India
...Siva Nataraja, the dancing god of Hindu belief. Ramaa Bharadvaj was there...while staring at the image of the deity. It was a sign from God, Ramaa...cast Ramaa as the mother of the Hindu God-child Krishna, played by little Swetha. This...
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newspaper articles on: Krishna Hindu Deity  - 13 results

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DEVI THE GREAT GODDESS: Hindus' Powerful Ruler over Life and Death Is on Exhibit
Newspaper article by Joanna Shaw-Eagle; The Washington Times, May 18, 1999
...DEVI THE GREAT GODDESS: Hindus powerful ruler over life...all-powerful female Hindu deity of India, has come to...gentle, milk-white deity of music and learning...irresistibly handsome god Krishna. So intense was her...segments showing the deity as cosmic force and as...
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Installation of Idols Completes Hindu School, Worship Center Welcome: Events Continue Today and into Saturday
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), August 29, 2008
...Idols Completes Hindu School, Worship...hundreds of Lake County Hindus welcomed home idols of their deity, Shri Radha-Krishna, Thursday at Chinmaya...picture of Lord Krishna. Worshippers laid...Lord Krishna, who Hindus believe is the incarnation...teaches the ancient Hindu philosophy of Vedanta...
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Minnesota Home to Hindu Temple
Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), September 20, 2009
...WASHINGTON TIMES The largest Hindu temple in North America...000-square-foot Hindu Temple of Minnesota...we were informed that Hindus dont believe in many...30,000. The main deity for this temple is Vishnu...preserver, one of the Hindu trinity of gods; the...silk. Multiple other deities had places of honor...in another was Lord Krishna in pink silks. Ganesha...
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Tee for Two Tee; Take Four Top Irish Designers, One of Our Most Respected Third World Charities, and the Classic Plain T-Shirt, and What Do You Get? A Surprisingly Chic Way of Raising Awareness about Global Warming. Niamh O'Dea Meets Peter O'Brien, Joanne Hynes, Alison Conneely and Eilis Boyle Interviews NIAMH O'DEA Photographs PATRICK BOLGER
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), October 9, 2010
Subjects: Air pollution--Environmental aspects, Charities--Environmental aspects, Clothing industry--Environmental aspects, Global warming--Environmental aspects
...jumped at the chance when Oxfam approached me, she laughs. Taking her inspiration from subjects as varied as the Hindu deity Krishna to Victorian silhouettes, her tee is Eiliss first foray into jersey and print. The result is, as you might expect...
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Wrestling with Religious Pluralism
Newspaper article by Larry Witham; The Washington Times, November 15, 1997
...Now, it may be "Krishna and Christ." The National...with Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs...and Muslim mosques, Hindu and Buddhist temples...Hindu polytheism - one deity being Krishna - non-Trinitarian...looking Middle Eastern. A Hindu temple in Pittsburgh had its deities smashed and the words...
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encyclopedia articles on: Krishna Hindu Deity  - 2 results

 
 
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Krishna , Hindu Deity
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
KRISHNA , Hindu deity krish n Sanskrit,=black, one of the most popular deities in Hinduism, the eighth...incarnation of Vishnu . Krishna appears in the Mahabharata...movement. As a young boy Krishna is the foster child of...
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Snake Worship
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the Gnostics), as a phallic deity, as a solar deity, and as a god of death. It...the symbol of Satan and many deities, including Apollo and the...had good aspects. Primitive Hindu snake cults were incorporated into the worship of Krishna and eventually into the worship...


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