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Christ versus Krishna comparison chart
 | Christ | Krishna |
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| Ethnicity | Palestinian Jew |
Indian |
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| Raised in | Nazareth in ancient Israel |
Gokul/Dwarika |
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| Born in | Bethlehem in Judea |
Mathura |
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| Incarnation | Affirmed in Christianity |
Affirmed in Hinduism |
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| Birth mother | The Virgin Mary |
Devaki |
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| Father | God the Father according to Christianity |
Vasudeva, king of Mathura |
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| Cause of death | Crucifixion |
Arrow shot by a hunter, thinking to be a bird. |
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| Hinduism | N/A |
An avatar of Vishnu. |
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| Foster mother | N/A. |
Yashoda |
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| Appears in | The Gospels and the Koran (Qur'an) |
The Mahabharata |
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| Role in Godhead | Second Person of the Christian Trinity |
Avatar of Vishnu (God as preserver of the universe), one of the gods on the Hindu Trimurti. |
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| Foster father | St. Joseph |
Nanda |
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| Siblings | This is debated between Catholics and Protestants. In Catholicism, The "brothers and sisters of Our Lord", that are listed in the Gospels were His cousins. Eg: St. James, the "brother of Our Lord," is identified as "the son of Alpheus." |
Balaram (foster brother), Subhadra (sister) |
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