Christ and Krishna

Research paper written by London swaminathan

Research article Number 1625; Date 5h February 2015

The greatness of Hinduism is that they believe that messengers of God can appear in any part of the world. Another great thing about Hinduism is that they don’t call anyone Kafir or pagan, but all are called Divine Children (Amrutasya Putraha or Divyatma Swarupalala).  The third great thing about Hinduism is that whatever said in other religions are already found in the vast ocean like Hindu scriptures. Nothing in the world came to them as a surprise or a new thing! So they din’t clash with any one or covert any one.

Bible is silent about the teenage years of Jesus Christ. The New Testament says Jesus went at the age of 12 and came back at the age of 30. Scholars from various fields have discussed this topic for nearly 200 years and have come out with various theories. Teenage years are very important in any human being’s life. Since youths have tremendous energy and turbulent mind, they will go astray very easily if their energy is not properly channelized.

Krishna, Christ and the Buddha

Ancient India had a beautiful system to tackle this problem. Children at the age of seven were sent to Teachers (Guru) houses and asked to serve them. While serving at the teachers’ houses they were taught the lessons. When they have mastered the subject by the age of twenty or so they were sent home. Immediately they were married and so there was less opportunities for following bad things. Moreover the military style discipline imparted at Guru’s place made them to fall in a groove. Habits die hard. They followed the good habits they learnt at Guru’s Ashram or Gurukula. Sanskrit scriptures say that certain teachers had hundreds of students and so they were called Kulapatis.

Jesus Christ was a born Yogi and Jnani

Jesus’ life and his teachings point out that he had education at a Hindu Gurukula in the Himalayas. Even before Jesus was born, India had big universities with thousands of students in Takshasheela (Taxila), Nalanda and Kancheepuram. So it was not impossible.

Why should Jesus come to India to learn such things?

Jesus was born in a Jewish sect known as Essenes. Roman writer Pliny the Elder ( 70 CE) gave the details of Essenes’ life. They were ascetics, they took bath every day (like Hindus), they believed in mysticism and they did not marry (Brahmacharys). Readers can find more about Essenes in encyclopaedias. They were like Hindu Yogis. The word Essenes came from Sanskrit word Isa (God). In short they were god men. In India every town has a great soul who we respect as god men.

Though many people have put forward various points to justify that Jesus visited India in his teenage years, they have not given many of the following things:

Adwaita in the Bible: Jesus’ probably learnt Adwaita-Non Dualism from Hindu saints in the Himalayas. Swami Vivekananda spoke about three stages in the preaching of the Christ. When he went to the masses, who could not conceive anything other than a personal God, he said, Pray to your Father in Heaven and he acted like a Messenger of God. To others who could grasp a higher idea, he said, I am the vine, ye are the branches, but to his disciples, to whom he revealed himself fully, he proclaimed the highest truth, I and my father are one. This is what considered as Maha Vakyas in our Upanishads : Aham Brahmasi, Tat twam asi etc.(I am God, You are That).

When he said,’ The Kingdom of Heaven is within you’ and ‘Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God’, Jesus meant only the non-dualist principle, which was made popular by the greatest philosopher Adi Sankara.

Jesus Christ= Thera Buddha

Swami Vivekananda also narrated a strange dream about Jesus Christ to his disciples. Read it in his own words:

“I had a curious dream on my return voyage to England. While our ship was passing through the Mediterranean sea, in my sleep, an old and venerable looking person, Rishi-like in appearance, stood before me and said: I am one of the ancient order of Theraputtas which had its origin in the teaching of the Indian Rishis.
 The truths and ideals preached by us have been given out by Christians as taught by Jesus: but for the matter of that there was no such personality by the name of Jesus ever born. Various evidences testifying to this fact will be brought to light by excavating here. By excavating which place can those proofs and relics you speak of be found? I asked. The hoary-headed one pointing to a locality of Turkey, said, see here.
 Immediately after, I woke up, and at once rushed to the upper deck and asked the captain, ‘what neighbourhood is the ship in just now?’. ’Look yonder’, the captain replied, ’there is Turkey and the island of Crete’.”

Hindu Style: Bhaktas prostrate: Namaskar and Namaste (See at the bottom right)

Bhagavad Gita & The Bible: There are many resemblances between the Gita and the New Testament. As an instance of a resemblance between the two scriptures a quotation or two may be given. Krishna says (9-27) ‘whatever thou do; whatever thou eat; whatever thou sacrifice; whatever thou give away; whatever mortification you may perform; do all as if to me.’ With this compare (I.Cor.x.31)’whether therefore ye eat or drink, Whatever ye do, do all to the glory of God.’ Krishna says again ‘Be not sorrowful; from all thy sins I will deliver thee’. While in Mathew ix.2. We read, Be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.’

Let me add just one further quotation, in which the resemblance is striking: In describing Heaven Krishna says of it that it is a place ‘in which neither sun nor moon need shine, for all the lustre it possess is mine.’

The Heaven described in Revelation xxi.23 is a city which had no need of the sun, neither of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of god did lighten it.’ Quoting all these in his book Indian Philosophy, the learned author J.F.Kennedy says that the writers of the New Testament borrowed all these from Bhagavad Gita.

King Herod= King Kamsa

Mr.J.F.Kennedy adds one more analogy in the above said book that Kamsa who killed all the children is Indian Herod.( Herod was a Roman king who ordered the slaughter of all the children to make sure that Jesus’ is dead.)

Catholic Church and the Buddhist Monastery: All the customs, from the uniform to the convent is copied from the Buddhists who were sent to the West from the days of Asoka. This was noticed and reported by a lot of Western scholars.

‘The Original Jesus’ written by E R Gruber and G Kersten gives hundreds of examples with proof. Asoka sent preachers to different countries and Jesus also arranged for his disciples travel even before his death. The convent, the system of preachers, the uniform for the priests- all copied from the Buddhists and the Buddhists adopted all these from the Hindus. To give one example, Hindu saints wore saffron cloth and the Buddhists wore yellow cloth. Hindu saints went to different parts of the world including South East Asia where there are many statues of Agastya even today.

Old Jesus pictures are in Hindu Yogi’s white dress!

Jesus and Fish Symbol

Scholars struggled very hard to justify why Jesus was identified with Fish symbol. At last they found out a circuitous route to explain it. They took him all the way to Greece and named him fish in Greek language! No one can see any logic in this strange link! In Greek “Ichtys” means fish and it was the acronym for” Iseous Christos Theou Hyos Soter” (Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour). This is a scholarly invention or concoction. It is like giving the meaning for the word ‘WIFE’ as “Worries Invited Fore Ever”! A senseless joke. The fact of the matter is that in the Bhagavad Gita, Hindus’ holy book, Lord Krishna says, “Jasaanaam makaras ca asmi”. The meaning is “Of the fishes I am Makara”. Makara is translated as shark or alligator or even big fish. Here the Sanskrit word for fish is Jasa. In course of time this sound was used for Isa (God), Yasa/s(fame) and names such as Jason etc.

In short, the Sanskrit word for fish and the name of Jesus sounded similar. But scholars struggled very hard to give umpteen interpretations for Jesus’ link with fish.

Vidura Niti= Jesus Niti

Like Sermon on the Mount and the Buddhist Dhammapada, the Hindu scriptures also teach men to return good for evil. This is what said to have uttered by Vidura, the wise man of Mahabharata in the Vidura Neethi.

Thiruvalluvar, the great Tamil saint in his Thirukkural says:

When a man has experienced pain caused by harm done to him, how can he cause pain to others? (Couplet 318)

‘The best way to punish those who harm you is to make them feel ashamed by doing them well and thinking no more of it’ (couplet 314).

Na tath parasya sandhadyath pratikuulam yadatmana: 7-17
“Do not do unto others as you wish others not to do unto you – Vidura Niti

Padapuja : Hindu style! Washing the feet!

Mahabharata Santiparva 167-9 also repeats the same message in a positive way:

Tasmaad dharma praaadheenena bhavitavyam yataatmanaa
Tathaa cha sarvabhuutesu vartitavyam yathaatmani

Hence, by self control and by making right conduct (dharma) your main focus, treat others as you treat yourself.

Jesus Christ also said the same in the Bible,

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so unto them (Matt.7,12)

Blind Leading the Blind: Many of the parables told by Jesus are similar to the parables in the Upanishads. Even the Upanishad and Vedic phrases such as Honey and Milk, Blind leading the Blind are found in Jesus teachings (Mathew 15:13-14, Luke 6:39-40)

Namaste by Jesus Devotees

Several of Catholic Christian customs such as Baptism, Using Bells, Incense, early paintings  showing Namaste (Joining both hands to show respect), Jesus in simple dress like Hindu yogis, Idol worship in the form of Virgin Mary, Cross  etc. show the influence of Hinduism and Buddhism.

When the people noticed that he was teaching at the age of 30, they were wondering, “is not this the carpenter’s son?” (see Mathew). The word used in Greek bible is Tekton (Sanskrit word Taksha, Tamil Thachan). There are hundreds of Sanskrit words in the Bible. Please see my early articles: Sanskrit in the Bible part 1 and Part 2

Oral Tradition in Kashmir

The oral tradition in Kashmir says that the Biblical king Solomon visited Kashmir. Jesus Christ was said to have spent his last days in Kashmir after resurrection The present Bible was redacted in 3^rd century AD in Constantinople and lot of different versions were burnt at that time. Like Hindu Puranas they had various versions of the Bible. To avoid confusion they were burnt by the king Constantine. There is a bible called Sinai Bible in the British Library in London which differs widely from the modern Bible. There are 14,800 differences according to the author of “The Bible Fraud”, Tony Bushby.

There is a grave in Kashmir, which is considered Jesus’ grave. The epitaph on the grave says, “The messenger of peace rests here”. Several scholars have pointed out the similarity between the parables of the Upanishads and Christ.

Hindu blessing : jesus does it with right hand like Hindu Yogis!

Forty Day (Mandalam) Fast: Jesus fasted for 40 days in the desert at the beginning of his ministry.

Even today 40 day fasting period leading up to Easter was followed by orthodox Christians. This 40 day period is called a Mandalam in Hindu scriptures. Even today millions of Hindus visiting Sabarimalai in Kerala and Murugan temples in Tamilnadu (Skantha Shasti) follow this custom.

Washing the feet: When Dharma alias Yudhistra performed the Rajasuya Yagna he allocated the tasks to different people. Krishna chose the work of washing the feet of the worthy Brahmins. One but cannot recall to mind an identical incident in the Life of Jesus, who when he ate the Passover meal with his 12 disciples went round washing their feet. This custom of washing the feet existed in Ancient India even today when great men like Sankaracharyas visit any one, it is done.

Unlucky No.13: The Christians think that number 13 unlucky. This is because that Judas, who betrayed Jesus was the thirteenth person at the Last Supper. But this belief about No13 has a different origin. The ‘Brahmanas’, the books that came immediately after Vedic Samahitas, call No13 a dirty number because the thirteenth month is called a dirty (mala) month. When the Vedic society used a lunar calendar unlike our modern solar calendar there was always a few days left as balance at the end of each year. When it accumulated in to a full month they treated as something dirty and avoided all good activities during that period. Amazing coincidence is that the South American Mayan civilization had also the same belief.

Jesus has aura around his head like Hindu Yogis and Buddha!

Krishna Miracles: There are very many similarities between the miracles done by Jesus Christ, Krishna and Moses. The river Jamuna separated to give way to Krishna and Red Sea separated to give way to Moses and his followers. Jesus fed 5000 people with bread from the basket which contained only a few breads. In the same way Draupati fed a lot of people with Akshayapathram by the grace of Lord Krishna.

(Many of the above things are already reported in my posts at various articles. Now I have put them together:swami)

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