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    Where is lord Krishna according to Jain scriptures

    6 months ago 141

    According to Jain scriptures and traditional Jain kathā:

    • In Jainism, Krishna is regarded as a Vāsudeva, one of the 63 Śalākā Puruṣas (illustrious great souls), not as a Tirthankara or God.
    • Jain universal‑history texts (like Trishashthi Shalaka Purusha Charitra type granths) describe that because Krishna took part in a lot of hiṁsā (violence) – battles, killings connected with the Mahābhārata war, etc. – he accumulated pāpa karma.
    • As a result, after his death he is reborn in Naraka (a hell realm) to suffer the fruits of those violent karmas.

    Very important points in Jain view:

    • This hell-birth is not eternal.
    After finishing the result of those karmas, the soul will again move on to other births and can eventually progress toward moksha.
    • Different Jain traditions (Digambar and Śvetāmbara) may differ in narrative details (which hell, exact story sequence), but the basic idea is the same:
    Krishna’s soul is currently in a hellish gati due to past violence, not in a state of liberation.
    • Jain dharma does not worship Krishna; the path is centered on the 24 Tirthankaras and on stopping new karma and shedding old karma through right faith, right knowledge and right conduct.

    You can read more in a simple Q&A style explanation here:

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