Jain darshan ke anusar Bhagwan (Tirthankar) “avatar” lekar janm nahi lete. Isliye “kaunse Bhagwan ne Krishna ke roop me janm liya” — iska uttar hai: kisi ne nahi.

Jain parampara me Shri Krishna 63 Shalaka Purushon me se ek Vasudeva (Narayana) ke roop me jane jate hain, Tirthankar nahi. Unke sambandh me yeh bhi svikrit hai ki Bhagwan Neminath (Aristanemi) unke mama‑bhai/cousin the. Digambar aur Shvetambar dono paramparayein in baaton ko maanti hain.