Krishna
noun
an avatar of Vishnu and one of the most popular of Indian deities, who appears in the Bhagavad-Gita as the teacher of Arjuna.
Krishnaism
-
a word derived from
Krishna.
Example Sentences
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There arises now the further question whether sectarian Vishnuism be the foisting of Krishnaism upon a dummy Vishnu.
From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Edward Washburn Hopkins
It is by means of it that Krishnaism as an expression of this heterodox Vishnuism became possible.
From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Edward Washburn Hopkins
Their doctrine is a combination of Hinduism and Islam, tending towards Krishnaism.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 by Sir Charles Eliot
For Vishnuism was now merged with Krishnaism, a new vulgar cult, and Çiva was an old and venerated god, long since a member of the Brahmanic pantheon.
From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Edward Washburn Hopkins
This sensual corruption of Vishnuism, which is really not Vishnuism but simple Krishnaism, led to two prominent reforms within the fold.
From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Edward Washburn Hopkins
