Is Lord Vishnu and Krishna same?

Krishna, Sanskrit Kṛṣṇa, one of the most widely revered and most popular of all Indian divinities, worshipped as the eighth incarnation (avatar, or avatara) of the Hindu god Vishnu and also as a supreme god in his own right.
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Is Krishna different from Vishnu?

Krishna is the complete incarnation of Lord Vishnu. They both are one and supreme, but the difference; Vishnu is Narayana himself and Krishna is Narayana in human form.
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Is Krishna superior than Vishnu?

The Shiva Purana, Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Devi Bhagavatam all explicitly describe Krishna's Goloka as being situated higher/further than Lord Vishnu's Vaikuntha.
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Is Ram Krishna and Vishnu same?

Both Rama and Krishna are believed to be the human incarnations of Vishnu but present entirely different shades of human nature. Rama, worshipped as an ideal man, son and ruler, was devoted to his wife, Sita.
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Who is first Krishna or Vishnu?

vishnu is first. krishna is an incarnation of lord vishnu. vishnu gives his power to his incarnations so vishnu is all powerfull. incarnations do their work on the behalf of vishnu.
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Is Vishnu an avatar of Krishna?

Lord Krishna (the divine statesman) is the eighth avatar of Vishnu and is one of the most widely revered deities in Hinduism. He was a cowherd (sometimes depicted as a charioteer or statesman) who shrewdly changed rules.
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Who is greater Krishna or Shiva?

In Hindu scriptures, there are 18 puranas – each dedicated to a particular name for God – and each establishing that name as supreme. The Shiva purana establishes Lord Shiva as the greatest. The Vishnu purana establishes Lord Vishnu as the greatest. The Shrimad Bhagvad Purana establishes Lord Krishna as the greatest.
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Are Vishnu and Narayan same?

Narayana (Sanskrit: नारायण, IAST: Nārāyaṇa) is one of the forms and names of Lord Vishnu, who is in yogic slumber under the celestial waters, referring to the masculine principle. He is also known as Purushottama and is considered the Supreme being in Vaishnavism.
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Who created Vishnu?

In contrast, the Shiva-focussed Puranas describe Brahma and Vishnu to have been created by Ardhanarishvara, that is half Shiva and half Parvati; or alternatively, Brahma was born from Rudra, or Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma creating each other cyclically in different aeons (kalpa).
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Can Vishnu defeat Shiva?

Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu are equally powerful, if they will fight then the universe created by Lord Brahma will be finished/Destroyed completely.
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Who is stronger Vishnu or Shiva?

(1) For a Śaiva, the answer to this question is Him. Lord Vishnu is the supreme god.
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Are Shiva and Vishnu same?

Swami Sivananda maharaj states: "Shiva and Vishnu are one and the same entity. They are essentially one and the same. They are the names given to the different aspects of the all-pervading Supreme Parabrahman the Supreme Being or the Absolute.
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Who is the father of god Vishnu?

Together these three Lords symbolize nature's rules, which is everything that is created is eventually destroyed. The birth of these three Gods is a great mystery in itself. While many purans believe that God Brahma and God Vishnu were born from God Shiva, there is no hardcore evidence to prove the same.
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Are there two Krishnas?

There are two Krishnas. One lived in north India, in the Gangetic plains around Mathura, and later on the island of Dwarka, off the Gujarat coast, in 3112 BCE.
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Is Vishnu an avatar of Shiva?

No, Shiva din't take any avatars like Lord Vishnu. Foremost , let us see the duties of the Trimurthi ( Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Shiva ). Lord Brahma is the creator, so he doesn't take any avatars. Shiva is the destroyer, that means He dissolves everyone and everything into Him when the need arises.
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Where is Lord Vishnu now?

He is considered to live in the city of Vaikuntha on Mt. Meru, where everything is made of shining gold and fabulous jewels and where there are lakes resplendent with lotus flowers.
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Which language did Lord Vishnu speak?

Gods talk to each other in Sanskrit and to humane in Tamil. Also classical languages like.
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Why is Lord Vishnu blue?

Lord Vishnu resides on the blue cosmic ocean. He rests on the five-headed serpent names sheshnag. He is believed to be the all-pervading, omniscient, omnipresent god. So, Lord Vishnu is shown in blue color as he is infinite and immeasurable like the sky and surrounded by the infinite cosmic ocean.
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Who can defeat Krishna?

Lord Krishna was never defeated by anyone in Mahabharata. In fact, Lord Krishna has never been defeated by anyone at anytime. Lord Krishna is the Supreme Lord. No one has the ability to defeat Lord Krishna.
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Can Krishna defeat Shiva?

No one can defeat him in battle. Such a nonsensical question. Nobody can defeat Lord Shiva. Shiva is ONE of the Rudra and Shiva is also Mahadeva ( Trinity).
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Is Krishna real?

According to Guy Beck, "most scholars of Hinduism and Indian history accept the historicity of Krishna – that he was a real male person, whether human or divine, who lived on Indian soil by at least 1000 BCE and interacted with many other historical persons within the cycles of the epic and puranic histories."
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Is Buddha a Vishnu?

The Buddha is mentioned as an avatar of Vishnu in the Puranas and the epics such as: Harivamsa (1.41) Vishnu Purana (3.18) Bhagavata Purana (1.3.
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Why Krishna is not an avatar of Vishnu?

Indian Hindu never ask such question. Krishna is one of many avatars of Vishnu, like his other unlimited avatars. Only difference in Krishna avatar is, he born as Vishnu called as Krishna. Following are few most famous avatars & forms.
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Is Ganesh an avatar of Vishnu?

Just like Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva, who have many avatars, Lord Ganesha has eight. These avatars were taken by the Ganpati to destroy monsters born in every era.
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