Krishna

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Krishna (कृष्ण in Devanagari, kṛṣṇa in IAST, pronounced [ˈkr̩ʂɳə] in classical Sanskrit) is a deity worshiped across many traditions in Hinduism. He is considered to be both an avatar of Vishnu, and the supreme being.

Krishna is the eigth avatar of Vishnu, and is depicted as a young boy playing a flute as in the Bhagavata Purana. Krishna the avatar is a paradoxical god because while he is a supreme being, he often obtains his goal through dishonest and manipulative means. How are followers of Hinduism then to reconcile the misbehavior of their god in relation to the moral behavior they are supposed to demonstrate in their own lives.

Krishna is worshiped by not only Hindus but Buddhists and other religions as well.