ID: 901000876 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000876	Record Type: Character/Person

	Krishna (Hindu deity)

Note: One of the most widely revered and most popular of all Indian divinities, worshipped as the eighth incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu and also as a supreme god in his own right.

Names:

	Krishna (Hindu deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Kṛṣṇa (Hindu deity) (Sanskrit,U,N)
	Christna (Hindu deity) (undetermined,U,N)
	Gopal (Hindu deity) (undetermined,U,N)
	Govinda (Hindu deity) (undetermined,U,N)
	Gopala (Hindu deity) (undetermined,U,N)
	कृष्ण (Hindu deity) (Sanskrit,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Hindu iconography> (P)
		........<Hindu characters> (P)
		............Krishna (Hindu deity) (I)

Related Iconography:

	is actor for .... Krishna Uprooting the Parijata Tree
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Hindu iconography, Hindu narratives, Krishna Uprooting the Parijata Tree (Hindu narrative)) [901002554]

	associated with .... Avalokiteshvara
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Buddhist iconography, Buddhist characters, Avalokiteshvara (Buddhist bodhisattva)) [901000085]

	manifestation of .... Vishnu
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Hindu iconography, Hindu characters, Vishnu (Hindu deity)) [901000395]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Hinduism
	.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Krishna (Hindu deity)
	................Los Angeles County Museum of Art online (2002)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) no2015096049
	................British Museum [online] (1999-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Kṛṣṇa (Hindu deity)
	................Los Angeles County Museum of Art online (2002)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Christna (Hindu deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Gopal (Hindu deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Govinda (Hindu deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Gopala (Hindu deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	कृष्ण (Hindu deity)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishna
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Los Angeles County Museum of Art online (2002)
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/448183
	................ British Museum [online] (1999-) http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3103822&partId=1&searchText=Krishna+&images=true&page=1