I came across this in a letter of Srila Prabhupada's:
Regarding your second question, "Where in our scriptures is there mention of Lord Jesus Christ as recognized and what is the purport?—We do not find in the scriptures Lord Jesus Christ's name. There is mention of Lord Buddha's name which is described in our Srimad-Bhagavatam. So far we are concerned, we have all our obeisances for Lord Jesus Christ because His whole life was devoted to the service of the Lord.
He is mentioned everywhere where a pure devotee is described - and then nowhere at the same time
Jesus was a pure devotee, but not from the lineage of Brahminical priests of the Vedic culture - and not even from the priestly lineage of the culture he was born into.
Similar to the renunciation of religion of the Buddha, but with the full retention of theistic adherence.
If looked at closely, Jesus was the appearance of a pure devotee with a message that the important thing in this time is the acquisition of an 'intention above reason' in the form of pure bestowal too each other - to bestow to each other with an intention that is above reason (the Vedic equivalent of above the five senses) this is like the Jesus message for Kali yuga (although he didn't call it kali) - but I don't think He's mentioned at all literally, just in principle.
I have read in certain devotee's books that he IS mentioned in some Purana, called by the name Isha. Can't remember the details. Satyaraja Prabhu would know about it. He can be contacted on FB going by his legal name of Steven Rosen.
He was more of a shiva incarnate - and shiva is part Ishvara, and therefore eternal , hence the father as eternal, and the attrribute of taking the sins of others is very shiva like!
from SP's letter
Hare Krsna.
I came across this in a letter of Srila Prabhupada's:
Regarding your second question, "Where in our scriptures is there mention of Lord Jesus Christ as recognized and what is the purport?—We do not find in the scriptures Lord Jesus Christ's name. There is mention of Lord Buddha's name which is described in our Srimad-Bhagavatam. So far we are concerned, we have all our obeisances for Lord Jesus Christ because His whole life was devoted to the service of the Lord.
SP letter to Gurudasa, May 16, 1970
bhaktincarol
related thread
http://connect.krishna.com/node/6437
Varnashrama Dharma article
is very inaccurate.
Pure devotee
He is mentioned everywhere where a pure devotee is described - and then nowhere at the same time
Jesus was a pure devotee, but not from the lineage of Brahminical priests of the Vedic culture - and not even from the priestly lineage of the culture he was born into.
Similar to the renunciation of religion of the Buddha, but with the full retention of theistic adherence.
If looked at closely, Jesus was the appearance of a pure devotee with a message that the important thing in this time is the acquisition of an 'intention above reason' in the form of pure bestowal too each other - to bestow to each other with an intention that is above reason (the Vedic equivalent of above the five senses) this is like the Jesus message for Kali yuga (although he didn't call it kali) - but I don't think He's mentioned at all literally, just in principle.
Haribol
recant
The above post is not accurate, so I recant for lack of element not included.
Site will not give me edit op, so had to post.
Isha
I have read in certain devotee's books that he IS mentioned in some Purana, called by the name Isha. Can't remember the details. Satyaraja Prabhu would know about it. He can be contacted on FB going by his legal name of Steven Rosen.
Your friend in Krishna,
Karnamrita
Shiva
He was more of a shiva incarnate - and shiva is part Ishvara, and therefore eternal , hence the father as eternal, and the attrribute of taking the sins of others is very shiva like!
wonderful
wonderful answer
...where it is accepted as valid?
Hare Krsna
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