Krishna may lead sensual-celestial rebirths but not to "enlightenment" (krishna.com)
Space devas were creative devas (misleadingly and commonly translated as "gods"). But what they created, or ordered to be created, were cities, empires, and civilizations in space and on Earth. We have mythologized space worlds as fanciful "heavens." But humans today like demigods (human-deva hybrids) of yesteryear are creative. We act as devas through animal husbandry (selective breeding), technology, eugenics, and genetic alteration of plants, animals, and other organisms.
(Videopostman) Graham Hancock - "Underworld: Flooded Kingdoms of the Ice Age"
The Buddha encouraged humans to strive for enlightenment or at least cultivate good karma to be reborn among devas. This had the effect of replacing the worship of devas prevalent in Indian society.
Instead of the periodic historical floods that obsessed people, the Buddha called attention to much more important metaphorical floods (Sanskrit, Pali ogha) -- the "flood" of views, ignorance, sensual desire, craving for eternal existence. These are also listed as the four "outflows" (āśravas) or taints that are flooding us now.
The Buddha did not say literal devas and floods were not real, mere myths, as many seem to interpret. Rather, he spoke of more immediate aids and impediments to enlightenment. Doing so did not make him a "Hindu," also a common distortion, but he did revive, reinterpret, and vivify a great deal of ancient Indian (Vedic) literature that had lost its relevance.
Can someone be a Hindu (or Christian) and follow the Buddha, too? Yes. The Buddha's teaching goes beyond celestial rebirths to the end of rebirths and suffering altogether. The direction starts out the same, namely, cultivating good karma. It does not, however, end there. The question here, however, is simply: Is there any evidence that Krishna was more than a myth?
Who was the historical Krishna?
Blue Krishna -- an "Avatar"-style space alien arriving on Earth, some say 12,000 years ago, to help elevate humans and/or exploit this world's resources -- had a city created. His architect, history records, succeeded in building an island fortification of magnificent proportions, a kind of Atlantis, of which there seems to have been many in the hidden history and archeology of this planet.
Jewish and Christian texts (testaments) are replete with similar stories. "Pagan" lore from the ancient Greeks and Romans and Egyptians also recounts similar historical themes -- massive floods, "demons" (any extraterrestrial who becomes corrupted, loses favor, and is then demonized), help from radiant beings (beneficent devas). But perhaps the best preserved sources are Sumerian records and the Indian Vedas.
The Lost City of Dwarka
(Rohini Gupta, epicindia.com) Dwarka, city of legend and mystery, capital of blue-skinned Krishna, the mystic Golden Land that arose from the ocean at his command and returned under the waters when he left Earth. Dwarka was Krishna’s stronghold, a fort built to be invincible. A city of mythic proportions, everything about Dwarka is as magical as the story of the [demigod] who built it.
A deva, blue Krishna becomes an avatar (fleshly human incarnation) from space
Archeological Evidence
(Unmyst3) Dwarka (Dvarka, Dwaraka, or Dvaraka) is a city in Gujarat state in India. It is also known as Dwarawati in Sanskrit literature. It is rated as one of the seven most ancient cities in the country. The legendary city of Dvaraka was the dwelling place of blue Krishna. Due to damage and destruction by the sea, it was submerged six times. Modern day Dwarka is the seventh such city to be built in the area.
According to Hindu legend the deva Krishna built a city that was ultimately destroyed by rising sea levels. Now archaeologists and Indian Navy divers are investigating underwater ruins at Dwarka on India's western coast, said to be Krishna's city.
The new efforts may settle the debate currently raging over the age and authenticity of the site near the Samudranaraya temple. Divers have collected blocks and samples for dating. Traditional Hindu scholars referencing Vedic scriptures believe the location to be very ancient, originally built many thousands of years ago.
Such notions are, of course, vehemently rejected by establishment scientists though they are willing to concede that there is evidence indicating an age of as much as 3,500 years. Of course the date when the city was destroyed would be long after the date of its inception, so a definitive maximum date has not been established. The new study is expected to resolve some of the issues.
Archaeologists will now use the carbon dating technique to determine the exact age of the ruins. The earlier excavations, which first began about 40 years ago, had only revealed stones, beads, glass, and terracotta pieces.
