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Harivamsa Purana (Jinasena)

Also called: Jain Harivamsa

Jinasena's Sanskrit poem of 783 CE in 66 cantos, centred on the Tirthankara Neminatha with Krishna as his cousin and a Vasudeva who kills Jarasandha.

Sources: Harivamsa Purana — Wikipedia · see Harivamsa Purana (Jinasena)'s web

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Harivamsa Purana (Jinasena) features

Krishna (Avatar) Jain · Rama the monk and Krishna the cousin
As Neminatha's cousin and an Ardhachakravartin.

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Rama the monk and Krishna the cousin
How a tradition frames it · 2 tellings

Cited

Harivamsa Purana — Wikipedia Encyclopedia