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Hindu and Jaina mythological texts share many literary characters, some of which were clearly borrowed from one another. This paper examines two such cases of borrowing: the incorporation of the Hindu character Krsna into the Jaina tradition and the incorporation of the Jaina savior Mahavira by Hindus. While the Hindu mythological tradition underwent subtle changes as a result of adopting Mahavira, the incorporation of Krsna had a profound effect on Jaina mythology. In fact, as Jaina mythology developed, Krsna came to be seen as a sort of Mahāvīra-in-the-making, while Mahavira was described as a Krsna-of-the-past, implying a chronologically shifted equivalence between them. The original impetus for borrowing one another's popular characters seems to have been a desire to discredit them. Over time, however, the fortunes of these characters in their new literary environment steadily rose, and they managed to take on lives of their own.
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