The story of Krishna occurs in the Jataka tales in Buddhism,[129] in the Vaibhav Jataka as a prince and legendary conqueror

and king of India.[130] In the Buddh ist version, Krishna is called Vasudeva, Kanha and Keshava, and Balarama is his older brother, Baladeva. These details resemble that of the story given in the B hagavata Purana. Vasudeva, along with his nine other brothers (each son a powerf ul wrestler) and one elder sister (Anjana) capture all of Jambudvipa (many consi der this to be India) after beheading their evil uncle, King Kansa, and later al l other kings of Jambudvipa with his Sudarshana Chakra. Much of the story involv ing the defeat of Kansa follows the story given in the Bhagavata Purana.[131] As depicted in the Mahabharata, all of the sons are eventually killed due to a c urse of sage Kanhadipayana (Veda Vyasa, also known as Krishna Dwaipayana). Krish na himself is eventually speared by a hunter in the foot by mistake, leaving the sole survivor of their family being their sister, Anjanadevi of whom no further mention is made.[132] Since Jataka tales are given from the perspective of Buddha's previous lives (as well as the previous lives of many of Buddha's followers), Krishna appears as o ne of the lives of Sariputra, one of Buddha's foremost disciples and the "Dhamma senapati" or "Chief General of the Dharma" and is usually shown being Buddha's " right hand man" in Buddhist art and iconography.[133] The Bodhisattva, is born i n this tale as one of his youngest brothers named Ghatapandita, and saves Krishn a from the grief of losing his son.[130] The 'divine boy' Krishna as an embodime nt of wisdom and endearing prankster forms a part of the pantheon of gods in Jap anese Buddhism .[134]