Jesus in India. A Study
A question now arises; Did Jesus Christ visit India? Or else how did he come to know about Jainism , its princeples and its 24 Tirthanakaras , who, it is insisted, are alluded to as the 24 elders?
There is not the least doubt that after being carried to Eygpt, where he lived till the death of King Hero, Jesus visited India. Mr. Nocholas Notovitch a Russian, who extensively travelled in the Himalayas in 1877 in his book ‘The Unknown like of Jesus’ and Mr. H.S.Spencer Lewis in ‘The Mystical life of Jesus’ have brought out certain facts which compel attention.
In the course of his travel Mr. Nicholas Notvitch learned from the Chie Lumaof Ladakh Monastry that there existed very ancient memories dealing with the lifeof Jesus Christ in the archs at Lohasa and that a few of the monastaries possessed copies and translation of these previous chronicles. During his sojourn in Leh, the Capital of Ladakh, Mr.
Notovitch visited the Himis monastery on the outskirts of the city, where he was informed by the Lama that their library contained a few copies of the manuscripts in question with the aid of the inter-preter who translated the Tibetan language, Mr. Notovitch carefully translated the verses as they were read by Lama, who told him that the rolls, which treated the life of Jesus and which were brought from India to Nepal, and from Tibet, were written in the Pali language and were then at Lhasa. But they had a copy of the same in the Tibetan language at the Himis monastery.
The version , asserts Notovith was written within three or four years after the death of Christ from the testimonies of eyewitness and is more likely to bear the stamp of truth than the narratives of the Evangelists, who wrote the diverse epochs so long after these events took places.
According to the manuscript when Jesus attained the age of thirteen, he left his father’s house went out of Jerusalam and in company with some merchants travelled towards Sind. The fame of his name spread along the Northern Sind and when he passed through the country of the five rivers and the Rajputana the Jains begged him to remain in their midst.
Jesus began by frequenting the temples of Jains, who were amazed at his wonderful an brilliant intellect and requested him to remain with them.
Jesus spent six years at Jagannath (Puri) Rajgrara, Varanasi and other holy cities studying the language 0f the country and the Sanskrit tongue which enbled him to dive deeply into various religious doctrines , philoshophy , medicine and mathematics.
He found much to condemn in Brahmin Laws and customes and enterned into public debates with them, who strove to convince him of the sacred character of their established customs. Among other things, Jesus particularly censured, was their injustice of humiliating ,the Shudras saying that all are equal in the eyes of God.
Seeing that the people beginning to embrace the doctrines of Jesus, the Branhmins resolved to assassinate him. But being fore-warned he lelf Puri and took refuge in the mountains of Nepal.
The absence of any evidence that Jesus was in some other country than India, when he was between 10 and 30 lends a certain element of plausibility to the thesis.
Jesus Christ not only spent the formative period of his life in India but he also died here in India . This idea will be contested by those who believe that the Great Master was crucified to death in Palestine. There is not the least doubt that the he escaped from the accursed death on the cross (Bible Deu 21:23) To avoid dwelling at any length on the subject, let us cite the following Quotation.
India was a safe place for Jesus Christ to hide at that time. Nobody could catch him here. The previous pope john paul 2 during his last india visit did search forJesus' death place in India meaning Jesus spend his life after crucifixion in India.
Kamran pasha did a good research and found the truth though he is a muslim. Muslims sacrifice animals on bakrid day which should be abolished or they are as violent as ever.
Most of the pictures of Jesus shows him with a goat meaning he's a shepherd and loved animals and hated goat sacrifices or any sacrifices. During that times everywhere animal sacrifices were present. If we are going to think it is tradition then humans were sacrificed even before. Will we follow that tradition now? Most great men stood for animal rights like sri narayana guru in kerala who is also said to have destroyed a temple conducting animal sacrifices. But people who follow him does not follow animal rights because his teachings might have been changed by imposters later. The origin of sikhism also was based on animal rights. Do sikhs follow that now? Same is the case with buddhism where buddha preached nonviolence to all living beings. Does buddhist country like thailand follow that now? Hope a day comes when animals will be fully liberated. We have achieved womens rights, abolished slavery. Let animal rights be the next.
The above quotations clearly prove four things:
(i) Firstly what the great German philosopher of the last century Schopenhour expressed:
“Whatever we may say or think to the contrary Christianity has the Indian blood in its veins.”
And that blood we are constrained to admit is Jainism.
(ii) Secondly that the 23 Elders “spoken of in the Revelation of St. John, the Diviner, referred to the 24 Tirthankaras of Jainism.
(iii) Thirdly it is presumed that Jesus visited the Jain temples of both the Digamber and Swetambar sects. The latter, it shold be noticed , put on crows of gold and silver on the heads of the images of the twenty four Lords.
(iv) Fourthly Jesus spent not only the thirteenth of the thirtieth years of his life in India, but on his return to his native place be preached a version of this ancient religion (through not clearly saying so) in Palistine, which come to be known as such after Palitana, called “The city of Temple.” Not only this, the founder of Christianity died in Kashmir which at that time appears to be a strong hold of Jainism . There are even now a few statues of the Jain Tirthankaras in Srinagar, Kashmir Muse
Jesus Christ was born in a cattle shed among cattle. Only cattle gave him space to be born when men shut their doors on him. Then why do Christians kill and eat large number of cattle during Christmas? Isn't that ingratitude?
Jesus was a vegetarian
Now this is a touchy subject. Across the globe, there is a small handful of vegetarian Christians who assert that Jesus was a vegetarian. The bible, and other sources, seems to support this belief. Vegetarianism is not without precedent in the Christian, or even Catholic faiths: Many early church fathers were vegetarian, including St. Basil, St. John Chrysostom, and St. Francis of Assisi.
Many Biblical scholars believe Jesus was a member of the Nazarene Essenes, a Jewish religious sect that followed a vegetarian diet and rejected animal sacrifices. This is possible when one looks at the Shroud of Turin, a centuries old linen cloth that bears the image of a crucified man, whom many believe to be Jesus. If Jesus was indeed a member of the Nazarene Essenes, he would also have taken the vow of a Nazarene, thus not cut his hair (Numbers 6:5). In the imprint found in the shroud of turin, there is a man with west-asian features (Nazareth is in west Asia), who has long hair, further supporting the claim Jesus was a member of the Nazarene Essenes.
Of course, there is no definite proof the Shroud of Turin is legitimate, so in order to prove Jesus was a Nazarene Essene, or a vegetarian, we need to look into the bible. Now Jesus was loved by some, and hated by others, and accused of blasphemy by the priests of his time. This was because he claimed to be the Jewish Messiah that was prophesized about in the TaNaKh (Jewish bible, or "old testament"). Lets take a look at the Old Testament description of the Messiah to come...
Note: For these scriptures, I will use the King James Translation, which I feel is more accurate.
✿!! Christmas gift
To your enemy, forgiveness.
To an opponent, tolerance.
To a friend, your heart.
To a customer, service.
To all, charity.
To every child, a good example.
To yourself, respect.
The spirit of Christmas is always near; it shines like a beacon throughout the year. Don't look in a store or high on a shelf, for sharing and giving are found in yourself ,
In the eyes of children we find the joy of Christmas. In their hearts we find its meaning & The best of all gifts around any tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other
Pray for all the families, living out in the streets in the cold, while their homes lay dark & empty, that they receive Blessings,love to all of our men & women in armed services serving our country and sacrificing so much. Never forgotten, Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling. !!✿