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Rediscovering
Jesus' Missing Years
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| Date |
Who |
Event
|
| ??? |
Various
Christian missionaies,
random travelers
|
While traveling east and elsewhere in the early days
of the Christianity, anecdotal stories suggesting Jesus visited
India, Persia and other regions were discovered. These were relayed
back to Rome. The letters and documents are still said to exist
in Papal archives. |
950
(approx) |
Shaikh Al-Said
Muslim historian
|
Wrote down some of the Hindu/Buddhist legends of
Issa's travels in India. He indicates the great sage Yuz Asaph (Yuz
Asaf) and Jesus were one and the same. |
| 1894 |
Nicolas Notovitch
Russian journalist |
Publishes the Unknown Years of Jesus. He also
reports a Catholic Church official told him the Vatican also has
documents acquired over the centuries from various missionaries
and others relating to Jesus' eastern sojourn. |
| 1907 |
Levi H. Dowling
Author |
Publishes the Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ.
He alleges it was the result of "transcribing" (he wrote
with no control over its contents). The book contains many detailed
but uncorroborated stories about Jesus' visit to India, Persia and
Tibet. |
| 1922 |
Swami Abhedananda
Scholar, mystic
|
Visits Tibet, rediscovers the documents, reconfirms
Notovich’s discovery and retranslates them into a publication
entitled "Journey into Kashmir and Tibet." The
English version is released in 1987. This event is significant since
Abhedananda is well known, considered a man of integrity with no
ulterior motives. |
| 1924-1925 |
Nicholas Roerich
artist |
In unsupportable claim is said to have reacquired
the Issa verses during his travels through Asia and published them
in his book, Himalaya. |
| 1932 |
Jawahar Nehru
Indian Nationalist and future
1st Prime Minister of India |
Writes to his daughter Indira (later Indira Ghandi):
"All over Central Asia, in Kashmir and Ladakh and Tibet and
even farther north, there is still a strong belief that Jesus or
Isa traveled about there." |
1933
(approx) |
Edgar Cayce
Well respected psychic
|
Indicated Jesus spent 3 years in India and one year
in Persia. |
| 1939 |
Elizabeth Caspari
Montessori School
Mrs. Clarence Gasque
Officer in the International Vegetarian Union |
Were told by a monk in charge of the Himis library
"These books say your Jesus was here!" |
| 1951 |
William O. Douglas
U.S. Supreme Court Justice |
While traveling to Hemis became aware of one legend
in the area concerning Jesus traveling under the name of Issa and
his stay in Tibet. The account is releated in his book Beyond
the High Himalayas. |
| 1959 |
Sri Daya Mata
President
Self-Realization Fellowship
|
Interviews Sri Bharati Krishna Tirtha in India who
alleges to have studied ancient records in Puri Jagannath Temple
archives which convey "Christ spent some of his life in India,
in association with her illumined sages." |
1970
(approx) |
Edward F. Noack and wife
Visitors |
Told by a monk in the Himis monastery "There
are manuscripts in our library that describe the journey of Jesus
to the East." |
| 1975 |
Robert Ravicz
Anthropology professor |
While at Himis in 1975 was told about "Jesus
Indian Lost Years" from an eminent Ladakhi physician. |