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worth. All or any one of them might have been the true cause or causes which actuated Jesus, but no defi nite opinion can be ventured. What became of him afterwards is also enshrouded in mystery. Some people think that he is now residing, as one of the Masters, on Mount Lebanon ; others, who claim to have discovered his grave, that he died in Kashmere ; but according to Mahomedans, whose version is certainly more natural than both these, he perished on the Cross, and is now living in one of the heavens.
So far as the existence of the grave is concerned, it would seem to be supported by little or no evidence ; but even if it were, it would not prove the further and the most crucial fact that it ever contained a dead body. There is a similar grave of Guru Nanak, but it is claimed that no dead or living body has ever lain in it. The story of this empty grave is rather interesting. On the death of the venerable Guru a dispute arose amongst his chelas (disciples) as to the disposal of the corpse. The Hindus proposed to cremate him, but the Mahomedans insisted on his burial; and so great was the enthusiasm of the disputants that neither party would yield. The matter had finally to be settled by a miracle. While the parties were still arguing with one another, the cloth which had been thrown over the dead body sank down all at once, and lay flat on the floor. Its removal disclosed that there was no body under it, dead or alive; and the chelas settled their dispute by dividing it in two. The Hindus burnt their half share, and the Mahomedans buried theirs, so that the grave of the Guru has never contained anything more than half a sheet of linen.
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