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Buddhist tradition from the monks of the day. Finally, through Nepal he went to Iran and thereafter returned to Israel. He then began teaching the life of truth. love, and non-violence.
(The above account is the abbreviated version of the 18 missing years in the life of Jesus.)
Many people are skeptical about this alternate account, and find it very hard to believe that it is based on facts. However, if we closely examine what Jesus actually taught, and think about this teachings apart from the conventional traditions that later developed, we can see that his teaching was of a very different nature from the other teachings of his time. It appears that Jesus taught a path which is universal in nature, and also corresponds closely to the teachings of Buddhism and Indian thought. The theory that Jesus may have traveled outside of Israel and may have experienced other religious teachings has some appeal when viewed in this light. Perhaps, there is more to consider. The traditional interpretations based on the accepted sources may not have the only claim to credibility. It is beyond the scope of this work, but it must be suggested that a more intensive analysis of this correlation would be most compelling.
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