Book Title: Unknown Life of Jesus Christ New Edition 2009 Publication
Author(s): Nicholas Notovitch, Virchand R Gandhi, Kumarpal Desai
Publisher: World Jain Confederation

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________________ - The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ heard of the richness of the philosophies and sciences of India, .' should have gone there with a desire to study them? Add to this, the various passages, both in the Old and New Testaments, which bear a close resemblance with the Buddhistic, Hindu and Jain thought, (some of the very customs and practices of the Jews of those early times can be fully explained only in the light of Indian wisdom) and the evidence is overwhelming in favour of the theory that Jesus must have been attracted to and lived in India during the time about which the Evangelists are silent. In the first part of the book, Nicholas Notovitch has given a very minute description of the hills, gorges, rivers, etc, which sounds tedious to an average reader. Mr. Virchand Gandhi has therefore abridged that part and he has described his journey in his own words. On the contrary he has added many things which Nicholas Notovitch could not because he was a foreigner in the East and, therefore, he was not well acquainted with its people and their customs. He has illustrated the work with many pictures to make the book acceptable to all readers. The summary, which appears at the end of the book, he has given verbatim, but has added several footnotes. Nicholas Notovitch was a foreigner in India. He is not expected to be an authority on the religions, manners or customs of her people. Like other foreigners he has formed incorrect notions, especially on such subjects for which he had to refer to works written by Europeans. Mr. Virchand Gandhi has therefore pointed out these facts in the footnotes. I hope the reader will begin to think about the Unknown Facts regarding the Life of Jesus Christ in the context of our own Country. 13/B, Chandranagar Society, - Kumarpal Desai Jaybhikhkhu Marg, Paldi, Ahmedabad - 380 007 (India) 2-10-2009 30

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