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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Journey to Thibet descendants adopted the beliefs which he advocated, and these beliefs are yours. The great Buddha, the soul of the universe, is the incarnation of Brahma. He remains motionless most of the time, enclosing within himself all things since the origin of beings, and his breath gives life to the world. He has left man to his own will; at certain times, however, he throws off his inaction and invests himself with a human form in order to try and save his creatures from irremediable destruction. In the course of his terrestrial existence, Buddha creates a new world among the misled people; then he disappears again from the earth to become once more an invisible being, and return to his life of perfect felicity. Three thousand years ago the great Buddha incarnated himself into the celebrated Prince Shakya Muni, upholding and spreading abroad the doctrines of his twenty incarnations. Two thousand five hundred years ago the great soul of the world incarnated itself again in Gautama, casting the foundation of a new world in Burma, in Siam and in different islands. Soon afterwards Buddhism commenced to penetrate in China, thanks to the perseverance of the wise men who devoted themselves to propagate the holy doctrine, and under Ming-Ti, of the dynasty of Honi, about 2,050 B. C. the doctrines of Shakya Muni received the adoption of the people. Simultaneously with the appearance of Buddhism in China, the doctrine commenced to spread itself among the Israelites. About 2,000 years ago the Perfect Being, still remaining in a state of inaction, incarnated himself in a new-born babe of a poor family. He willed that infant lips, by employing popular images, might enlighten the unfortunate people on the life beyond the grave, and might bring back men to the true path, by indicating to them by his own example the way which would best lead them to the original moral purity. When the holy child had reached a certain age he was taken to India, where, until he became a man, he studied all the laws of the great Buddha,, whose everlasting dwelling is in heaven."
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