Fountain of Christianity — Page 9
9 been taken from the teachings of Buddha, and he cited Buddha’s moral teachings to establish this point. The story about the devil, who took Jesus as from place to place to tempt him, is also prevalent among the Buddhists. Eve- ryone is, therefore, entitled to believe that the story has been copied in the Gospels with minor alterations. It is an established fact that Jesus as came to India and his grave is to be found in Sr i nagar, Kashmir, as I have proved with categorical evidence. And in this context, the detractors are further justified to believe that the existing Gospels are merely a sketch of Buddhism. The evidence in this regard is so overwhelming that it can no longer be concealed. Another incredible fact is that the ancient book of Y u z A saf (which most English scholars believe to have been published before the birth of Jesus as ), and which has been translated in all European countries, is so similar to the Gospels that many of their passages are identical. The par- ables used by the Gospels are also found word for word in this book. Even if the person reading it were so ignorant as to be practically blind, he would still be convinced that the Gospels have been borrowed from the same book. Some people, including some English scholars, believe that this book belongs to Gautama Buddha, and that it was origi- nally in Sanskrit and was later translated into other languages. If this is true, the Gospels would lose all their credibility and Jesus as would be considered a plagiarist in all his teachings—God forbid. The book is available for everyone to see. My own opinion, however, is that this book is Jesus’ as own Gospel which was written during his