The Tomb of Jesus — Page 55
55. Christianity will be easily and satisfactorily solved. . A most significant proof of the fulfilment of the prophecy in the person of Jesus consists in the fact that the very name “MESSIAH” has been discovered in Chinese books on Buddhism of the. Eighth century of the Christian era: "It is indeed curious to find the name of. Messiah in a Buddhist work, though the name came quite accidentally. The book is called "The. New Catalogue of The Buddhist Books". Compiled in Chang Yang period (A. D. 785-804) in the new Japanese edition Chinese Buddhist. Books. . . . . "King-Chang (Adam) ought to hand down the teachings of MESSIAH (MI-SHI-HO) and. Sakyaputriasramanese Sutras of Buddha. ”18. The following circumstances specifically identify Jesus to have been the fulfilment of. Buddha's prophecy about the advent of the. Messiah. . First: The prophecy states that five hundred years after the time of Buddha when the religion would be in a state of decay, the new Buddha. Messiah would appear in order to restore the 18. I-Tsing, A Record Of The Buddhist Religion, translated by. J. Takakusu, Oxford Clarendon Press, 1896.