Where Did Jesus Die? — Page 212
? 212 the cross during the Sabbath night. The Jews, seeing Jesus in a swoon, thought he was dead. It was dark, there was an earthquake and great excitement. They also became anx- ious about their homes: how must the children be feeling in that darkness and earthquake? There was terror in their hearts, that if this man was a liar and a heretic, why were such terrible signs manifested, at the time of his suffering? Signs which had never been manifested before? They were so upset that they were no longer in a position to satisfy themselves whether Jesus had in fact died, or what exactly his condition was. What had happened, however, was really a divine design to save Jesus. This is hinted at in the verse Walakin shubbiha lahum, i. e. , the Jews did not kill Jesus, God made them think they had killed him. The circumstance encour- ages the righteous to place trust in God: He can save His servants as He likes. Again the Promised Messiah as says in the same book: I, however, do not approve of the way of European inves- tigators who wish to prove, somehow or other, that the principles of Buddhism had reached Palestine in the days of Jesus. It is a matter of regret that as the name of Jesus is mentioned in the ancient books of Buddhism, investiga- tors should adopt the awkward course of finding traces of Buddha’s faith in Palestine. Why not search for the blessed footprints of Jesus on the rocky soil of Nepal, Tibet, and Kashmir?