Where Did Jesus Die? — Page 182
? 182 immediately spread that the Supreme Judge had sent his angels to take away the mortal remains of the saint. (p. 145) F. A. Plattner writes in his book Christian India : In Leh, we again encountered the legend of Christ’s visit to these parts. The Hindu postmaster of Leh, and sev- eral Ladaki Buddhists told us that in Leh not far from the Bazar, there still exists a pond, near which stood an old tree. Under this tree, Christ preached to the people, before his departure to Palestine. We also heard another legend of how Christ, when young, arrived in India with a merchant’s caravan and how he continued to study the higher wisdom in the Himalayas. We heard several ver- sions of this legend which has spread widely throughout Ladakh, Sinkian and Mongolia, but all versions agree on one point that during the time of His absence, Christ was in India and Asia. It does not matter how and from where the legend originated. Perhaps it is of Nestorian origin. It is valuable to see that the legend is told in full sincerity. (p. 29) According to these scrolls, Issa was 29 years old when he arrived in the land of Israel. This account reveals that the Jews of Palestine did not oppose Jesus but welcomed him, listened to him and stood by him; and it was Pilate, the Roman Governor, who, against their will, unjustly crucified him. Evidently this account directly con- tradicts the account given by the four Gospel writers.