The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 267
The Messiah and his Second Coming 267 and preached to the Children of Israel who had settled in. Kashmir after the Babylonian dispersal. He died in Srinagar at the age of 120 years and was buried in the quarter of Khānyār. He came to be known as Prophet Yüz. Asaph, through some confusion of names. [Rāz-e-Haqiqat, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 14, p. 161, footnote]. The tomb of Jesus as in Kashmir, which is said to be about 1900 years old, constitutes evidence of the highest quality to prove this point. It is probable that there may have been some tombstones with this grave which now lie hidden. [Rāz-e-Haqiqat, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 14, p. 163, footnote]. Evidence from Buddhist Scriptures. I have discovered various kinds of evidence from Buddhist scriptures, the collective appraisal of which definitely and conclusively establishes that Jesus (peace be on him) travelled to the areas like Punjab and Kashmir. . These are as follows. . . . . First, the titles bestowed on the Buddha bear a strong resemblance to the titles given to Jesus, and some events in. Buddha's life closely resemble the events in the life of. Jesus. Here I mean the Buddhism which prevails in areas around Tibet, like Leh, Lhasa, Gilgit and Hims, which are proved to have been visited by Jesus. As regards titles, Jesus (peace be on him) in his teachings called himself 'the Light', similarly Gautama was called Buddha, which in Sanskrit means 'Light'. Jesus is also called 'Teacher' in the Gospels, similarly the Buddha is called. Sāsta, which means 'Teacher'. Jesus is called 'Blessed' in the Gospels, and in the same way one of the names of. Buddha is Sagpat, which means 'Blessed'. Jesus is called 'Prince' and so is the Buddha. One of the names of Jesus