Deliverance from the Cross — Page 129
VIII POST-CRUCIFIXION The life of Jesus after the event of the crucifixion continues to be shrouded in mystery. Such information as has so far become available indicates that departing from Judaea, he travelled north and might have visited Damascus. At some point he headed east and among other places stopped at Nasibain (Nasibus), a short distance from Mosul. He entered Iran and gradually made his way into Afghanistan by way of Herat. From Afghanistan, he appears to have travelled to India and eventually settled down in Kashmir. There is evidence that he might have visited some places in Tibet. It seems that along his route of travel people believed in him. There is a whole mass of tradition and a certain amount of definite evidence that he found general acceptance among the people of Kashmir. It is certain that he died there at an advanced age. His tomb in the Khanyar quarter of Srinagar has now become well known and continues to attract many visitors, among them scholars, historians, archaeologists, and persons of such eminence as the late Lord Halifax who, during his official visit to Kashmir, as Viceroy of India, took time to go and have a look at the reputed tomb of the 129