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mention of ancient Indian tradition which describe Yuz Asaf as prophet belonging to the ancient times, a prophet who came from somewhere outside India, travelled to places in India but eventually settled in Kashmir where he died and remains buried. To make all this clear, we quote from the conclusion of the Bombay Arabic edition of the ‘Book of Balauhar and Budasaf" (Yuz Asaf) pp. 285-286, corresponding to pp. 182-183 of Rosen's translation: And he reached Kashmir, and this was the most remote place in which he ministered, and there the end of his life overtook him. And he left the world, bequeathing his heritage to a certain disciple, Ababid by name, who served him and accompanied him; he was a man perfect in all his doings. And he exhorted him and said to him: I have discovered and cherished and adorned a shrine and set therein lamps for the departed; I have gathered together the flock of the true faith which was scattered and to which I was sent. And now there draws nigh my ascension from the world, and the separation of my soul from the body. Observe, therefore, the commandments given to you and do not diverge from the truth, but hold fast to it with gratitude. And let Ababid be the leader. Afterwards he commanded Ababid to smooth out a place for him, then he stretched out his legs and lay down; and he turned his head towards the north and his face to the east, and then he died. " (THE WISDOM OF BALAHAR - A Christian Legend of the Buddha, by DAVID MARSHAL LANG M. A. , Ph. D. : George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1957, New York, p. 37. ) 188