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Tibet, and even farther north there is still a strong belief that Jesus or Isa travelled about there. There is nothing inherently impossible in his doing so. (p. 86). The Famous American authoress PEARL S. BUCK in her biography writes: My father always a scholar, had studied Bhuddhism for many years, among other religions of Asia, and he had written an interesting monograph on the similarities between Christianity and Bhuddism. 15 Thus I knew rather clearly the general ideas my father had about Bhuddhism, one of these being that likeness between that religion and Christianity was not accidental but historical since it is quite possible that Jesus may have visited the Himalayan Kingdom in Nepal when he was a young man, and during the unrecorded twelve years of his life. Such tradition is widespread in Northern India and is even mentioned in Vishnu Purana, the ancient Hindu Scripture. These quotations envisage that Jesus visited Himalayas in his early years before the crucifixion. It seems to me that this proposition contradicts the available legitimate evidence. There is no doubt that Jesus travelled to the Himalayas. The question is whether he was in the Himalayas before or after the crucifixion. The most credible and authentic evidence of Jesus' presence in the Himalayas is provided by the ancient Hindu scriptures the Puranas. In reply to an inquiry from the king Jesus replied that he was the Messiah that arose in a foreign land. When Jesus was questioned by the king according to the Puranas his replies left no doubt that he was referring to the events after 15 Ref: My several Worlds, A Personal Record, by Pearl S. Buck, N. Y. , 1954, pp. 66-67 192