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ter we must worship Mithra (the sun), from whom descend Ormuzd, the god of good, and Ahriman, the god of evil. The world will end when Ormuzd has triumphed over his rival, Ahriman, who will then return to his original source, Mithra. _Chapter X_ _Sec. 16_ According to the Evangelists, Jesus was born in Bethlehem, which the Buddhistic version confirms, for only from Bethlehem, situated at a distance of about seven kilometres from Jerusalem, could the walls of this latter city be seen. _Chapter XI_ _Sec. 15_ The doctrine of the Redemptor is, almost in its entirety, contained in the Gospels. As to the transformation of men into children, it is especially known from the conversation that took place between Jesus and Nicodemus. _Chapter XII_ _Sec. 1_ --"Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?" (Matt. xxii, 17.) _Sec. 3_ --"Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's." (Matt. xxii, 21; _et al._) _Chapter XIV_ _Sec. 3_ According to the Buddhistic belief, the terrestrial buddhas after death, lose consciousness of their independent existence and unite with the eternal Spirit. _Secs. 10, 11_ Here, no doubt, reference is made to the activity of the Apostles among the neighboring peoples; an activity which could not have passed unnoticed at that epoch, because of the great results which followed the preaching of the new religious doctrine of love among nations whose religions were based upon the cruelty of their gods. * * * * * Without permitting myself indulgence in great dissertations, or too minute analysis upon each verse, I have thought it useful to accompany my work with these few little explanatory notes, leaving it to the reader to take like trouble with the rest. --_Finis_ [1] The Vaisyas and Sudras castes. [2] Brahmins and Kshatriyas. [3] _Sanscrit_:--"He whose essence (sattva) has become intelligence (bhodi)," those who need but one more incarnation to become perfect buddhas, _i.e._, to be entitled to Nirvana. ***END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE UNKNOWN LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST*** ******* This file should be named 29288.txt or 29288.zip ******* This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/9/2/8/29288 Updated editions will
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