Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-07-14
\ Russian Tra,e err Finds that the Mes.
siah Was the Buddhist Issa.

siah Was the Buddhist Issa.
Nicholas NotOwitch, Il RusS.an Who
has recently returned from MS r.,t,n
: We travels in the interior of Asia.
hlS. during these travels. founl Wuai
H. drcllrpS to be IN mheIrd-oi
biography of Jesus Christ. and which
will prove beyond doubt that Jesus
WAS known i'll Asia.
Mr.. Notowitch has Just published in
France description of the way he
found the remarkable document which
has enlightened him on the subject.
When he was in Thibct. Persia. he
learned that the BuddhiStS knew ANA
worshpped the prophet lssa. From
what he was told about this prophet
he came to the conclusion that he
could have been nobody else but
Jesus Christ. He inquired of the ma
tive priests where he could read the
story of Issa's life. They told him
that the holy manuscripts were con
craled in one of the monaStrirS in
Ladak. but that nobody else than
their high priests We're allowed To
read the story of their great prophet.
He was further told that these manu-
scripts were esteemed as highly by
some BuddhiSts as the BrahmnS cS-
teen Rig Neda.
Mr.. Notowitch then went to Ladall.
visited the city of Lch. and thought
that he finally had found what he
wanted in a monastery called llcmis.
Ike Immediately opened negotiations
for the manuscripts. He presented
high priest with all kinds of gifts. but
to no avail Some days later an Ac-
cidrnt happened to him through
which he achieved what he could not
get by diplomacy. He was passing
the monastery on horseback. when his
horse fell and he was thrown off, in
the fall breaking his leg. The monks
carried him into the monastery and
gave him the necessary care. one
day the high priests came into his
room carrying two big volumes which
had turned yellow by the depreciation
of time. They contained the bio%ra-
ply of lsSa, written in the ""Pali"
language.
The priest read him thc text OF the
books verse after verse and tranSlat-
Ell them Immediately. and Mr.. Noto-
witch wrote down the context, Il sum
mary of which. as taken from his
book. reads as follows:
"iSsa was born in the land of Israel.
lis parents were poor folks. and they
belonged to Il family the members of
which were piouS to cXaltation. and
who forgot their past grandeur i'll
order to honor the Creator of all and
render thanks to him for the calamity
~ had seen fit to bc$tow upon th"m
Early in his childhood lisa PIE chcd
III" only God. At the age of thirrrei
he ran away from his fathers house
and accompanied some merchants to
>nlh. He visited Ja@gcrnaut. Re
il %eiha and BcnarcS. where he learn
"a t. read and TO understand the
y 'okS of Nrda. But ere long he part
II from the BrahminS. He denied
chat thr Ncda books We're of divine
or gin. and he also denied the incar-
nation of Para Bahama
In WiShma. where he Went after he
All d:s.ivowcd the faith of Ncda. the
"White" priests threatened to kill him.
rlrn h" fled to the GowtamidS, learnt
the Pail language. and six monthS
later he was initiated in the myStrricJ
Of Ruddha. After his initiation he
wandered westward, preaching against
tn" idols. In Persia he preached
against the ZoroA$ter faith. but the
people rose against him. and again
.i@ sought safety in flight. He was
twenty nine years of age when he re-
turned to Judea. Immediately after
his return he began preach n@. and
Income so popular WITH the people
That his popularity frightened Pontus
Piihtus. who then governed the coun-
try. He ordered priests and learned
men to examine lSSa. They obayrd
the command. and found him inu1
.'put. Then ISSa continued to speak
/, the peoplr-hr told them To obey
III Emperor and to honor the women
= t. Notwithstanding this. the spies
.hat P"ntiuS PilatuS had ordered to
watch him and report his speeches.
continued to send him alarming re-
ports of the enthusiasm of th" people,
PnntiuS PilatuS. who feared Il lrvo-
luton, gave order that ISSa should be
arrested ana tortured and finally
taken before "Sanhcdrin." the Slurr-
or Court together with two thieves,
f'ntiuS Pilatus brbed several Wit
n"SSC> to commit perjury. When
lS>a was taken before the court enc
If These witnesses was called. and he
said to lsSa:
"lfh You not state that you were
tn" King of Israel. and that the Lord
Almighty had sent You to teach His
Pc pie"
Then lSSa blessed the man. and
>Hil: Chou wilt he forgiven for
what thou saycst does not come FROM
thy heart, and. turning to PpntuS
l'ilatuS. he continued: "Whv degrade
thy honor and teach thy Subordinat"S
to praci.c" falsehood. Though thou art
able ana intend to convict an innocent
man without doing So"
Al these words PontiuS Pilatln;
ragged. and ordered IsSa to hr killed.
ana at the same time ordering that
the two thieves 90 free.
After the Judges had dcEihprat"d,
they said unto PontiuS PillfuS: I'VE
cannot take upon us the great sin of
convicting an innocent man rnl ac-
quit two criminals, because it is not
in accordance with our Laws. You do
as YOU please"
Having uttered these words. the
priests ana the learned men went out
Of the court room. washed Their hands
in holy basin. saying: I'VE are in
nocrnt of the death of righteous
man
IsSa and the two thieves were then
cruc.iird. but on the third dlv after
III" cruc.tiAion the tomb OF ISSa was
found open and empty.