The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ [Paperback]

Nicolas Notovitch (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1990

Where was Jesus and what was he doing from ages 12-30? Why does the Bible leave out this important information? Is there any truth to the myths and legends that proclaim that Jesus visited many other countries? This book contains amazing accounts of Jesus' missing years based on an old manuscript that was found by the author in a Tibetan lamasery in the 1890's. You will read about the author's dangerous journey to Tibet as you uncover the mystery of the 'lost years' of Jesus' life. Complete with maps, commentaries, and references.

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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

About the Author

About the Author:

"Nicolas Notovitch (1858-?) was a Russian aristocrat, Cossack officer, spy and journalist known for his contention that during the years of Jesus Christ's life missing from the Bible, he followed travelling merchants abroad into India and the Hemis Monastery in Ladakh, Nepal, where he studied Buddhism." (Quote from wikipedia.org) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 62 pages
• Publisher: Leaves of Healing Publications (April 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0960285016
• ISBN-13: 978-0960285013
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #902,408 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #82 in Books > Travel > Asia > Tibet

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110 of 120 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating! And Notovitch **was** there (it's proven), August 7, 2001

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This review is from: The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ (Paperback)

First, let's get one thing out of the way: It has now been *proven* that Nicolas Notovitch, *did* visit the Hemis lamasery (see page 132-135 of the recently released book, Saving the Savior: Did Christ Survive the Crucifixion?).

Dr. Fida Hassnain, a living scholar who currently resides in Srinagar, Kashmir (the city that houses the Roza Bal--the mausoleum that houses the physical remains of Jesus Christ), visited the Hemis monastery in recent times, and he stated the following: "...the other Lamas who also were present belonging to the monastery immediately said that their older monks *did remember* an Englishman being injured and brought to their monastery and that some MSS (manuscripts) were shown to him." In those times, any European was referred to as an "Englishman" by the inhabitants of Tibet.

One wonders *why* we should believe the claims of Dr. Archibald Douglas *over* the claims of an Asian scholar, Dr. Hassnain, who knows the languages of the area, and the culture of the people. Why? Because Dr. Douglas was a European, hum? Why should he be believed? Just because he made a statement?

Anyway, this is a fascinating book that will hold your attention from beginning to end. The style of the teachings of Jesus that Notovitch reveals, as contained in the manuscripts he saw, are strikingly similar to Gnostic, Afghani, Persian, Hindu, Kashmiri and Nazarene traditions (See Saving the Savior) that record the teachings of Jesus Christ. I doubt that Notovitch even knew of these other traditions, which gives more weight to his account.

The *real* reason that Douglas and others *fabricated* their claims that Notovitch did not visit Hemis (now disproven by Hassnain) is that the teachings of Jesus revealed in the Buddhist documents at Hemis *match* the teachings revealed in Gnostic, Afghani, Persian, Hindu, Kashmiri and Nazarene accounts.

And those teachings *do not* speak of death, "resurrection" and ascension. They speak about finding God *within.* They repeat the idea of Gnosis [recall how the Paulene Christians eventually, and violently, destroyed the Gnostic and other *original* Christian movements that *did not* believe the Paulene death and resurrection myth.]

So let's do the arithmatic: We have 7 traditions (Buddhist, Gnostic, Afghani, Persian, Hindu, Kashmiri and Nazarene) that reveal a very *human* Jesus who spoke of Gnosis and God within, and ONE tradition that claims he is the literal "Son of God." Seven against one. *That's* why they fear and hate Notovitch--he confirmed what *already* existed about Jesus in 6 other traditions, and that confirmation went AGAINST Paulene Christianity.

Notovitch remains a BIG thorn in the side of Church Christianity, and THAT is why the lie was fabricated that Notovitch never visited Hemis. This lie was further disproved by the great Swami Abhedananda, who went to Hemis and *saw* the documents. Abhedananda, again, was an *Asian.*

So we have the word of two Asians against the word of two Europeans. And NATURALLY, the word of the Europeans must CERTAINLY be correct...right!? NOT!

Read Notovitch's book. And then read Jesus Lived in India (Kersten); Jesus Died in Kashmir (Kaiser); Jesus in Heaven on Earth (Nazir Ahmad), etc. If you can't find those, then read Saving the Savior: Did Christ Survive the Crucifixion? (2001), the latest and most complete book on the subject.

34 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most intriging book ever written, July 19, 2001

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I personnally believe that the content of Notovitch's book dealing with the probable stay of Christ in India is very convincing. What is most interesting is that different versions of the story of the life of Jesus made by different sages of India converge with the one which Notovitch read in the manuscripts of Himis. Very accurate details of Isa's life are given by Yogananda Paramahansa, by Sathya Sai Baba.... These two saints of India never met, but their stories of the life of Jesus outside India do not contradict at all with the one brought forward by Notovitch. For both of these sages, Christ mission was to create a bridge between the east and the west to allow spirituality and materialism to work hand in hand. For both of them, it seems that the message of Christ has not yet been fully understood by humanity. Christ is supposed to be a universal master.

27 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Jesus - the Western Dalai Lama. Recommended., February 5, 1998

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This review is from: The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ (Paperback)

This is a belief-stretching book that reveals the secrets of the Hemis monastery in Ladhak, Northern India. It is here that two Russian scientists become isolated by the winter snows. They then hear of a "western Dalai Lama" of 2000 years earlier! This figure closely correlates to Jesus and his 'missing years'. This story has been taken further and in greater detail by Richard G. Patton in his compelling novel "The Autobiography of Jesus of Nazareth and the Missing Years". Notovitch scores heavily on research but could have improved it considerably in style. This is a minor criticism since the book DOES bring original material to the discussion table.