THE LOST YEARS OFJESUS (1)

THE LOST
YEARS
OFJESUS
Elizabeth Clare Prophet
Documentary evidence of
Jesus'17-year journey
to the East
SUMMIT UNIVERSITY
PRESS

. .Your Jesus was here."
record Jesus age twelve in the
THE GOSPELS
temple. Then about age thirty at the river Jordan.
That leaves approximately seventeen years un
accounted for.
During those so-called lost years, the child
"increased in wisdom and stature," as Luke wrote.
But was it in the carpenter shop at Nazareth?
According to ancient Tibetan manuscripts,
Jesus secretly withdrew from the home of Mary
and Joseph at age thirteen. Young "Issa" joined
a merchant caravan. Destination: India and the
Himalayas.
At Juggernaut, "the white priests of Brahma
made him a joyous welcome. They taught him to
read and understand the Vedas, to cure by aid of
prayer, to teach, to explain the holy scriptures
to the people, and to drive out evil spirits from
the bodies of men."
Buddhist scholars documented
"The Life of Saint Issa" two thousand
years ago.
Nicolas Notovitch discovered the long
lost document in 1887 at the Himis
monastery in Ladakh.
Swami Abhedananda published a Bengali
translation of the Himis manuscript
in 1929.

Nicholas Roerich quoted the same verses
in a 1929 travel diary of his Asian
expedition.
And in 1939, a beaming lama at
Himis presented a set of parchments
to Elisabeth Caspari with the words:
"These books say your Jesus was here!"
Now you can read the controversial stories
of these travelers together with the original Bud
dhist scriptures on the most important events
that shaped the life and work of the Saviour
Jesus Christ.
A historical breakthrough that will shake
the foundations of modern Christendom!

Contents
1
CHAPTER ONE
THE LOST YEARS OF JESUS
Analysis of eyewitness accounts
of travelers who have made the trek
to Himis
3 The Case for Issa
ILLUSTRATIONS - Paintings
THE ART OF NICHOLAS ROERICH
iv
Issa and the Skull of the Giant
75 Portrait of Nicholas Roerich
by Sviatoslav Roerich
76 The Mountain Schitrovaya
77 Pink Mountains, Himalayas
78 Midnight
79 The Watch on the Himalayas
80 The Walled Stronghold
81 Signs of Christ
82 Mount of Five Treasures, Kanchenjunga
83 The Steed of Good Fortune
Leh, Ladakh

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CONTENTS
84 Path to Tibet
85 Tsam in Mongolia
86
Tibet
87 Glacial Heights
88
Remember
89 Star of the Hero
90
Maitreya
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CHAPTER TWO
THE UNKNOWN LIFE OF
JESUS CHRIST
Nicolas Notovitch's original work,
including The Life of Saint Issa
92
Photograph of Nicolas Notovitch
93
Translator's Note
100 To the Publishers
115 Preface
122 Journey to Thibet
212 The Life of Saint Issa
Best of the Sons of Men
ENCRAVINGS
121
The Authors Itinerary across India
164 The Author's Itinerary across
Kashmir and Ladak
168
Ladakian Women

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176 Young People Dressed for a Wedding
178
Leh, Capital of Ladak (Little Thibet),
Seen from the Carare
180 Portrait of the Governor of Ladak
182 Thibetan Lamas
184 Musicians of the Monastery
187 Masqueraders with Conical Hats
188 Copper Masks
191
Thlogan-Poudma-Jungnas
192 Masqueraders in the Suite of the Gods
195 Masqueraders with Golden Crowns
196 The God of Animals
199 Youths Dressed as Warriors
200 Youths Dressed as Warriors
CHAPTER
THREE
ON THE TRAIL TO HIMIS
Selections from Swami Abhedananda's
In Kashmir and Tibet with his
translation of the Himis manuscript
248 Photograph of Swami Abhedananda
249 Editor's Note
251
Himis Monastery
256 Jesus Christ, the Leader of Men
As Described in the Manuscript
of the Himis Retreat

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CHAPTER FOUR
LEGENDS OF THE EAST
Nicholas RoerichExcerpts from
Altai-Himalaya, Heart of Asia,
and Himalaya, with original texts on
Saint Issa
264 Photograph of Nicholas Roerich
265
Roerich the Man, His Expedition
and Finds
295 The Ancient Texts on Christ in India,
Nepal, Ladakh, and Tibet
311
CHAPTER FIVE
"THESE BOOKS SAY YOUR JESUS
WAS HERE!"
Elisabeth Caspari s testimony
on the texts at Himis
312
Pholograph of Elisabeth Caspari
313 The Parchment in Hand
319
Photographs by Charles and Elisabeth
Caspari
357
CHAPTER SIX
LADAKH TODAY-IMPRESSIONS OF
A CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGIST
Dr. Robert S. Ravicz traces the
traditions of life and worship to
the present

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359 Colorful Crossroads of an Ancient
Culture
361
Photographs by Dr. Robert S. Ravicz
and Edward F. Noack
385
Map of Jesus' Journey to the East
according to Notovitch, Abhedananda,
and Roerich
393
CHAPTER
SEVEN
EPILOGUE
A Tale of Two Worlds
394 Jesus Approaching Ladakh as a Youth
by J. Michael Spooner
395 A Few Final Questions
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CHAPTER
EIGHT
CREDITS
After the Final Curtain
A Tribute to the Scriptwriter
and the Cast
407
Acknowledgment of Collaborators
4 1 8
NOTES
4 4 5
BIBLIOGRAPHY

Leh is a remarkable site. Here the
legends connected the paths of Buddha
and Christ.
Buddha went through Leh
northwards.
Issa communed here with
the people on his way from Tibet. Secretly
and cautiously the legends are guarded.
It is difficult to sound them because lamas,
above all people, know how to keep silent.
Only by means of a common language
and not merely that of tongue but also
of inner
understandingcan
one
approach
their significant
mysteries.
Nicholas
Roerich