Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site rlgvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!rlgvax!raghu From: raghu@rlgvax.UUCP (Raghu Raghunathan) Newsgroups: net.religion.christian Subject: Re: Jesus in India Message-ID: <823@rlgvax.UUCP> Date: Fri, 1-Nov-85 16:57:30 EST Article-I.D.: rlgvax.823 Posted: Fri Nov 1 16:57:30 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 5-Nov-85 05:20:24 EST References: <1727@gatech.CSNET> Organization: CCI Office Systems Group, Reston, VA Lines: 21 > > Christ then returned to Kashmir province in Northern India (so > the story goes). He was accompanied by His disciple Thomas. > Jesus had visited Kashmir during his wandering years, and liked > it. There, Jesus settled down and gained reknown as an En- > lightened Master (not too uncommon in that part of the world, but > still quite wonderful). Thomas traveled throughout India, > spreading the Good News. The Gospel according to Thomas is read > by Christian sects in India that were founded by Thomas. > I don't know about Jesus in India; but Thomas is supposed to have traveled all over India. He died near Madras in southern India and is buried in a little hill called St.Thomas Mount at the outskirts of Madras. I've been there many times. One has to climb around (maybe) 300 steps to reach the top and on each step along the way the story of St.Thomas in India is carved in stone. I can't vouch for the validity of this, but every christian in India believes Thomas lived a good part of his life in India and died there. And the cemetery of St.Thomas is open for all to see. - Raghu.