Holger Kersten Jesus Lived In India [new] Jun 2026

In 1887, Russian war correspondent Nicolas Notovitch claimed that during his travels to Ladakh (a border region between India and Tibet), he visited the Hemis Monastery. There, a lama allegedly showed him two massive Tibetan volumes translated from Pali originals. These volumes told the story of a prophet named "Issa" (the Arabic and Sanskrit name for Jesus).

One of the book's most provocative claims is that Jesus did not die on the cross. Kersten suggests Jesus used his "yogic skills" to enter a deep, death-like trance (samadhi) to survive the ordeal, aided by friends who treated his wounds with special ointments. The Return to India: holger kersten jesus lived in india