The 18 missing years of Jesus sparked theories linking him to India, Kashmir, and Buddhism. Some scholars believe that Jesus spent these years in Galilee working as a carpenter; sometimes he also worked with his father, Joseph. According to Notovitch, Jesus left Jerusalem at the age of 13. It has been said that Jesus spent six years in Puri and Rajgir, near Nalanda in the modern-day state of Bihar. Hemis Monastery Jesus manuscriptSwami Abhedananda, the president of the Vedanta Society of New York between 1897 and 1921, went to the monastery located in Hemin in 1922.

Source: dna December 25, 2025 12:59 UTC