THE RELIGIONS OF THE EAST. BUDDHA. If Buddha was born about 620 B.C. and died 543 B.C., he must have taught his disciples that Christ was expected to come to this earth, and he must have told them when to look for Him. And these disciples taught others, as they were taught. So, this being true, "the wise men from the East" came to find Christ at the right time. "Where is He that is born King of the Jews, for we have seen His star in the East, and are come to worship Him?" The star which they saw in the East went before them, until it came and stood over where the young Child was; when they saw the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. Certainly these wise men expected Christ, they knew of the prophecy of Christ's coming. Now the Buddhist's say that Buddha was a wise man, pitiful, and honored; and in their ignorance of Christ, they call Buddha the saviour of the world, They knew a Saviour was promised, and that a star would lead them to find Him. So in their book of legends they speak of a star about the time of the birth of their Buddha, and many other things which were prophesied about Christ, which proves that they knew of the prophecies of Christ. How is it that they missed receiving Christ—that is, understanding about prophecies ? Their wise men who returned from Jerusalem must have carried home the news of the birth of Christ. If the Buddhists compare their Buddha to the true Christ, they will find that their Buddha is without the Divine nature of Christ. If their religion is so lost that extravagances disfigure the record, should they not strive to look back in their records, and see if it is not Christ whose life and character as a man, whose miracles and death and resurrection as God, whose great mercy and love for mankind as a Saviour they have in their mistake imputed to their Buddha ? THE KEY TO THEOSOPHY By H. P. BLAVATSKY. Having read the above book, I turn to the New Testament to think and study this book. I find |