Buddhist Relics Found In Gobi Desert Rare Buddhist treasures unearthed in Gobi Desert (Image source.) London, UK — A joint Austrian-Mongolian treasure hunt team has unearthed rare Buddhist treasures, not seen for more than 70 years, in the Gobi Desert. The relics, which include statues, artwork, manuscripts and personal belongings of a famous 19th Century Buddhist master, were buried in the 1930s during Mongolia’s Communist purge, when hundreds of monasteries were looted and destroyed. Michael Eisenriegler, leader of the search team, told the BBC World Service they were filled with “the most amazing Buddhist art objects”. For more on this find, click here. Emily K. Editor on 16 Sep 2009…

Saint Issa in the East I have always been very interested in accounts of Jesus’ life in the East. So many of these stories ring true for me. What is your sense about this mystery? Pilgrim’s Progress, by Mandakini Gahlot A small Buddhist town perched on the steep cliffs of the Himalayas celebrates history In his controversial 1894 account of Jesus’s lost years La vie inconnue de Jesus Chris (The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ), Russian journalist Nicolas Notovitch claimed that it was in Hemis, a tiny town about 40 km from Leh, that a previously unknown Gospel, “Life of Saint Issa, Best of the Sons of Men,” originated. The…