.42 Ptolemy II is mentioned in the Edicts of Ashoka as a recipient of the Buddhist proselytism of Ashoka, although no Western historical record of this event remains. See 43 See "The most notable of the rules in the Baudhayana Sulba Sutra says: A rope stretched along the length of the diagonal produces an area which the vertical and horizontal sides make together. If this refers to a rectangle, it is the earliest recorded statement of the Pythagorean theorem."
44 See Pythagoras and the Story Behind the Croton Crown by Adi Kanga & Sam Kerr. It can be found online at www.vohuman.org/Article/Pythagoras%20and%20the%20story%20behind%20the%20Croton%20Crown.htm 45 From Chrishna to Christ by Raymond Bernard, Health Research, 1961.
46 British Library, Online Gallery of Sacred Texts, 47 The Complete World of the Dead Sea Scrolls by Philip R. Davies, Thames & Hudson, 2002.
48 The Gnostic Discoveries: The Impact of the Nag Hammadi Library by Marvin Meyer, Harper San Francisco, 2006.
49 The Refutation of All Heresies, Book One by Antipope Hippolytus, Kessinger Publishing, 2004.
50 Saving the Savior: Did Christ Survive the Crucifixion? by Abubakr Ben Ishmael Salahuddin, Tree of Life Publications, 2001.
51 See 52 See which says: "Different reports of this tradition have come down to us. The earliest is recorded by Marco Polo, and that of Bishop John de Marignolli comes next. We reproduce them from Yule"s Marco Polo, 2nd ed., and his Cathay and the Way Thither. Marco Polo (ut supr., vol.ii.p.340): "Now I will tell you the manner in which the Christian brethren who keep the church relate the story of the Saint"s death. They tell the Saint was in the wood outside his hermitage saying his prayers, and round about him were many peac.o.c.ks, for these are more plentiful in that country than anywhere else. And one of the idolaters of that country being of the lineage of those called Govi that I told you of, having gone with his bow and arrows to shoot peafowl, not seeing the Saint, let fly an arrow at one of the peac.o.c.ks; and this arrow struck the holy man on the right side, insomuch that he died of the wound, sweetly addressing himself to his creator. Before he came to that place where he thus died, he had been in Nubia, where he converted much people to the faith of Jesus Christ.""
53 See which says: "Further clues are cited from The Apocryphal Acts of Thomas, and the Gospel of Thomas which are of Syrian origin and have been dated to the 4th Century A.D., or possibly earlier. They are Gnostic Scriptures and despite the evidence indicating their authenticity, they are not given credence by mainstream theologians. In these texts Thomas tells of Christ"s appearance in Andrapolis, Paphlagonia (today known as in the extreme north of Anatolia) as a guest of the King of Andrappa. There he met with Thomas who had arrived separately. It is at Andrapolis that Christ entreated Thomas to go to India to begin spreading his teachings."
54 See a contemporary news item online regarding Balakote at 55 I found an excellent source for Qur"an research at an electronic version of The Holy Qur"an, translated by M.H. Shakir, Tahrike Tarsile Qur"an, Inc., 1983. Most references in the book regarding the Qur"an are taken from here.
56 57 See the Kashmir Information Directory at 58 See 59 See the history of Buckingham Palace at Royal Residences located online at 60 Actually, the Royal College of Psychiatrists is located at No.17, not No.18, Belgrave Square. Also, the last tenant before the college was Lady Leontine Sa.s.soon, not Lady Clementine Sossoon. Actual history about No. 17 Belgrave Square is located on the College"s website at 61 The Vipa.s.sana Research Inst.i.tute, see 62 The Lord"s Prayer in Aramaic was taken from 63 A description of what Jerusalem looked like during the time period of Jesus was obtained from an excellent article in Time magazine. It can be accessed online at 64 For sake of efficiency, I extensively used Babel Fish"s online translation service and found it to be excellent. I cannot be certain of the accuracy of the final translations and if there are any errors, I crave forgiveness. The Babel Fish translator can be used online at 65 See the BBC story on this scientific discovery at 66 See Sloan-Kettering"s website to find out about the scientific properties of myrrh. Go to 67 See 68 See 69 Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850 by Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Houghton Mifflin, 2005.
70 71 for a history of Einsiedeln 72 ~tpg/ukdict/ukdict-8.html 73 For further reading regarding the guillotine and the French Revolution, visit Jrn Fabricius" excellent site at 74 Based loosely on the historical Marie Anne Charlotte de Corday D"Armant who was beheaded in 1793 at the guillotine for having murdered Jean-Paul Marat.
75 Excellent background information on the Inca empire at 76 Background information on the historical figure of Wu Zhao can be accessed at 77 A full chronology of Jesus"s actions post-crucifixion were taken from 78 See The Meaning of Shinto by J.W.T. Mason, Trafford Publishing, 2006.
79 See the website of the International Center for Reiki Training at 80 See Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet by Karen Armstrong, Harper San Francisco, 1993.
81 See a paper ent.i.tled "Jesus in Islam" by the Islamic Centre of Rochester at 82 See Irenaeus Against Heresies by Irenaeus, Kessinger Publishing, 2004.
83 See details of this recorded encounter at 84 See Jesus in India: Being An Account of Jesus" Escape from Death on the Cross and His Journey to India by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Fredonia Books, 2004.
85 The actual BBC report can be read at 86 See A Long and Uncertain Journey: The 27,000 Mile Voyage of Vasco Da Gama by Joan Elizabeth Goodman, Mikaya Press, 2001.
87 88 See The Goa Inquisition: Being a Quarter Centenary Commemoration Study of the Inquisition of India by Anant Kakba Priolkar, South Asia Books.
89 90 91 There is no book called the Tarikh-Issa-Masih. There is reference at #marriageandchildren to an old "Persian work ent.i.tled the Negaris-Tan-i-Kashmir, in which an account of Jesus"s marriage is contained. We will continue trying to get hold of it, and the reader can check from time to time at the website to see if that doc.u.ment has been obtained . . . We have contacted various people, attempting to get hold of this work, including the English translation of the relevant portions. This might be a difficult task, but we are determined to put every effort into securing it. In the meantime, we reproduce below an excerpt from Andreas Faber Kaiser"s Jesus Died in Kashmir, in which Kaiser relates a conversation he had with Mr Basharat Saleem, a man who claims to be a living descendant of Jesus Christ: "He told me that to his knowledge the only written source on this subject [of Jesus"s marriage] was the Negaris-Tan-i-Kashmir, an old Persian book that had been translated into Urdu, and that relates that King Shalewahin (the same king as met and conversed with Jesus in the mountains) told Jesus that he needed a woman to take care of him, and offered him his choice of fifty. Jesus replied that he did not need any and that no one was obliged to work for him, but the king persisted until Jesus agreed to employ a woman to cook for him, look after his house and do his washing. Professor Ha.s.snain told me that the woman"s name was Maryan, and that the same book says that she bore Jesus children."
92 "G.o.d give me strength to save this book" in Portuguese.
93 See Was Jesus a Buddhist? at 94 See The Security Organs of the Russian Federation at 95 Loosely based on real-life FBI agent Robert Hanssen who spied for the Russians at the behest of Opus Dei. See 96 Dr Dawood Omar"s character is based loosely on A.Q. Khan, the founder of Pakistan"s nuclear programme. He actually did attend the University of Leuven. See profile at 97 See WMD Insights on Pakistan"s nuclear programme and the arrest of A.Q. Khan at 98 Read the actual Washington Quarterly article at 99 Detailed description of Salah taken from 100 See Saladin: a Benevolent Man, Respected by both Muslims & Christians by the Inst.i.tute of Arabic & Islamic Studies at 101 Taken from an actual CNN story. See 102 Read the actual article at 103 See 104 See A Failure of Imagination (Intelligence, WMDs, and "Virtual Jihad") by Scott Atran, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor located at 105 See Nostradamus: The Complete Prophecies by John Hogue, Element Books, 1997.
106 Read Time magazine"s article on the French Intifada at 107 See 108 Centre for Defense Information: 109 Uighur phrase for "Perfect!"
110 See 111 112 All planetary positions calculated on 113 Character loosely based on Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi. See 114 Arabic for "son of a b.i.t.c.h".
115 116 Character loosely based on Abu Bakar Bashir, the actual founder of Jemaah Islamiyah. Profile of J.I. from Council on Foreign Relations at 117 118 Character loosely based on Shamil Basayev, Chechen warlord. See information at 119 120 Durand Line. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved on 23 June 2007 from Encyclopaedia Britannica Online: 121 See The How & Why of the Mayan End Date in 2012 A.D. by John Major Jenkins at 122 123 The tour itinerary and material are taken from Benny Kurien"s actual tour of Kerala. Read the information at 124 See Jesus Died in Kashmir: Jesus, Moses and the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel by Andreas Faber Kaiser, Gordon & Cremonesi, 1977.
125 Bahrdt, Carl Friedrich. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved in 2007 from Encyclopaedia Britannica Online: 126 See Swoon Hypothesis at 127 The relevant pa.s.sages of the Nathanamavali can be accessed at Atma Jyoti Ashram"s website 128 Guardian of the Dawn by Richard Zimler, Delta, 2005.
129 Richard Zimler"s interview by Rediff.com is located at 130 131 See the article regarding Thiaoouba Prophecy at 132 See The Book of Revelation (The Smart Guide to the Bible Series) by Daymond R. Duck and Larry Richards, Thomas Nelson, 2006.
133 134 135 Background information on the Three Gorges Dam taken from 136 See 137 See Great Buildings Online at 138 139 See Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board"s website at 140 My thanks to Sadiq M. Alam (Mystic Saint), whose blog gave me some wonderful ideas regarding the sacred feminine.
141 142 143 See details of Bung Karno Stadium at 144 145 146 147 Information on Indian intelligence agencies at 148 Information on the exploits of Mossad taken from 149 For more information on Mary"s purported burial site see the article "Mai Mari da Asthan" by Mohamed Elmasry at 150 See The Fifth Gospel: New Evidence from the Tibetan, Sanskrit, Arabic, Persian and Urdu Sources About the Historical Life of Jesus Christ After the Crucifixion by Fida Ha.s.snain and Dahan Levi, Ahtisham Fida, Blue Dolphin, 2006.
151 A wealth of etymological information on various English and Arabic names was taken from 152 From the Shrimad-Bhagavatam we learn that Lord Krishna appeared on earth when the Moon was in the constellation of Rohini (Aldebaran) and the eighth lunar day of the dark fortnight (Krishna Ashtami), 125 years before the advent of the Age of Kali (which began on 18 February 3102 B.C., which works out to 12-13 July 3127 B.C.), according to Glenn Smith at
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153 See The Berzin Archives at 154 See Wilson"s Almanac on G.o.ds and men with similarities to Jesus at 155 See The World"s Sixteen Crucified Saviors at 156 See article "Born of a Virgin on December 25th: Horus, Sun G.o.d of Egypt" by S. Acharya at 157 See Daughters of the Inquisition: Medieval Madness: Origins and Aftermaths by Christina Crawford Seven Springs, 2003.
158 See "Who Was the Real Jesus?" by David Pratt at 159 160 161 See The Woman with the Alabaster Jar: Mary Magdalen and the Holy Grail by Margaret Starbird, & Co., 1993.
162 See The Christ Conspiracy: The Marriage of Jesus by Rhawn Joseph, at 163 164 See The Templar Revelation: Secret Guardians of the True Ident.i.ty of Christ by Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince, Touchstone, 1998.
165 166 See "Pope Arrested for Believing in Reincarnation" at 167 Origen De Principiis by Origen, published by Kessinger Publishing, 2004.
168 One of the best books on this subject is The Christ Conspiracy-The Greatest Story Ever Sold by Acharya S., Adventures Unlimited Press, 1999.