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isis unveiled, vol 2: chapter xi (fishers of men and their doctrines)

“One is completely overwhelmed with astonishment upon reading Dr. Lundy's Monumental Christianity. It would be difficult to say whether an admiration for the author's erudition, or amazement at his serene and unparalleled sophistry is stronger. He has gathered a world of facts which prove that the religions, far more ancient than Christianity, of Christna, Buddha, [...]

isis unveiled, vol 2: chapter xi (fishers of men and their doctrines)

"If we turn now to Christna and attentively compare the prophecies respecting him, as collected in the Ramatsariarian traditions of the Atharva, the Vedangas, and the Vedantas, with passages in the Bible and apocryphal Gospels, of which it is pretended that some presage the coming Christ, we shall find very curious facts. Following are examples: [...]

isis unveiled, vol 2: chapter xi (fishers of men and their doctrines)

“Turning again from the historical to the mythical narratives, invented alike about Christna, Buddha, and Christ, we find the following: Setting a model for the Christian avatar and the archangel Gabriel to follow, the luminous San-tusita (Bodhisat) appeared to Maha-maya 'like a cloud in the moonlight, coming from the north, and in his hand holding [...]