The author draws parallels between Eastern philosophy and mysticism and the story and teachings of Jesus Christ and his disciples, and claims that the latter was strongly influenced by the former. Contents: Shiva; Baal; Buddha; Wisdom of the other bank; King Asoka; Mahayana; Avalokiteswara; Cave temple and its mysteries; Architecture; Essenes; Essene Jesus; More coincidences; Rites; Paulinism; Transubstantiation; Ceylon; Alexandria; Ophis and the serpents; Descent into Hell. Illustrated.