Buddhism in Christendom, or, Jesus, the Essene . Fig. 5. Father, Mother, and Marttanda. Serapis Shell and Marttanda. THE GNOSTIC TRIAD. [Page 201. SECRECY. 201 Plate VIII., from the early Buddhist tope of Sanchi). In anornamental form (Figs. 3 and 4) this became the Trisul orTriratna outline, the most holy symbol of Buddhism,Buddhas head (Fig. 5) has, I think, its very long ears tomake up the same outline. Fig. 6 is a magic tortoise fromTibet, and here we have the same outline in another Buddhism it is everywhere. Fig. i, a head of Christfrom the catacombs, whether by accident or desig
Buddhism in Christendom, or, Jesus, the Essene . Fig. 5. Father, Mother, and Marttanda. Serapis Shell and Marttanda. THE GNOSTIC TRIAD. [Page 201. SECRECY. 201 Plate VIII., from the early Buddhist tope of Sanchi). In anornamental form (Figs. 3 and 4) this became the Trisul orTriratna outline, the most holy symbol of Buddhism,Buddhas head (Fig. 5) has, I think, its very long ears tomake up the same outline. Fig. 6 is a magic tortoise fromTibet, and here we have the same outline in another Buddhism it is everywhere. Fig. i, a head of Christfrom the catacombs, whether by accident or design, makesup the same symbol of the mystic union. In Greece itwas feigned that Jupiter and Rhea, disguised as serpents, hadproduced this symbol. This was the explanation of the Rodof Hermes. The two serpents in Alexandrian Gnosticism were the legsof the mystic I. A. w. Compare Fig. 2, Plate IX., with Fig. i,from the Buddhist tope of Jamalgiri. In Figs. 4 and 5 wesee Buddhas symbol of the elephant as one limb of the triad,a strong proof that Buddhism was
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