[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Literature, language and dating](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature) › [A History of Indian Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927) › v2.c19.s7.29 # A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s7.29 A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s7.29 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.s7.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s7.29) There is a far more striking similarity between the legend of Asita and that of Simeon in St. Luke. In spite of some differences, which, here too, are undeniable, I regard it as fairly probable that the author of the Christian narrative was acquainted with the Buddhist legend.³ It is possible, too, that there is a connection between the legend of Buddha who, as a boy, goes apart from his companions, and after being missed by his family, is found absorbed in deep meditation, and the story of the twelve-year old Jesus who, instead of returning to Nazareth with his parents, remains behind in the temple in Jerusalem and converses with the teachers.⁴ I also consider it within the realm of possibility that the beatification of the mother of the Lord by a woman in St. Luke XI, 27f. is connected with that in the Nidāna-Kathā.¹ - [Previous: v2.c19.s7.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s7.28) - [Next: v2.c19.s7.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s7.30) - [Up: v2.c19.s7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s7.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s7.29) · Pramāṇa