Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c8.45

c8.45

¹ One is reminded in this connection of the doctrine of Eucharist Sacrifice in Christian Theology, according to which, Jesus Christ, who took his birth as Man to be his Saviour, on the night before his crucifixion, distributed among his disciples bread and wine as symbolical of his flesh and blood. He gave up his body as sacrifice, washing away by his blood the sins of mankind. The following words are put into his mouth: "I am the bread of Life. He that eateth My flesh and drinketh My blood dwelleth in Me and I in him . . . and hath eternal life."