Theosophical teachings have borrowed some concepts and terms from Buddhism. Some theosophists like Helena Blavatsky, Helena Roerich and Henry Steel Olcott...
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In Theosophy, Maitreya or Lord Maitreya is an advanced spiritual entity and high-ranking member of a reputed hidden spiritual hierarchy, the Masters of...
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Theosophical beliefs. He is believed by followers of Theosophism to be one of the Mahatmas who inspired the founding of the Theosophical Society and was...
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including Hinduism and Buddhism, Christian theosophy is limited to Jewish and Christian elements. The founding of Christian theosophy is usually attributed...
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Hinduism is regarded by modern Theosophy as one of the main sources of "esoteric wisdom" of the East. The Theosophical Society was created in a hope that...
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The Theosophical Society is the organizational body of Theosophy, an esoteric new religious movement. It was founded in New York City, U.S. in 1875. Among...
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Christianity and Theosophy, for more than a hundred years, have had a "complex and sometimes troubled" relationship. The Christian faith was the native...
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Christmas Humphreys (category Converts to Buddhism)
Buddha Buddhism and Theosophy Buddhism in the United Kingdom Daw, Muriel (February 2016). "Christmas Humphreys 1901-1983 A Pioneer of Buddhism in the...
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Henry Steel Olcott (redirect from Buddhist Theosophical Society)
conversion to Buddhism. His subsequent actions as president of the Theosophical Society helped create a renaissance in the study of Buddhism. Olcott is considered...
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Esoteric Buddhism is a book originally published in 1883 in London; it was compiled by a member of the Theosophical Society, A. P. Sinnett. It was one...
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Neoplatonism and Indian religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism. Although many adherents maintain that Theosophy is not a religion, it is variably categorized...
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Within the system of Theosophy, developed by occultist Helena Blavatsky and others since the second half of the 19th century, Theosophical mysticism draws...
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Theosophy a Religion?" Theosophy and Buddhism Christianity and Theosophy Theosophy and Western philosophy "What Is Theosophy?" "Gandhi Autobiography". www.mkgandhi-sarvodaya...
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01016°N 80.27028°E / 13.01016; 80.27028 The Theosophy Society was founded by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and others in 1875. The designation 'Adyar' is sometimes...
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Neo-Theosophy is a term, originally derogatory, used by the followers of Helena Blavatsky to denominate the system of Theosophical ideas expounded by Annie...
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Occultist, As His Writings Prove (Theosophical Publishing Society, London, 1920) The Early Days of Theosophy in Europe (Theosophical Publishing Society, London...
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Count of St. Germain (redirect from St. Germain (Theosophy))
wisdom in various Theosophical and post-Theosophical teachings, said to be responsible for the New Age culture of the Age of Aquarius and identified with...
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University Mead read Esoteric Buddhism (1883) by Alfred Percy Sinnett, which presumably prompted his initial interest in Theosophy and led him to join Helena...
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The Theosophical Society (Pasadena) is a branch of Theosophy based in Pasadena, California. It claims to be the successor organization to the original...
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Alice Bailey (section Comparison with Theosophy)
December 1949) was a writer of more than twenty-four books on theosophical subjects, and was one of the first writers to use the term New Age. Bailey was...
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Leadbeater, C.W. The Masters and the Path Adyar, Madras, India: 1925--Theosophical Publishing House--Page 238 Prophet, Elizabeth Clare and Prophet, Mark (as compiled...
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Charles Webster Leadbeater (redirect from How Theosophy Came to Me)
1854 – 1 March 1934) was a member of the Theosophical Society, Co-Freemasonry, an author on occult subjects, and the co-initiator, with J. I. Wedgwood,...
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Helena Blavatsky (category Theosophy)
Martinus Theosophical mysticism Theosophy and Buddhism Theosophy and Christianity Theosophy and Hinduism Theosophy and literature Theosophy and visual arts...
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William Scott-Elliot (section Theosophical writings)
Scott-Elliot was an East India Merchant and amateur anthropologist. An early member of the London Lodge of the Theosophical society, in 1893 he wrote The Evolution...
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Isis Unveiled (redirect from Isis Unveiled: A Master-Key to the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Science and Theology)
Blavatsky's first major self-published major work text and a key doctrine in her self-founded Theosophical movement. The work has often been criticized as a...
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The Secret Doctrine (redirect from The Secret Doctrine, the Synthesis of Science, Religion and Philosophy)
descriptions of redirect targets Christianity and Theosophy – Relation between Christianity and Theosophy Esoteric Buddhism – Book originally published in 1883...
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Anagarika Dharmapala (redirect from Protestant Buddhism)
Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott had founded the Theosophical Society in New York City. They were both very sympathetic to what they understood of Buddhism, and in...
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The Theosophical Society in America (TSA) is a member-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the teaching of Theosophy and affiliated with the international...
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Rudolf Steiner (redirect from Rudolf Steiner and race)
spiritual movement, anthroposophy, with roots in German idealist philosophy and theosophy. His teachings are influenced by Christian Gnosticism (for heresiologists...
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Ascended master (redirect from Hierarchy of deities (Theosophy))
Ascended masters in a number of movements in the theosophical tradition are held to be spiritually enlightened beings who in past incarnations were ordinary...
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