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De Zirkoff lists his observations on Kingsford and Maitland’s letter to the London Lodge (Madras, January 1884) and the ''Esoteric Writings'' collected by Tookaram Tatya (1895; revised and enlarged, 1931). {{ctd-source|BCW|6|447}}.
De Zirkoff lists his observations on Kingsford and Maitland’s letter to the London Lodge (Madras, January 1884) and the ''Esoteric Writings'' collected by Tookaram Tatya (1895; revised and enlarged, 1931). {{ctd-source|BCW|6|447}}.
The appendix cites ''Notes on the Bhagavad-Gita'' and refers to page 284 of the volume. {{ctd-source|BCW|7|398}}.
His Notes on the Bhagavad-Gita originated as lectures delivered at the Adyar conventions of 1885 and 1886 {{ctd-source|BCW|8|475}}.
The bibliography lists Notes on the Bhagavad-Gita and refers to BCW volume 8, page 475, for further information {{ctd-source|BCW|11|589}}.
His Esoteric Writings were collected by Tookaram Tatya and published in 1895, with an enlarged edition in 1931. The bibliography also lists Notes on the Bhagavad-Gita {{ctd-source|BCW|10|428}}.
Author of “The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac” and an article on Aryan-Arhat teachings concerning the sevenfold human constitution, both annotated by [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]]. {{ctd-source|1=[[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - Footnotes to The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac|BCW 3:325-327]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - The Aryan-Arhat Esoteric Tenets on the Sevenfold Principle in Man|BCW 3:400]]}}
First met [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] and [[Olcott, Henry Steel|H. S. Olcott]] at Madras in April 1882 and became corresponding secretary of the Madras Theosophical Society. Reviewed [[Oxley, William|W. Oxley]]’s The Philosophy of Spirit from esoteric and Brahmanical standpoints. {{ctd-source|1=[[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.4)#xxiii|BCW 4:xxiii-xxiv]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - Footnotes to The Philosophy of Spirit#99|BCW 4:99]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - The Almora Swami#563|BCW 4:563]]}}
Was initially expected to supply commentaries for [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]]’s Secret Doctrine. In 1886 criticised the portions of the manuscript sent to him in India: according to [[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], his objections to its diffuse and chaotic presentation prompted Blavatsky to recast the text. {{ctd-source|1=[[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Compilers Notes (1)#267|BCW 5:267-272]], [[Zirkoff B. - Introductory Remarks by the Compiler#135|BCW 5:135-138]]}}
[[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] added four notes to his reply to [[Kingsford, Anna|A. Kingsford]] and E. Maitland and forwarded it to [[Chatterji, Mohini Mohun|M. M. Chatterji]] on 27 January 1884. {{ctd-source|1=[[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Footnotes Appended to Subba Rows Reply to the Circular Letter of Dr. Anna B. Kingsford and Edward Maitland to the London Lodge#131|BCW 6:131-132]]}}
[[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]]’s chronological survey places his resignation from the Theosophical Society in June 1888 and connects it partly with the controversy over publication of The Secret Doctrine. {{ctd-source|1=[[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.9)#xxiv|BCW 9:xxiv-xxv]]}}
[[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]] identifies T. Subba Row as the writer of the editorial note signed T. S. appended to Esoteric Buddhism and Hinduism in The Theosophist, June 1884, pp. 223-225. It was included in the second edition of his Esoteric Writings (1931). {{ctd-source|1=[[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - Esoteric Buddhism and The Secret Doctrine#180|BCW 10:180]]}}
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|mentioned in=[[Blavatsky H.P. - Footnotes to The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac|Footnotes to The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac]] ([[Blavatsky H.P. - Footnotes to The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac|BCW 3:325-327]]); [[Blavatsky H.P. - The Aryan-Arhat Esoteric Tenets on the Sevenfold Principle in Man|The Aryan-Arhat Esoteric Tenets on the Sevenfold Principle in Man]] ([[Blavatsky H.P. - The Aryan-Arhat Esoteric Tenets on the Sevenfold Principle in Man|BCW 3:400]]); [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.4)|Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.4)]] ([[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.4)#xxiii|BCW 4:xxiii-xxiv]]); [[Blavatsky H.P. - Footnotes to The Philosophy of Spirit|Footnotes to The Philosophy of Spirit]] ([[Blavatsky H.P. - Footnotes to The Philosophy of Spirit#99|BCW 4:99]]); [[Blavatsky H.P. - The Almora Swami|The Almora Swami]] ([[Blavatsky H.P. - The Almora Swami#563|BCW 4:563]]); [[Zirkoff B. - Compilers Notes (1)|Compilers Notes (1)]] ([[Zirkoff B. - Compilers Notes (1)#267|BCW 5:267-272]]); [[Zirkoff B. - Introductory Remarks by the Compiler|Introductory Remarks by the Compiler]] ([[Zirkoff B. - Introductory Remarks by the Compiler#135|BCW 5:135-138]]); [[Zirkoff B. - Footnotes Appended to Subba Rows Reply to the Circular Letter of Dr. Anna B. Kingsford and Edward Maitland to the London Lodge|Footnotes Appended to Subba Rows Reply to the Circular Letter of Dr. Anna B. Kingsford and Edward Maitland to the London Lodge]] ([[Zirkoff B. - Footnotes Appended to Subba Rows Reply to the Circular Letter of Dr. Anna B. Kingsford and Edward Maitland to the London Lodge#131|BCW 6:131-132]]); [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.9)|Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.9)]] ([[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.9)#xxiv|BCW 9:xxiv-xxv]]); [[Blavatsky H.P. - Esoteric Buddhism and The Secret Doctrine|“Esoteric Buddhism” and “The Secret Doctrine”]] ([[Blavatsky H.P. - Esoteric Buddhism and The Secret Doctrine#180|BCW 10:180]])
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