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== H. P. Blavatsky == | == [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] == | ||
'''{{Style S-Small capitals|Manu}}'''. The great Indian legislator. The name comes from the Sanskrit root ''man ''“to think” — mankind really, but stands for Swâyambhuva, the first of the Manus, who started from ''Swâyambhu, ''“the self‐existent” hence the ''Logos'', and the progenitor of mankind. Manu is the first Legislator, almost a Divine Being. | '''{{Style S-Small capitals|Manu}}'''. The great Indian legislator. The name comes from the Sanskrit root ''man ''“to think” — mankind really, but stands for Swâyambhuva, the first of the Manus, who started from ''Swâyambhu, ''“the self‐existent” hence the ''Logos'', and the progenitor of mankind. Manu is the first Legislator, almost a Divine Being. | ||
{{Quote source HPB TG|Manu}} | {{Quote source HPB TG|Manu}} | ||
Latest revision as of 10:10, 8 October 2026
H. P. Blavatsky
Manu. The great Indian legislator. The name comes from the Sanskrit root man “to think” — mankind really, but stands for Swâyambhuva, the first of the Manus, who started from Swâyambhu, “the self‐existent” hence the Logos, and the progenitor of mankind. Manu is the first Legislator, almost a Divine Being.
Source: H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary, art. Manu