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'''{{Style S-Small capitals|Pastophori}}'''. A certain class of candidates for initiation, those who bore in public processions (and also in the temples) the sacred coffin or funeral couch of the Sun‐gods — killed and resurrected, of Osiris, Tammuz (or Adonis), of Atys and others. The Christians adopted their coffin from the pagans of antiquity. | '''{{Style S-Small capitals|Pastophori}}'''. A certain class of candidates for initiation, those who bore in public processions (and also in the temples) the sacred coffin or funeral couch of the Sun‐gods — killed and resurrected, of Osiris, Tammuz (or Adonis), of Atys and others. The Christians adopted their coffin from the pagans of antiquity. | ||
{{Quote source HPB TG|Pastophori}} | {{Quote source HPB TG|Pastophori}} | ||
Latest revision as of 10:21, 8 October 2026
H. P. Blavatsky
Pastophori. A certain class of candidates for initiation, those who bore in public processions (and also in the temples) the sacred coffin or funeral couch of the Sun‐gods — killed and resurrected, of Osiris, Tammuz (or Adonis), of Atys and others. The Christians adopted their coffin from the pagans of antiquity.
Source: H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary, art. Pastophori