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|description=A Sanskrit scholar and translator associated with the Anglo-Sanskrit College at Benares. He helped translate the ''Sahitya-darpana'' into English. His contributions to ''The Theosophist'' discussed Brahma, Iswara and Maya. | |description=A Sanskrit scholar and translator associated with the Anglo-Sanskrit College at Benares. He helped translate the ''Sahitya-darpana'' into English. His contributions to ''The Theosophist'' discussed Brahma, Iswara and Maya. | ||
“Brahma, Iswara, and Maya” appeared in the first issue of The Theosophist (1879). His account drew objections from a contributor signing “Vara Guru”; [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] supplied an editorial comment and introduced his reply. {{ctd-source|1=[[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - Editors Closing Note to Brahma, Iswara, and Maya|BCW 2:216]]}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:14, 16 October 2026
Pramada Dasa Mitra
A Sanskrit scholar and translator associated with the Anglo-Sanskrit College at Benares. He helped translate the Sahitya-darpana into English. His contributions to The Theosophist discussed Brahma, Iswara and Maya.
“Brahma, Iswara, and Maya” appeared in the first issue of The Theosophist (1879). His account drew objections from a contributor signing “Vara Guru”; H. P. Blavatsky supplied an editorial comment and introduced his reply. (B. de Zirkoff, BCW 2:216)
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- CTD article in Russian: Митра, Прамада Даса
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