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Ditson, George Leighton +

American traveller and writer. +

Divine Pymander +

De Zirkoff lists Dr. Everard’s translation of ''The Divine Pymander'' (1650) and a new edition published in London by George Redway in 1884. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.6)#432|6:432]][[SMW::on]]). +

Divyachakchus +

Lit., “celestial Eye” or divine seeing, perception. It is the first of the six “Abhijnas” (q.v.) ; the faculty developed by Yoga practice to perceive any object in the Universe, at whatever distance [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Divyasrotra +

Lit., “celestial Ear” Or divine hearing. The second “Abhijna”, or the faculty of understanding the language or sound produced by any living being on Earth [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Dixon, Jacob +

Author of ''Hygienic Clairvoyance'', London, 1859; a second edition appeared in 1863. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.3)#502|3:502]][[SMW::on]]). +

Djati +

One of the twelve “Nidanas” (q.v.); the cause and the effect in the mode of birth taking place according to the “Chatur Yoni”(q.v.), when in each case a being, whether man or animal, is placed in one of the six (esoteric seven) Gâti or paths of sentient existence, which esoterically, counting downward, are: (1) the highest Dhyani (''Anupadaka)''; (2) Devas ; (3) Men; (4) Elementals or Nature Spirits; (5) Animals; (6) lower Elementals; (7) organic Germs. These are in the popular or exoteric nomenclature, Devas, Men, Asûras, Beings in Hells, Prêtas (hungry demons), and Animals [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Djin +

Elementals ; Nature Sprites; Genii. The ''Djins'' or ''Jins ''are much dreaded in Egypt, Persia and elsewhere [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Djnana +

Lit., Knowledge; esoterically, “supernal or divine knowledge acquired by Yoga”. Written also ''Gnyana'' [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Djual Khool +

Disciple of the Mahatma Koot Hoomi, known in Theosophical literature as “the Disinherited” and “the Tibetan”. He acted as an intermediary in the Mahatma correspondence and wrote several letters and notes himself. The communication printed during the controversy with [[Oxley, William|W. Oxley]] has a longer and somewhat different version in The Mahatma Letters, no. CXXV; [[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]] records its original signature as “Gjual-Khool”. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - Footnotes to The Philosophy of Spirit (1)#193|BCW 4:193]]) +

Docetae +

Lit.,“The Illusionists”. The name given by orthodox Christians to those Gnostics who held that Christ did not, nor could he, suffer death actually, but that, if such a thing had happened, it was merely an illusion which they explained in various ways [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Dodecahedron +

According to Plato, the Universe is built by “the first begotten” on the geometrical figure of the Dodecahedron. (See ''Timaeus'') [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Dodona +

An ancient city in Thessaly, famous for its Temple of Jupiter and its oracles. According to ancient legends, the town was founded by a '''''dove''''' [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Dods, Marcus +

Scottish Presbyterian theologian and biblical scholar. Born at Belford, Northumberland, on 11 April 1834; died at Edinburgh on 26 April 1909. He was a minister of the Free Church of Scotland and became principal of New College, Edinburgh, in 1907. ([https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_National_Biography,_1912_supplement/Dods,_Marcus Dictionary of National Biography, 1912 supplement: Dods, Marcus]) His translation of Augustine was included in Philip Schaff's ''Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers''. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.8)#435|8:435]][[SMW::on]]) In the second volume of the First Series he is credited with the translation of ''The City of God''. Schaff's editorial preface reproduces a letter from Dods dated 23 November 1886; ''On Christian Doctrine'' in the same volume was translated by J. F. Shaw, not Dods. ([https://ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf102.iii.html Philip Schaff, Editor's Preface, Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, volume II]) '''Editorial note: the life dates in the BCW entry require clarification.''' BCW gives 1786-1838, the dates of the translator's father, also Marcus Dods; the translator's dates are 1834-1909. ([https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_National_Biography,_1885-1900/Dods,_Marcus Dictionary of National Biography: Dods, Marcus (1786-1838)]; [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_National_Biography,_1912_supplement/Dods,_Marcus 1912 supplement: Dods, Marcus (1834-1909)])

Doinel, Jules +

French archivist and religious writer; worked at the departmental archives of Loiret and founded the Gnostic Church of France in 1890. +

Dolatram, Chhabigram +

This name credited to the publications in ''The Theosophist'', [[Theosophist/Vol5|vol. 5]] (1883–1884). +

Dolgorukov Family +

The family through which [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] traced her maternal ancestry by way of her grandmother H. P. de Fadeyev. This descent should not be confused with descent from Yuri Dolgoruky ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Genealogical Tables & Notes On The Genealogical Tables#lxxii|BCW 1:lxxii-lxxiii]]). +

Dolgorukova, Ekaterina Mikhailovna +

Morganatic wife of Alexander II, granted the title Princess Yuryevskaya following their marriage in 1880. [[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]] traces a distant relationship to [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] through the elder Dolgorukov line. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - The State of Russia (1)|BCW 3:167-168]]) +

Dolgorukova, Maria Vladimirovna +

First wife of Tsar Mikhail Fyodorovich, whom she married in 1624. She died shortly after the wedding without issue. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - The History of a Book|BCW 2:353]]) +

Dollinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz von +

Author of ''Heidenthum und Judenthum. Vorhalle zur Geschichte des Christenthums'', published at Regensburg in 1857 and translated into French. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.7)#367|7:367]][[SMW::on]]). Bibliographical references include: Heidenthum und Judenthum. Vorhalle zur Geschichte des Christenthums. Regensburg: G. J. Manz, 1857. 8vo. Paganisme et Judaïsme, etc. Trad, par J. de P. Brussels: Goemaere, 1858 (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.8)#435|8:435]][[SMW::on]]). Bibliographical references include: “Memoirs on the suppression of the Jesuits,” in Beiträge zur politischen, kirchlichen und Culturgeschichte, Vienna, 1882 (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.9)#412|9:412]][[SMW::on]]). +

Donar +

In the North the God of Thunder. He was the Jupiter Tonans of Scandinavia. Like as the oak was devoted to Jupiter so was it sacred to Thor, and his altars were over shadowed with oak trees. Thor, or Donar, was the offspring of Odin, “the omnipotent God of Heaven”, and of Mother Earth [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +