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Sthiti +

The attribute of preservation; stability. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Sthula +

Differentiated and conditioned matter. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Sthula Sariram +

In metaphysics, the gross physical body. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Sthulopadhi +

A “principle” answering to the lower triad in man, i.e., body, astral form, and life, in the Târaka Râja Yoga system, which names only three chief principles in man. ''Sthûlopadhi'' corresponds to the ''jagrata,'' or waking conscious ''state''. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Stirling J.H. - As Regards Protoplasm +

A work by J. H. Stirling: [[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]] identifies p. xii of the preface to the London edition of 1872 as the source of [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]]’s quotation. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - The Substantial Nature of Magnetism#332|BCW 8:332]]) +

Stirling, James Hutchinson +

Bibliographical references include: As Regards Protoplasm, London, 1872 (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.8)#475|8:475]][[SMW::on]]). +

Stobaeus, Johannes +

Greek compiler, probably of the later fifth century, whose ''Eclogae'' and ''Florilegium'' preserve extracts from more than five hundred Greek writers, many otherwise lost. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.7)#398|7:398]][[SMW::on]]). +

Stockton, Everett +

A longtime friend of [[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]] and printer who continued production of [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]]’s Collected Writings after the editor’s death. ([[Eklund, Dara R.|D. Eklund]], [[Eklund D. - Foreword (BCW vol.13)#xxi|BCW 13:xxi]]) Supervised the typesetting of volume XIV of [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]]’s Collected Writings after [[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]]’s death. ([[Eklund, Dara R.|D. Eklund]], [[Eklund D. - Foreword (BCW vol.14)#xxiii|BCW 14:xxiii]]) +

Stokes, Whitley +

Associated with ''The Tripartite Life of St. Patrick'', published in two volumes in the ''Chronicles and Memorials of Great Britain and Ireland'' series in 1887. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.7)#398|7:398]][[SMW::on]]). +

Stone Manuscript +

A Masonic manuscript reportedly destroyed with other documents in 1720. According to the [[Mackey, Albert Gallatin|A. G. Mackey]] encyclopedia quoted by [[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], it survives through an extract by W. Preston (1792, p. 167) and a brief reference by [[Anderson, James|J. Anderson]] (1738, p. 99); its association with N. Stone is a traditional attribution. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - A Danger Signal#183|BCW 11:183]]) +

Strabo +

Greek geographer from Amasea in Pontus, who travelled widely in the Mediterranean and Near East. His seventeen-book ''Geography'' survives almost complete and combines geographical description with historical and philosophical reflection. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.5)#382|5:382]][[SMW::on]]). Bibliographical references include: Geographica. Loeb Class. Libr. See Vol. V, p. 382, for biogr. data (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.11)#591|11:591]][[SMW::on]]). +

Strauss, David Friedrich +

German theologian and writer educated at the evangelical seminary of Blaubeuren and the University of Tübingen (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.9)#454|9:454-455]][[SMW::on]]). +

Street J.C. - The Hidden Way Across the Threshold +

Work attributed in the bibliography to Street, published by Lee and Shepard in Boston in 1887 (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.10)#428|10:428]][[SMW::on]]). Discussed by [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] in connection with claims to occult knowledge. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - The Year is Dead, Long Live the Year#281|BCW 10:281]]) +

Strong, Dawsonne M. +

A British Indian Army officer and writer interested in Buddhism. He later held the rank of major-general. His books included ''The Metaphysic of Christianity and Buddhism'' (1899); he also translated ''Selections from the Bostan of Sadi''. +

Strunckel, Shelley von +

Read proofs at various stages of production of volume XII of [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]]’s Collected Writings. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Foreword (BCW vol.12)#xxi|BCW 12:xxi]]) Assisted in the preparation of volume XIII of [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]]’s Collected Writings and is acknowledged in [[Eklund, Dara R.|D. Eklund]]’s foreword. ([[Eklund, Dara R.|D. Eklund]], [[Eklund D. - Foreword (BCW vol.13)#xxi|BCW 13:xxi]]) +

Stupa +

A conical monument, in India and Ceylon, erected over relics of Buddha, Arhats, or other great men. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Sturdy, Edward Toronto +

Sanskrit scholar and student of Hinduism and Buddhism, active in the Theosophical Society in New Zealand and Britain. A member of H. P. Blavatsky’s Inner Group, he recorded her Diagram of Meditation. Provided information useful in preparing [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]]’s collected writings. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Preface (BCW vol.4)#xix|BCW 4:xix]]) +

Subba Row Medal +

Established at the Theosophical Society convention at Adyar on 27–29 December 1883 to honour outstanding works on Eastern and Western philosophy. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.6)#xxv|BCW 6:xxv]]) +

Subba Row T. - Notes on the Bhagavad Gita +

The introductory lecture was delivered in December 1885 and the four main lectures at Adyar on 27–31 December 1886. After appearing in The Theosophist, they were published in book form by Tookaram Tatya at Bombay in 1888. The 1934 Theosophical University Press edition incorporates corrections specified by the author in May 1887. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Compilers Notes (1)#271|BCW 5:271]]) The Bombay book edition of 1888 contains omissions. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - Classification of Principles#284|BCW 7:284-285]]) +

Subba Row, Tallapragada +

Indian lawyer, scholar of Advaita Vedanta and early member of the Theosophical Society. He practised law at Madras and contributed articles on Hindu philosophy to ''The Theosophist''. Author of ''Observations on “A Letter Addressed to the Fellows of the London Lodge of The Theosophical Society…”'', a 45-page reply published at the Scottish Press, Madras, in January 1884. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.5)#382|5:382]][[SMW::on]]). 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). (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.6)#447|6:447]][[SMW::on]]). The appendix cites ''Notes on the Bhagavad-Gita'' and refers to page 284 of the volume. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.7)#398|7:398]][[SMW::on]]). His Notes on the Bhagavad-Gita originated as lectures delivered at the Adyar conventions of 1885 and 1886 (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.8)#475|8:475]][[SMW::on]]). The bibliography lists Notes on the Bhagavad-Gita and refers to BCW volume 8, page 475, for further information (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.11)#589|11:589]][[SMW::on]]). 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 (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.10)#428|10:428]][[SMW::on]]). 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]]. ([[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. ([[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. ([[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. ([[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. ([[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). ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - Esoteric Buddhism and The Secret Doctrine#180|BCW 10:180]])