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A

Adwaita +

A Vedânta sect. The non‐dualistic (A‐ dwaita) school of Vedântic philosophy founded by Sankarâchârya, the greatest of the historical Brahmin sages. The two other schools are the Dwaita (dualistic) and the Visishtadwaita; all the three call themselves Vedântic. [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

H

Hebrew Leader⁩⁩, The +

A Weekly Journal in English published in New York in the 19th Century, "devoted to Jewish & General Lierature, Masonic and other Fraternities, Art, Politics, Commerce, News, all topics of current interest". +

Hiram Abiff +

A biblical personage; a skilful builder and a “Widow’s Son”, whom King Solomon procured from Tyre, for the purpose of super‐intending the works of the Temple, and who became later a masonic character, the hero on whom hangs all the drama, or rather play, of the Masonic Third Initiation. The Kabbala makes a great deal of Hiram Abiff [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

B

Bifrost +

A bridge built by the gods to protect Asgard. On it “the third Sword‐god, known as Heimdal or Riger”, stands night and day girded with his sword, for he is the watchman selected to protect Asgard, the abode of gods. Heimdal is the Scandinavian Cherubim with the flaming sword, “which turned every way to keep the way of the tree of life” [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

G

Gandapada +

A celebrated Brahman teacher, the author of the Commentaries on the ''Sankhya Karika, Mandukya Upanishad'', and other works [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

A

Asoka +

A celebrated Indian king of the Môrya dynasty which reigned at Magadha. There were two Asokas in reality, according to the chronicles of Northern Buddhism, though the first Asoka—the grand father of the second, named by Prof. Max Muller the “Constantine of India”, was better known by his name of Chandragupta. It is the former who was called, ''Piadasi ''(Pali) “the beautiful”, and ''Devânam‐piya ''“the beloved of the gods”, and also ''Kâlâsoka; ''while the name of his grandson was ''Dharmâsôká''—the Asoka of the good law‐— on account of his devotion to Buddhism. Moreover, according to the same source, the second Asoka had never followed the Brahmanical faith, but was a Buddhist born. It was his grandsire who had been first converted to the new faith, after which he had a number of edicts inscribed on pillars and rocks, a custom followed also by his grandson. But it was the second Asoka who was the most zealous supporter of Buddhism; he, who maintained in his palace from 60 to 70,000 monks and priests, who erected 84,000 ''totes ''and ''stupas ''throughout India, reigned 36 years, and sent missions to Ceylon, and throughout the world. The inscriptions of various edicts published by him display most noble ethical sentiments, especially the edict at Allahahad, on the so‐called “Asoka’s column ”, in the Fort. The sentiments are lofty and poetical, breathing tenderness for animals as well as men, and a lofty view of a king’s mission with regard to his people, that might be followed with great success in the present age of cruel wars and barbarous vivisection [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

L

Lalita Vistara +

A celebrated biography of Sakya Muni, the Lord Buddha, by Dharmarakcha, A.D. 308 [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

N

Noom +

A celestial sculptor, in the Egyptian legends, who creates a beautiful girl whom he sends like another Pandora to ''Batoo ''(or “man”), whose happiness is thereafter destroyed. The “sculptor” or artist is the same as Jehovah, the architect of the world, and the girl is “Eve” [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

B

Bhao +

A ceremony of divination among the Kolarian tribes of Central India [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

L

Luxor, Brotherhood of +

A certain Brotherhood of mystics. Its name had far better never have been divulged, as it led a great number of well‐meaning people into being deceived, and relieved of their money by a certain bogus Mystic Society speculators, born in Europe, only to be exposed and fly to America. The name is derived from the ancient ''Lookshur ''in Beloochistan, lying between Bela and Kedjee. The order is very ancient and the most secret of all. It is useless to repeat that its members disclaim all connection with the “H.B. of L.”, and the ''tutti quanti ''of commercial mystics, whether from Glasgow or Boston [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

G

Ganadevas +

A certain class of celestial Beings who are said to inhabit ''Maharloka. ''They are the rulers of our Kalpa (Cycle) and therefore termed Kalpâdhikârins, or Lord of the Kalpas. They last only “One Day” of Brahmâ [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

A

Asakrit Samadhi +

A certain degree of ecstatic contemplation. A stage in ''Samâdhi.'' [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

M

Mercavah +

A chariot: the Kabalists say that the Supreme after he had established the Ten Sephiroth used them as a chariot or throne of glory on which to descend upon the souls of men [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

O

Ogir +

A chief of the giants in the ''Edda ''and the ally of the gods. The highest of the Water‐gods, and the same as the Greek Okeanos [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

M

Mandala +

A circle; also the ten divisions of the Vedas [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

A

Assur +

A city in Assyria ; the ancient seat of a library from which George Smith excavated the earliest known tablets, to which he assigns a date about 1500 B.C., called ''Assur Kileh Shergat.'' [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

B

Bubaste +

A city in Egypt which was sacred to the cats, and where was their principal shrine. Many hundreds of thousands of cats were embalmed and buried in the grottoes of Beni‐Hassan‐el Amar. The cat being a symbol of the moon was sacred to Isis, her goddess. It sees in the dark and its eyes have a phosphorescent lustre which frightens the night‐birds of evil omen. The cat was also sacred to Bast, and thence called “the destroyer of the Sun’s (Osiris’) enemies” [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

A

Agnishwattas +

A class of Pitris, the creators of the first ethereal race of men. Our solar ancestors as contrasted with the ''Barhishads, ''the “lunar” Pitris or ancestors, though otherwise explained in the ''Purânas.'' [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

Atri +

A class of Pitris, the “ancestors of man”, or the so‐called Prâjapâti, “progenitors”; one of the seven Rishis who form the constellation of the Great Bear [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +

M

Melhas +

A class of fire‐gods or Salamanders [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]] (TG). +