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Modak, Janardan Balaji +

Indian Sanskrit scholar and writer on astronomy; translator of the ''Vedanga Jyotisha'' into Marathi. +

Modebina, Rustomji Mancherji +

This name credited to the publications in ''The Theosophist'', [[Theosophist/Vol6|vol. 6]] (1884–1885). +

Modeliar, M. Murugappa +

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

Mohottiwatte Gunanande +

A Buddhist monk and public speaker in Ceylon. He participated in the Panadura debates of 1873. His correspondence with H. P. Blavatsky and H. S. Olcott helped establish their contact with the Buddhist community of Ceylon. He was an early member of the Theosophical Society. +

Moira +

The same as the Latin ''Fatum'' — fate, destiny, the power which rules over the actions, sufferings, the life and struggles of men. But this is not ''Karma''; it is only one of its agent‐forces [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Moksha +

“Liberation.” The same as Nirvâna; a post mortem state of rest and bliss of the “Soul‐Pilgrim” [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Moliere +

*''Tartuffe'', 1664. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.1)#499|1:499-500]][[SMW::on]]). Bibliographical references include: George Dandin. A comedy (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.9)#444|9:444]][[SMW::on]]). +

Molinos, Miguel de +

Spanish religious writer and leading exponent of Quietism, author of the ''Spiritual Guide'' (1675). Arrested in 1685 and condemned to lifelong imprisonment, he died in Rome in 1697. De Zirkoff emphasizes his ideal of disinterested love as a mark of holiness. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.3)#515|3:515]][[SMW::on]]). +

Molière - George Dandin +

Molière’s three-act prose comedy. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - What is Truth#37|BCW 9:37]]) First performed at Versailles on 18 July 1668. ([https://www.chateauversailles.fr/decouvrir/histoire/grandes-dates/grand-divertissement-royal Château de Versailles: première représentation, 18 juillet 1668]; [https://www.comedie-francaise.fr/2021-2022/george-dandin-ou-le-mari-confondu Comédie-Française: première, 18 juillet 1668]) +

Molloy J.F. - A Modern Magician +

A three-volume romance by [[Molloy, Joseph Fitzgerald|J. F. Molloy]], published by Ward and Downey, London, 1887. The January 1888 Lucifer review, possibly by [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]], recommended it to Theosophists. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - A Modern Magician (review)#10|BCW 9:10]]) +

Molloy, Joseph Fitzgerald +

Bibliographical references include: A Modern Magician. A Romance. London: Ward & Downey, 1887. 3 vols. 8vo (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.9)#444|9:444]][[SMW::on]]). +

Mommsen, Christian Matthias Theodor +

His ''History of Rome'' is cited in the German sixth edition of 1874-1875 and William P. Dickson’s English translation published at New York in 1887. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.7)#384|7:384]][[SMW::on]]). +

Monachesi, Herbert D. +

American newspaper reporter, Italian by birth and of very psychic temperament. He was responsible for a very lucid article regarding the original programme of the T.S. published in the ''Sunday Mercury'' of New York in 1875. He seems to have dropped out very soon after, and no further information about him has been found. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.1)#499|1:499-500]][[SMW::on]]). Author of the unsigned article “Preachers from India” in the ''Sunday Mercury''. [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] identified him as its author and annotated the article ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - From Madame H.P. Blavatsky to her Correspondents#133|BCW 1:133]]). +

Monad +

The Unity, the ''one ''; but in Occultism it often means the unified triad, Atma‐Buddhi‐Manas, or the duad, Atma‐Buddhi, that immortal part of man which reincarnates in the lower kingdoms, and gradually progresses through them to Man and then to the final goal — Nirvâna [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Monas +

The same as the term ''Monad ''; “Alone”, a unit. In the Pythagorean system the duad emanates from the higher and solitary Monas, which is thus the “First Cause” [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Mongolia, the Tangut Country, and the Solitudes of Northern Tibet +

An English translation of N. M. Przhevalsky’s travels, edited by H. Yule and published in 1876. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - The Study of Russian by Indian Officers|BCW 3:49]]) ([https://www.nature.com/articles/014003a0 Nature, 4 May 1876]; [https://openlibrary.org/books/OL14029016M/Mongolia_the_Tangut_country_and_the_solitudes_of_northern_Tibet Open Library catalogue]) +

Monier-Williams, Monier +

British Sanskrit scholar and Boden Professor at Oxford. Studied and taught Indian languages and compiled a ''Sanskrit-English Dictionary''. His article “The Religion of Zoroaster” appeared in ''The Nineteenth Century'', volume IX, January 1881. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.3)#516|3:516]][[SMW::on]]). The bibliography cites ''Indian Wisdom'', including its editions of 1875, 1876 and 1893. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.4)#658|4:658]][[SMW::on]]). Author of ''Indian Wisdom'' (London: W. H. Allen, 1875), whose third edition appeared in 1876. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.5)#378|5:378]][[SMW::on]]). Author of ''Indian Wisdom'', illustrating Hindu religious, philosophical and ethical doctrines and surveying Sanskrit literature. De Zirkoff lists the first London edition of 1875 and subsequent editions through 1893. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.6)#441|6:441]][[SMW::on]]). Bibliographical references include: Hinduism. In Non-Christian Religious Systems. 3 prt. London: Knowledge Society, 1877. 8vo (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.8)#468|8:468]][[SMW::on]]). Bibliographical references include: Buddhism, in its Connection with Brahmanism and Hinduism, and in its Contrast with Christianity. London: J. Murray, 1889; 2nd ed. 1890. Based upon the “Duff Lectures” delivered at Edinburgh, 1888. - Mystical Buddism. Untraced (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.11)#583|11:583]][[SMW::on]]).

Monita Secreta (Hochstetter edition) +

Monita Secreta; die geheimen Instructionen des Jesuiten, Barmen, 1901 (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.9)#420|9:420]][[SMW::on]]). +

Monita privata (Souvestre) +

Monita privata, Paris, 1880 (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.9)#454|9:454]][[SMW::on]]). +

Monogenes +

Lit., “the only‐begotten”; a name of Proserpine and other gods and goddesses [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +