Volume XV
B index
Baal:
prophets
of, XII 278
worship,
XIV 192-93, 282, 316
Baba Kheim Singh Vedi:
descendant
of Guru Nanak, III 60
Babbitt, Dr.:
innate
ideas and, XII 602
Babe:
divine,
in every heathen religion, II 164-65
related to lost Mystery language, XIV 181
Bible and, XIII 275
in Biblical chronology, XIII 258, 274-75
destruction of, XIII 273
etymology of term, XIII 272-74
legendary, XIII 102-03, 273-74
"one-lip" Mystery language and, XIV 181
original astrological use of, XIII 273
ought to read `city of
rebuilt by King of Babylon, XIII 273
de Rougemont on, XIII 274
as temple of the Seven Lights,
XIII 273-81
Babil:
sanctuary of Nebo where oracle
spoke, XIII 281
Babinet, Jacques (1794-1872):
denies levitation, I 243, 245
on immense aerolite, XIV 231
on ogdoad of ancients, XIV 227
opposed to levitation, XIV 231
on seven planets, X 31
bio-bibliog.,
I 447; X 412
Babka:
silver coin, II 147
Babouches:
on feet of six-toed dwarf, I 182
allegories of Genesis on tiles of,
XIV 170
book of Xisuthros and, XIV 175
dominion of Nimrod, XIII 332
Jews and, 111 451, 453
Kings of, XIII 276-77
St. Peter died at, XIV 126
sacred Sciences of, XIII 328
size of, cp. to modern cities, XIII 279-80
symbols at site of, XIII 229, 278-80
rites in, similar to Tibetan Bon's, III
419
Babylonian(s):
Captivity & Jews, XIV 176
Captivity not known to Black Jews,
XIV 174
civilization inspired by Nebo, XIII
279
influence on Pentateuch, VII 254
man created on 7th day in, system,
XIV 176
OT. based on, Magical texts, XIV 197
texts on Fall & Creation, XIV 204
Bacchanalia:
undermined morality, VII 134
Bacchus:
Church rites & Mysteries of, II 164
descent of, to Hades, XIII 26
as Dionysos, XIV 273 & fn.
as Greek Messiah, X 279
as Jehovah, XIV 272-73
as Koros, III 460
nature & origin of, XI 93-94 fn.
origin of rites of, XIV 451-52 fn.
Osiris cp. with, XIV 273
Zagreus, highest of Gods, XIV 273
Bach, Leo:
evolution and, VIII 118
Bacilli:
not modern discovery, XIII 161
tubercular, XIII 144, 161
Bacon, Francis, 1st Baron Verulam
(1561-I626):
on atheism & philosophy, XI 439
on charities, X 95
dishonesty of, X 94
on knowledge, VIII 140
lunar eclipses and, IV 397
on superstition & natural causes, I
233
———- New Atlantis.'
II 313 fn.
———- The Promus of Formularies and
Elegancies:
Shakespeare and, IV 602
bibliog., IV 621
Bacon, Roger (1214-1294):
I 138; VII 252
modern science and, XIV 5
Treatise on the Admirable Force. . .:
on secret cryptography, XI 524 (547)
bibliog., XI 566
Bacon, W.T. (1814-1881):
———- Thoughts in Solitude:
on truth, IX 30
bio-bibliog., IX 405
Bacteria:
withstand heat, IX 72
emigration to
Zoroaster, III 452 fn., 466; IV 529
Hystaspes in, IV 525 fn.
Magians initiated in caves of, XIV 35
and spread of Magism, III 456
Badagas:
Todas and, I 357
Badarayana Vyasa:
founder of Vedanta school, V 31 (60)
on
Kritsita-sarira, IV 53
fn.
still living, V 193
———- Brahma-Sutras:
on dating of, V 178, 182
mention Buddhism prior to Buddha,
V 182
bibliog., V 363
See also Vyasa
Baddha:
definition, III 423
differs from Mukta, III 326
encased in 36 Tattvas, III 326
Badkube:
See
Badrinath (
traditions about Mahatmas at, II
121-22, 262; III 140, 458; X 401
Bagh-o-Bahar
III 49
Bahak-Zivo:
Father of Genii, VI 191 fn.
Bahti:
guard prehistoric
Bahudaka (
definition,
II 118
Bahurupa Brahmana:
XII 169 fn. (178 fn.)
Baibhar[a], Mt.:
Webhara in Pali, V 246 fn.
Bailey, Dr. J.:
———- Records of Longevity:
on maximum age of humans, IV 448
bibliog., IV 621
Bailly, Jean-Sylvain (1736-1793):
II 276
proclaimed mesmerism a delusion,
XII 219
result of, report on mesmerism, XII 221
———- Histoire de l’astronomie
ancienne. . .:
on astrology as mother of astronomy,
XIV 345
on Judiciary Astrology, XIV 345
———- Traité de l’astronomie indienne et
orientale:
VIII 52 (74)
bio-bibliog., VIII 419-20; XII 724-25
Bain, Alexander (1818-1903):
II 183
on mental & bodily states, VIII 328
———- Correlations of . . . Forces .
on electricity, IV 219, 226
——— Mind
and Body. . .:
on differences between mind &
matter, IX 16
on plurality of souls, XII 351-52 fn.
bio-bibliog.,
VIII 420
bibliog.,
IV 621; IX 405; XII 725
Bairagis [Sk. Vairagis]:
most,
are idle vagabonds, II 457
Banal Pachisi:
fairy tale about demon, III 49 & fn.
bibliog., III 535
Bakshish:
given to urchin, I 180
Mithra and, II 127
Bala Deva Sastri:
Sanskrit Pandit, V 13
(41); VI 82 (91)
Balabasha:
language, I 373
Baladeva (Balarama):
descendants of, XIV 248
prototype of Hercules, XIV 246
Balbadha [Sk. Balabhadra]:
letters or Devanagari, I 383
Baldwin, John D. (1809-1883):
———- Prehistoric Nations. . .:
Arabia was ancient
332 & fn.
"Demon" humbled the Gods, XIII
158
not an individual, IV 367
once a Daitya King, XIII 158
Baliri, Joric (fl. 17th C.):
earthquakes and, III 149
Ballala:
———- Bhoja Prabandha:
Sankara
Kavi, Sankara and, V 184,
186-87
bibliog., V 363
Ballanche,
on Destruction as God of world, XIV
263
fn.
bio-bibliog.,
XIV 512
Ballet Girls:
Reverends and, IX 24-26
Balsamo, Giuseppe (Joseph):
See Cagliostro
Baluchistan (
Baly, Archdeacon:
sneers at Theosophy, IV 4
Balzac, Honoré de (1799-1850):
unconscious occultist, X 372
Bamboo Staff:
of Bramanas, XII 701
seven-knotted, IV 104
Ban-dhe-Chan Rimpoche [Tib. Pan-chen
Rin-po-che]:
See Panchen Lama
Banditti:
invasion of Spanish, II 309
Banerjee, Nobin K.:
chela of Brothers, IV 230
Banga:
See
Banner of Light.
I 188, 189, 201; III 29, 174, 287, 371;
VI 1, 3
attacks believers in magic. I 134 et seq.
on Dr. Beard, IV 393
defence of H.P.B. & Masonic
Diploma, I 289
on Frothingham, IV 81
H.P.B.'s stories and, VI 354
Peebles calls Buddhist's Spiritualists
in, I 290
praised, III 346-47
on Queen of Spain at séance, II 175
on séances with Eglinton, III 143-46
bibliog.,
VI 450
Banon, Capt. A.:
Rev. Cook and, 111490; IV 69
on
Baphomet:
Satan or, is merely Pan, IV 263
of Templars related to brazen serpent,
XII 373-74
Ba-po:
See Bön-po
Baptism:
Aztec rite similar to, II 321
of Blood is origin of atonement, XIV
262 fns.
cross and, XIV 148
example of Church dogma, XIV 146
infant, not effective, XIV 146
initiation, IV 265
as inspiration by Christos-Sophia,
XIV 160-61
of John, XI 493-94, 497
mystic rite of, XIII 31; XIV 151-52, 161
Baptist(s):
editor abuses Moncure Conway, VI
162-63
a pastoral & hydropathic sect, XIII
323
Barbarian Banquet:
compared to Parisian, XII 96-97 (103-04)
Barbarities:
of Turks, I 255 et seq., 262
Barbēlitae:
Highest Initiates, XIII 25
Proarchos of, XIII 43
Barbēlō:
dwells in 8th heaven, XIII 25
first Power issued from, XIII 22, 33
Mother of Pistis-Sophia, XIII 25, 33
in various Gnostic systems, XIII 24-25, 42
Vesture of Light and, XIII 8
Barborka, Geoffrey A. (1897-1982):
———- HP
I 481 fn.
Bardesanes (Bardaisan) (154-222?):
as heretical Buddhist, V 211 fn.
system of Gnosis, XIII 29
Bar-do:
false, & suicides, etc., VI 107
premature death and, VI 104
state follows death, IV 121
Bareggi:
VII 63
Barhaspatyamana[m]
(Sk.):
measure of year, V 261
Baring-Gould, Sabine:
See Gould, Sabine
Barlet, Charles:
X 49 (57)
Barley:
seven cubits high, X 48 (55)
wheat or, represents karma reaped by
dead, X 50-51 (58)
Barlow, Peter (1776-1862):
IV 222
bio-bibliog.,
IV 621
Barnacle-Goose:
16th century scientists and, VII 81-83
Bar-nang [Tib.
Bar-snan]:
Space, III 423
Baronius, Caesar (1538-1607):
XIII 238
confirms story of Saint Josaphat, II
134 fn.
on names of demons, X 20
on practices of Carpocrates, XIV 70
——— Annals. . .:
old book excerpted from, XI 360, 563
on pagan worship, XI 79
——— Preface to Saint Matthew's
Gospel:
XIV 129 fn.
bio-bibliog.,
XI 563, 566
Barras, Charles (1826-1873):
———- The Black Crook:
light opera, VIII 37 & fn.
Barren, Sir W.F. (1844-1925):
IV 286
bio-bibliog.,
IV 622-25
Barth, Auguste
(1834-1916):
on Patañjali's date, V 193
———- The Religions of
on Buddha's birth & Nirvana, V 141
on S
bio-bibliog., V 370
Barthelemy Saint-Hilaire, Jules
(1805-1895):
II 104; IX 145; XIV 446
on Buddha, X 201
on Hindu genius, VII 91 fn.
Littré's funeral and, III 256
———- Le Bouddha et sa
religion:
on Buddha's lofty character, II 133
bibliog., II 522
Baruch, Dr.:
mystical Hebrew physician, I 420-21
Baruch:
exiled from Protestant Bible, XIV 319 fn.
on stars as vessels of glorious beings,
XIV 319
Baryatinsky, Prince Vladimir:
———- Les Mystére d' Alexandre I:
III 124 fn.
bibliog.,
111496
Basantis (Syria):
Nazarenes of, & original Matthew, IV
238
Bases:
of manifested Being, IX 16
Bashi-Bazouks:
See Bashiboozook
Bashiboozook:
VIII 100
atrocities of, I 255
Basileus:
an Archōn
of
a chief Eleusinian mystae, XIV 114
Basilideans:
offshoots of Christian Gnostics, I 105
Basilides (fl. 2nd C. A.D.):
Abraxas of, cp. with Daemons, XIII 29
on Abraxas & his 365 dwellings, XIV 112
on Angels as Builders, XIV 209
Egyptian Gnostic innovator, XIV 112,
162
Gnostic system of, XIII 29
"God-Nothing" of, XI 240-42
(276-78)
Great Archōn of, XIII 43
as heretical Buddhist, V 211 fn.
Jesus not crucified acc. to, XIV 372 fn.
Logos of, & Esoteric Aletheia, XII 570
not heretic, XIV 162
reasons stigmatized by Latin Church,
XIV 70
on Sever, Aeons, XIV 112, 209
on soul, XIII 79
sources of information about, XII 579-80
system similar to Vedanta, XI 242 (278)
teachings of, VIII 213-14
writes 24 volumes, VIII 213
bio-bibliog., XIV 512-13
Basilio, Don:
VIII 101
bigoted opera character, I 128 & fn.
Basilisk:
meaning of symbol, XIII 56-59
Bas-pa Dharma [Tib. sBas-pa]:
Secret Doctrine, VI 105
Basques:
superstitions of, II 175
were Aryans, V 217
Bastian, Adolf (1826-1905):
fakirs and, XI 289
———- Zur Mythologie . . :
on
bio-bibliog., II 522; XI 57
The Bat:
IX 67
Bates, Rosa (or Taffy):
I 421, 439
The
expelled from T.S., II 480
goes to
"kitchen row" with Coulombs, II
476
supported financially by H.P.B., II 479
Bathell, Mr. A.D.:
a "scavenger" of the T.S., XI
302-03
Bath-Kol:
Jewish oracles, I 229
Joannes and, XI 492
meaning of, VII 237
Bathybius Haeckelii:
VIII 35, 36
man and, II 185, 187
man's hoped for progenitor, IX 92, 94
Batten, Hon. Geo. H.M.:
II 349
formed by magnetic auras, IV 27, 29-30
human may be charged like a, IV 31
human, of brain & divine fire, XIII
355
Batukram, Dr.:
II 511
"Bauddhas":
the Hylo-Idealists and, IX 59
Baudelaire, Pierre Charles (1821-1867):
name for prostitutes, XII 248
Bauer, Bruno
(1809-1882):
VI 152
bio-bibliog.,
VI 427
See Louis II, King
Bawaji:
accompanies H.P.B. to
338 fn., 411
changed attitude of, VII 50
chela of Brothers, IV 230
Mohini and, VII 137
other names of, VII 50
saw Masters in their physical bodies,
VI 216
Bax, Clifford:
———- The Distaff Muse:
on dating of Chaucerian type poem,
IX 268 fn.
Bayazid:
on Ala-Dag mountains south of, III 213
Bayle, G.L.
(1774-1816):
——— Bayle en Spinoza
. . .
XIII 308 fn.
Bayle,
calls Spinoza a "systematic
Atheist,"
XIII
308
bio-bibliog.,
XIII 374
Baylis, Dr.:
faith cures and, IV 384 fn.
Bazaroff:
type created by TLrgenyev, II 360
Bdellē:
in Gnostic Triad of Invisibles, XIII 24
Beacon-Light:
beyond
XI 247 (283)
Divine Wisdom is, XI 219 (255)
true & false, XI 212-13 (248-49)
Beal, Samuel (1825-1889):
on the Masters, IV 131
———- Buddhist Records of the Western
World:
VI 98 & fn.
———- A Catena of Buddhist
Scriptures . . . .
III 420-21; XII 201
on Dhyana, III 430
on Great Teachers' abode, III 421
———- Si-Yu-Ki
. . . [tr.]:
travels of a pilgrim, XIV 20 & fn.
bibliog.,
III 496; VI 427
Beale, Prof. Lionel
S. (1828-1906):
on
materialism, IV 167
——— The Romantic Legend of Sakya
Mu ni:
V 238 fn.
bibliog., V 370
Beans:
magnetism of, deadening, IV 297
Beard:
miraculous, in Saint Stephano's
Cathedral, VI 130-31
Beard, Dr. George (1839-1883):
absurd claims of, I 224-25
dies & is apt to become a
"spirit," IV 393
fierce opponent of Spiritualism, IV 393
H.P.B.'s views about, & challenge to,
I
36 et seq., 47 et seq.
persecutor of Spiritualism, I 135, 136
pyrotechnic exposures of Spiritualism
and, 1 189, 223
Beanie, John:
on spirit photographs, IV 63-64
Beaumarchais, P. de
(1732-1799):
——— Le Barbier de
Séville.'
I 128 fn.; IV 33 fn.
———- Le Mariage de
Figaro:
I 128 fn.; IV 33 fn.
bibliog.,
I 447; IV 625
Becher, J.J.
(1635-1682):
phlogiston, IV 218 fn.
Becoming:
the Ever-, VI 206-07
nature of the Ever-, IX 98
One Absolute is, VI 10 fn.
Bede, Saint (673-735):
ignorant of spherical earth, XIV 43
———- Historia Ecclesiastical
VIII 12 fn.
bibliog., VIII 420
Bedouins:
signal-chants of, VII 268
I 244
adulterer
& perjurer, II 45
eulogizes
Ingersoll, III 137-38
on
Jesus, IV 74; IX 43
Beechey, Katherine A.:
Keeper of Adyar Archives, VI 214
Beef:
deadening magnetism of, IV 297
Beelzebub:
14th name of Devil, IV 389
Begging:
prohibited in Theosophical Society, V 282
Beglar, J.D.:
———- Report . . .
on date of Buddha Gaya, V 228
bibliog., V 371
Behedin:
on Magi who became "gods," III
214
scattered tribes of Zoroastrians, 111212
Being:
Be-ness or, only reality, VIII 124
Carlyle on essence of our, XIII 97
Dharmakaya is formless, XIV 392 & fn.
Esse and, VIII 111
every, was, is, or will be a human, X 321
existence and, XI 240 (276-77)
given to non-being, XIII 55
good & evil effects of manifested,
VIII 115-16
Great, guided infant humanity, IV 514
on heterogeneity of, VIII 115-16
implies something organized, III 477 fn.
Kabalah on Supreme, XIII 351-52
manifested, & Maya, IX 16
matter & spirit, IV 420-21
mystery of, IX 62
Primal, of Plato, XIII 268
a Ray of, within everyone, XIV 310
as related to mind & brain, XII 358
Sat is Absolute, XIV 189
self-forgetfulness reveals truth of, VIII
126
Yhvh yields mysteries of, XIV 188-89
Beings:
higher, confabulate with elect mortals,
X 168
higher, incarnated in our humanity, X 166
overshadow rare sensitives, X 168
Space the abode of invisible, XIV 412
subjective high, X 312
Beit-Oualy:
crosses on Egyptian tomb of, IX
274 & fn.
Beke, Charles T. (1800-1874):
———- The Idol in Horeb:
on "calf" worshipped by
Israelites,
III 130-31
——— Origines Biblicae . . .
III 130
bio-bibliog.,
III 496-97
Bel (or Baal):
Babylonian, as Sun, XIII 279
Bön rites and, III 419
in cuneiform legend, XIV 198
as Ferouer of Christ & Angels, XIV 71
fn.
God of Wisdom, XIII 274, 278
-Jupiter, XIV 282
Moloch, Chiun as Baal or, XIII 279
Mylitta &, as sidereal rulers, XIV 348
on stone-throwings, II 448
H.P.B. in, I 14 (19), 165
Belief(s):
blind, & religion, III 113
danger of, formed on authority, X 129
never to be forced on others, III
225-26, 369
oldest, of man, XIII 267
of Spiritualists & Theosophists
examined, III 367-69
Theosophy is a, Theosophists are a
fact, III 367-68
in Truth not authority, XIII 119
See also Faith
Belisarius (505?-565):
Cagliostro produced vision of, II 367
Bellachini, Samuel (1828-1885):
testimony of, on phenomena, I 316-17;
III 238
Bellarmino, Cardinal R. (1542-1621):
———- "De ecclesia triumphante":
on vigils or wakes, XI 91
bio-bibliog., XI 567
Bellati:
or white foreigners puzzle Hindus, II
79
Calchas in operetta of, XIII 187
Belor Tagh:
hidden cave and, III 467
Belus:
legend of new race & blood of, VIII
181
Sun-God, III 214 fn., 218
Benares (
Kasi as ancient name of, II 120
Sanskrit spoken purely in, VI 79-80
(87-89)
seat of subtlest metaphysics, II 118
secret, is underground, II 120
Benedict IX, Pope:
a sorcerer & magician, VII 222
Benedict XIV, Pope (1675-1758):
——— De beatificatione:
Resurrection of animals and, VII 26
bibliog., VII 357
Be-Ness:
as Eheieh, VIII 143, 147
German "das sein" and, X 315-16
is only reality, VIII 124
progress through Maya necessary to
reach, VIII 111
or
Sat, VI 207; VIII 111; X 315, 317, 320
See also Being;
Sat
Bengal (
on Hindu kings of, V 309
The
rude Christian editor of, II 363
negroes' beliefs about shadows, II 170
Bennett, Mrs.:
a cheat, I 220
Bennett, D.M. (1818-1882):
Adepts used, as agent, IV 369 fn.
books of, V 119
claimed as "spirit-control," IV
353, 393
Freethoughtleader & ed. of The
Truthseeker X
141 fn.
H.P.B. defended, IV 79-80, 285-86
Masters endorsed T.S. membership of,
IV 369 & fn.
Olcott on, IV 79
self-made man, IV 147-48
slandered by Rev. J. Cook, IV 69
———- The Book of the Chronicles of
the Pilgrim . . .:
IV
285 fn.
debunks alleged events in
IV 285-86
——— A Truth-Seeker Around the
World.'
favorable appraisal of, IV 146-48, 368-69
bio-bibliog.,
IV 625-33 -
Bensenger, Dr. V.N.:
misinformed on
Benson, Archbishop E W. (1829-1896):
letter from Lucifer to, VIII 268-83
letter to, criticised, IX 81-83
Bentley, John:
Indian antiquities researched by, XIV 364
———- Historical View of Hindu
Astronomy:
on antiquity of, XIV 364
Fall of Angels deals with time-
periods, XIV 201
on Lunar asterisms, XIV 364
bibliog., XIV 513
Bentley, Richard (1662-1742):
gives date of sage Garga, VII 279
biog., VII 357
Bentota
community of adepts once lived at, II
438
Bentzon, Th.:
———- Émancipée:
VIII 100
devoted to Masters, VII 136-37
———- Lectures in
no Trinity in Bible, XIV 354 fn.
bio-bibliog., XIV 513-14
Berger, Dr.:
hypnotism and, III 43
Bergh, Henry (1811-1888):
zoophile, IV 282
Bergier, N.S. (1718-1790):
God worshipped in Sun, XIV 325
Beriah:
a lower world in Kabalah, XIV 302
once a land bridge, II 433
Berkeley, Bishop:
could not get beyond theological
Christianity, VI 136
on inversion of child's vision, VI 136
Bernard, Claude (1813-1878):
"Life is Death" paradox of, VIII
124
on living matter & life, XII 413
physiologist, XIII 140
Bernard, J. -Fr.:
———- Religious Ceremonies . . .
edited by, III 63-64 & fn., 500
Bernard of Clairvaux, Saint (1090-1153):
on women, XII 269
Bernheim, H. (1837-1919):
on hypnotism, VIII 105
bio-bibliog.,
VIII 420
Beroea (Gk. Beroia):
on Sabians of, IV 238
Berosus (fl. 3rd C. B.C.):
II 112
on Chemmis of Egyptians, XIII 239
on date of Zoroaster, III 466
on Ham & Zoroaster, XIII 239
on legend of divine race of men, VIII 181
mentions King Ubara Tutu, III 215
on Oannes, III 218
on Saros & Great Year, III 150
sidereal rule of Bel & Mylitta, XIV
348
source of, History, XIV 175
works of, escape Alexandrian fire,
XIII 231
———- Antiquities:
Book III, XIII 239-40
Bert, Paul (1833-1886):
———- Catéchisme laique:
on God, XII 56
———- Manual of Civic Ethics:
XII 55
bio-bibliog., XII 725
Berthelot, P.E. (1827-1907):
gases and, IV 215
———- Les origines de l'alchimie:
on development of Chemistry, VIII 347
———-
on alchemists, XI 509 (532)
bibliog.,
VIII 420; XI 567
Bertillon, Alphonse
(1853-1914):
——— La morale des Jésuites:
IX 302
———- Les Races sauvages:
on extermination of Tasmanians, XII 288
bio-bibliog.,
XII 725-26
bibliog.,
IX 406
Bertrand, Sergeant:
corpses and, I 286
Bertrand, Abbé F.M. (1807-1881):
———- Dictionnaire universel . . .:
on fetishes, VII 214
bibliog., VII 357
Berzelius, Baron Jöns Jacob (1779-1848):
mental state of dying, V 92
urges study of magnetism, III 99
bio-bibliog.,
III 497
Besant, Annie
(1847-1933):
on Advisory council to H.P.B., XII
264
on arrangement of S.D. III by, XIV
xxx & fn.
on article of, XIII 115
Bradlaugh &, slandered by Rev. Cook,
IV 69
conversion from Atheism to Theosophy,
XI 397, 406 et seq.; XII 152
editor of H.P.B.'s posthumous work,
XIV xliii-iv
editor of Lucifer, XIII 219
embodiment of brotherhood, XI 374, 376
in error about T.S. & Olcott, IV
171-72
as Esoteric Section Councillor, XIII
135-36
on formation of T.S., I 123
on God idea, XI 410
great orator, IV 124
on H.P.B. and T.S., XIII 115-16
H.P.B. welcomes support of, XII 152
joined T.S. of own free will, XI 333,
419-21
as joint Head of E.S., XII 501 fn.
Mead &, agree on S.D. III problems,
XIV xxxviii, xl
Mr. Mulliss interviews, XIV xxxi-ii
on objects of T.S., XI 334
opposed T.S. appealing to fashionable
people, XII 59 fn.
pamphlet criticizes, XI 418-30
President of Blavatsky Lodge, XII xxiv
read H.P.B.'s letter to American
Convention, XIII 171, 176
S.D. first
draft found by, in 1922,
X1V xxviii
Secretary of Inner Group, XII 485
signed defense of H.P.B., XIII 204
steadfastness of purpose, IV 157
———- "Theosophy and the Society of
Jesus":
Compiler on, IX 317
———- "Why I became a
Theosophist":
XI 408
bibliog.,
IX 406
Besant, Walter
(1836-1901):
———- Herr Paulus . .
.:
fanciful Abyssinian prophet, X 21-22 fn.
bibliog., X 412
Bestemia:
Italian proverb on, II 219
Beswick:
on Cagliostro, XII 84 fn.
sacrifice &, of Hebrews, XIL 94 (101)
stable of, & Catholic display, II 162
Beverage:
sacred, of Mysteries, II 10 (21)
Bhadrasena (Sk.):
or
Bindusara, V 256, 257
Bhagandara (
S
II 218
Bhagavad-Gita:
IV
569; VII 246; XIV 431
analysis of "aspirant" in, IX 162 fn.
an ancient record of Initiation, IV 124
antiquity of, challenged, XIV 240
Buddhists and, IV 99
Esoteric Buddhism gives
key to, VI
146-48
esoteric meaning & Tibetan doctrine,
V 68
on fire, III 462
on fixing mind on Self, XII 671 fn.
hidden teachings in, revealed by
Esoteric Buddhism, X
177-78
initiated Brahmans and, IV 192
inner God idea in, XIV 55
on
on
over 20,000 years old, XIV 364-65
precession of equinoxes known in
time of, XIV 364
publication of Judge edition, XII 376
Song Celestial of
Arnold, XIII 169
on states after death, X 396
Subba Row and, IV 191
symbolism of Aswattha tree in,
XIV 459 fn.
text of the
XII 343 fn.
Theosophical Society reactivated
interest in, XII 307
on true Yogi, XIII 169
various spellings of, I 250
bibliog.,
V 363
Bhagavan (or
Ditza-van):
site of antediluvian Fire-temple, III 216
town consecrated to Ormuzd, III 216
Bhagavant (
manifestations of, III 319 fn.
Bhagavata-Purana:
VI 40; IX 197 (219)
on
ancient city of
on Hindu chronology, XIV 364
Maya and, X 328
over 20,000 years old, XIV 365
Sunaƒsepa story & its variants,
XII
169 fn. (178 fn.)
bibliog.,
VI 424; IX 406; XII 726
Bhagawan (or Bhagavat) (
as God, V 99
Bhante (Pali):
šryan Brahmans amidst Himalayan,
XIV 423
Bodhisattvas as the Brothers or,
VI 100; XIV 423 fn.
neither gods nor spirits, VI 105
Bharatavarsha (
on šryas of, IX 351 fn. (379 fn.)
Bharavi (7th C. Hindu poet):
———- Kiratarjuniya:
on conquering passions, IV 614;
VIII 294-95
bibliog., VIII 414
Bhashyacharya, N. (1835-1889):
on Buddhist works in Adyar library,
XII 300-01
rf. to article of, XII 301 fn.
———- Visish˜advaita Catechism:
on jivas & solar rays, IX
63 fn.
bio-bibliog., IX 406-07
Bhashyas:
Theosophists uphold no particular
school of, II 216
Bhaskara (
the Light-Maker, X 401
symbol of Sun, XI 68
Bhaskara Nand Sarasvati Swami:
———- "Some Customs of šryavarta":
XII 419
Bha˜˜apada:
See Kumarila
Bhavabhuti (fl. 8th C.):
famous poet, XIII 109
Vaidic style, XIII 109
Bhavani (
patroness of the Thugs, XIV
451-52 fn.
Bhavaviveka (ca. 490-
founder of Svatantrika Madhyamika
Buddhism, XIV 438
Bhavishya-Purana:
IX 197 (219)
bibliog., IX 407
Bhikshus (mendicants) (
varied levels of Nirvanas, XIV 394 fn.
Bhishmaparvan:
See Mahabharata
Bhisti:
water carrier, IV 326
Bhoja Prabandha:
See Ballala
Bhojapatra, Jaswant Roy:
native surgeon, III 36
rf. to domestic remedies article of,
III 36
Bhola Deva Sarma:
chela of Brothers, IV 230
Bhons:
See Bön(s)
Bhoot(s) [Sk. Bhut(a)]:
II 68, 69, 78, 377
apparitions and, VI 102
astral body is, VII 106
definitions, II 74; IV 122; VII 178
distinguished from Pitris, XII 201 fn.
earth-bound souls, II 177
earthbound spirit & intense thought,
III 424
elementals and, III 477
are Elementaries of theosophists, II 74
as elements, XII 667; XIII 68
exorcisms and, III 483
fades out after centuries, VII 299
Hindu view of, II 74; II 80
or Kama-rupa, X 219
Mukti and, VI 169
not devoid of memory &
intellect, VI
108-09
pindams at Gya and, V 311-13
Pisachas and, XII 201 &
fn.
possess women mainly, II 74
possession by, IV 175, 553
no rebirth for, VII 198
Spiritualists have wrong notions
about, II 39
of Sraddha ceremony, XII 171 fn.
(181 fn.)
stories about, not for entertainment,
II 350
terrible demon, VII 190, 208
Theosophists do not worship, II 37
worship of, II 137
Bhopa Raja:
on commentators as perverters, IV 285
Bhrigu(s) (
fire and, VIII 143 fn.
Bhu:
definition, X 354
Bhuchari Mudra (
sense of, debased, II 119
Bhumi (Earth) (
double revolution in the Rasa
Mandala, XIV 332
guardians of, or mother earth, VII 274
Bhupal (
Kings of, V 309
Bhutalipi (
Hindu writing and, V 306
Dharma Raja of, IV 17-18
tributaries of Taley Lamas in, IV 12
triple incarnation dogma in, IV 10, 17
Bhutatman (
one of Vishnu's titles, XII 149
Bhuvana (
luminous Essence of Indian allegory,
XIV 261
Bianchini, FG.
(1662-1729):
Jesuit astronomer, X
25
bio-bibliog., X 413
Bibesco, Princess Martha (1887-?):
———- Katia:
III 168 fn.
bibliog., III 497
Bible:
XIV 210-11, 216,
262-63 fn.
adultery, polygamy & polyandry in,
XI 35 et seq.
as allegory, VIII 355 (372)
alone can't reveal Occult secrets, XIV
67, 84, 193-96, 208 & fn.
anthropomorphism in, XIV 67, 208-09
biographies in, have three aspects,
XIV 91
Book of Enoch cp. to,
XIV 78-79
borrows considerably, XIV 75-76,
92-93, 172 fn., 195-96
Catholic Church and, II 163
chronology, XIII 274-75, 327
chronology of Enoch, XIV 80-82
chronology of, & Vedas, II 111, 114-15
comforting for murderers, III 249
commentaries on, XIV 67
compared to other scriptures, XIV
82-84, 92, 170, 175-76, 185-91,
193 ff., 262-63 fn.
contradicted by worldly customs, IV 235
Creation &, chronology, XIV 188 fn.
cremation and, III 301
cruelties in, VIII 263-64
Divine inspiration claimed for, XIV
199, 201
Douay version, XIV 61 fns.
Earth's chronology in, XIV 176, 191, 193
Eastern interpreter needed for, XIV 75-76
effect of disbelief in supernatural
"miracles" of, III 277
Egyptian parentage of, myths, III 485-86
on Elohistic portions of, XIV 195,
208 fn.
esoteric meaning of, VIII 176
events debunked by Bennett, IV 285-86
fallible, VIII 176
fictitious character of authority of, I 380
first words of, XIV 67, 206-07, 210-11
foolish glorification of, III 450
foundation square of, XIV 157 & fn.
on giants of old, XIII 111
glyphs in, XIV 157, 195
Hebrew, exists no more, XIV 193-94
indecent language in, III 366
Initiates called "Perfect" in, XIV
56 fn.
Jesus not the One God, says, XIV 159
Kabalah and, XIII 353-54
Kabalistic Book of Numbers and,
XIV 191
key geometric figure & Moses, XIV 95-96
letter J and, XI 497
literal belief in, will not last, VIII 207
on Lucifer in translations from VIII
27-28 fn.
magic mentioned in, XIII 326
a masterpiece Esoterically, XIV 76, 84
may be obliterated in near future, III 67
miracles in, & spiritual phenomena,
III 230, 276-77
misread & misrepresented, XI 525
(547), XIV 121, 146-50, 182-83, 191,
193-94, 210-11, 242 fn., 501-02
Mosaic, unknown to West, XIV 191, 193
mute on immortality, II 12 (23), 70
Neo-Platonic language in, XIV 55, 148
not expressive of Highest Divinity,
XIV 185
not "Word of God," II 52
number seven and, IV 578
numerical symbolism, VII 293; XIV
44 & fn., 45, 61-63, 65, 67, 73-74,
92 fn., 146, 157-59, 181, 192-93, 195
Occult & sacred at core, XIV 84
as old exploded legends, III 208
parable & mystery in, XIV 40, 45, 58
& fn., 73-74, 76, 146-60
personages from
phallicism in, X 99; XIII 256; XIV
61-62, 177, 195, 207-08
produced by many anonymous scribes,
IV 241
Protestant interp. of Solar tabernacle,
XIV 324
reason for inconsistencies in, VII 257-58
recommends violence, III 116-17
revised edition of, upsets theological
stronghold, III 66
revision & falsification in, II 50-51,
69-70; XIV 146-50, 154, 156, 172-74,
182-83 fn., 191, 193-94, 197 fn.
Sabaeanism in Vulgate, XIV 324
septenary system and, III 453; XIV 201
Septuagint translation of teraphim,
VII 231
Shushan palace of, XIII 331-32
on Spirituality of, XIV 193 & fn.,
195, 208
spurious character of, VIII 179
stolen by fanatical Christians, XI 42
strong language and, IX 9
superstitions of, & archaeology, II 347
thousands of errors in, II 27
Triune foundation of, XIV 43
ungodly tricks of "god" of, XIII 102
used to uphold slavery, VII 21
Vulgate, VII 19 fn., 235, 255
Vulgate translation of teraphim, VII 231
weeds of, to last another century, III 213
well-known yet not understood, XIII 98
will be repudiated, VIII 181
on world's creation, deluge, etc., XIII 327
worship of, III 286
———- New Testament:
allegorical origin in
VIII 356 (373)
allegorical & symbolical, XIV 121,
137, 154
an allegory, IX 203 (225)
on angels, XII 202
Basilides and, VIII 213
Christian fathers on, XIV 36
compared with Apocrypha, XIV 109
completed 300 years after Apostles,
XIV 263 fn.
dates from about end of 4th Century,
IV 242
degradation of women in, XII 269
describes unselfish white magic, XI 495
disfigured Christ, XIV 43, 146, 148,
156, 158-60
Gnostic wisdom found in, VIII 179 & fn.
Gospels are Platonic, XIV 16
groundwork of, universal, VIII 181
in "heathen" language, XIV 179
an Initiation Cycle allegory, XI 495-96
not a unity, XI 486
original esoteric texts of, VIII 179
& fn., 210
Vulgate quoted, IX 181 fn., 182
fn.,
183 fn., 185 fn., 186 fn., 187 fn.,
188 fn., 190 fn., 191 fn.
——— Old Testament:
accuracy depends upon Septuagint,
XIV 178-79
allegorical basis of Masonic rite XIV 264
as "communication" from God, XIV 193
compared with NT., XIV 16
on compilers of, XIV 194-97
copied from Babylonian Magical
texts, XIV 197
doctrines from Enoch, XIV 82
Esoteric symbology of, XIV 36, 92 & fn.,
137, 158-59, 176, 195-96, 272 fn.
infallibility of OT., II 46-47
oldest Hebrew MS. of, dated 1106, III
453 fn.
original, not in Bible, XIV 174, 177
Pentateuch made
fantastic by
Masoretic points, XI 524 (547)
reverence for, XII 341
revision of OT., II 402
selfish magic of, XI 495
Septuagint version's
origin, IX 95
sources in Kabalah, XIV 92-93,
168-70, 172-78
symbolism of OT., VII 254-55
versions of Pentateuch, XIV 172-74, 177
Vulgate quoted, IX 368 (396)
Wisdom books of, XIV 46 fn., 61,
167-72, 193-96
See also Gospels; Pentateuch;
individual books of
Biblical:
allegories unreliable, XI 14
Biblical Archaeology, Society of:
Transactions, XIII
280 fn.
Bibliothéque des sciences:
VII 39 fn.
Bibractis:
colossal city described by Ragon, XIV
295
few remaining relics at,
XIV 296
last of Druids perished at, XIV 311
rival of
sacred
Bichat, Marie EX. (1771-1802):
on life, VI 349
——— Traité d anatomie descriptive:
on pineal gland, XII 618
bio-bibliog., VI
427-28; XII 726
Bigandet, Bishop
Pierre (1813-1894):
Buddha and, IX 148
confessions of, & other Orientalists, V
342
mistaken about šdi-Buddha, IV
391 fn.
———- The Life or Legend of
Gaudama...:
on Buddha's last years, V 249 fn.
on Buddhist eras, V 254-55
on celibacy, IV 7
bio-bibliog., IV
633-34
bibliog., V 371; IX
407; XIV 514
Bigelow, Dr. H.J. (1818-1890):
donates Kobo-dai-shi's portrait to
Adyar, XII 301
Bigot:
preferred to hypocrite, III 115
Bigotry:
Bradlaugh and, IV 231
professional rapacity and, IV 72
those who fight, often reviled, II 210
Bija (
seed of Avatarism, XIV 160 fn., 371
Vidya in the "Black Age," XIV 430-31
Billing, Dr. & Mrs. Harry J.:
I 411, 412, 424
carried original T.S. circular to
on Committee of T.S., I 246
hears a Brother's voice, I 427
wished to join šrya Samaj, II 42
Bilu (Belus), King (fl. 7000 B.C.):
tried to pervert followers of Sun-God
Haig, III 214-15
Binah:
among first three Sephirōth, XIV 189,
218 fn.
as Astral Ocean, X 147
diagram of, as feminine principle, IX
360 fn. (388 fn.)
female Jah-hovah, VIII 139
feminine, VIII 146 fn., 173 fn.
žokhmah and, IV 421
as Intelligence or Mother, XII 545;
XIV 189
Jehovah as, IV 421; XIV 190, 218 fn.
Kether & žokmah emanate 7
Sephirōth, XIV 190, 216 fn.
Mahat and, X 355
part of Third Logos, X 352
passive Intelligence,
111457; XIV 190, 213
Binet, Alfred
(1857-1911):
on forces, XII 226
bio-bibliog., XII 726
Binsfeld, Pierre (?-1598):
——— Tractatus de Confessionibus. . .:
on wounds of murder victim
reopening, VII 206,
211
bio-bibliog., VII
357-58
Biogenesis:
law of, V 112
theory defined, IX 72
Biography(ies):
Adept, are all legends, XIV 140
of Initiates, mystic & public, XIV 137 ff.
Jesus had no, XIV 155
spiritual, based on Zodiac, XIV 140
Bios:
périsprit and, I 361 (365)
psychē and, I 292
Biosideograph:
in science of future, XIII 291
Bird(s):
flight of, & polarity, IV 168-69
hatching out of fruit, VII 81
symbols of Buddhi & Manas, XI 44
on Monier-Williams' respect for
Theosophy, X 4-5
Bits
at Borsippa, XItI 273
"dwelling of the Gods," XIII 274 fn.,
275 ff.
Herodotus on, XIII 274
pyramidal building of, XIII 274
temple of, had 7 stages, 11410; XIII
273-74
Birth:
cycle of, XIII 80-81
John on, from above, VIII 183
fn.
mystic, & Baptism, XIII 31
spiritual, IX 274
Birthday Precepts:
daily, for year, XII 425-76
Bishop of
controversy with, IV 232 et seq.
Bishop of
Col. Olcott and, VI 56-57
rights & duties, VI 165-66
Theosophical Society and, VI 161
Catholic Church fosters Revolution
acc. to, XIV 267
involved in controversy over Slade, I 317
the Iron Chancellor, XIII 210
Jesuit aims known by, XIV 267
a sensitive & his mysterious visitor, VI 218
supported King Milan, X 85
Bisvas, Amrita Lal:
objections to Atlantis theory, II 431-33
Bixby, James T. (1843-1921):
Gladstone and, IV 237
Black, Judge Jeremiah (1810-1883?):
Ingersoll and, IV 80
Black Magic:
anthropomorphism as cause of, III
256, 259-60
antipode of Raja-Yoga, XIV 60 fn.
astrolatry often leads to, XIV 344-45
Atlantean downfall caused by, XIII
260
Buddhism escaped curse of, XIII 256
Catholic clergy adept in, XIII 257;
XIV 28-29, 105-06, 342
Catholics use, to convert others, XIV
30-31
caused abolition of mysteries, VII 124
celibacy required for, XII 191 & fn.
Church anathemas against, XIV 17, 105
counterpart to, XIV 17, 32
dangers of, & hypnotism, VIII 406-08
definition, XIII 239 fn.