Volume XV

T index

Tabasco:

Jesuits & brigands of Cortez land at,

II 322

Taberna, J.B. (1622-1686):

——— Synopsis theologiae practicae . . . .:

on bribes & judges, IX 303, 314

bio-bibliog., IX 456

Tabernacle:

archaic telephone, VII 237

candlestick symbolism in, XIII

276 fn.

of Chaldean Bel, XIII 278

of Jewish El, XIII 278

occult properties in the, XIII 278

Tablet:

hidden, in cave on Tien-Shan, III 467

Tablet:

on Buddhist morality, IX 150-51

on crime in various races, IX 207 fn.

(229 fn.)

libels Freemasons, IV 55 et seq.

Tacitus, Cornelius (ca. 55-120 A.D.):

believed in Astrology, XIV 349 fn.

on Rome's vices, IX 176

on truth, VII 90

——— Annals:

use of term Christian by, VIII 185 fn.,

190 fn.

——— De . . . Germania:

IX 191 & fns. & q.

on Germanic Pagan worship, XIII 299

on Earth, IX 323 fn.

bibliog., IX 456

Tad [Sk. Tat]:

Esoteric Catechism on, XII 525

as Rootless Root, XII 524-25

Taffy:

See Bates, Rosa

Tages:

son of Thevetat, V 222

Tagore, Debendra Nath (1817-1905):

chief of Brahmo Samaj, VI 79 (88)

of lofty character, IV 108-09, 414

saintly but lacked yogic powers,

V 100

Society for the Knowledge of Truth

and, I 381

Taijasa (Sk.):

clear recall of, needs purity, XIV 52

the Shining of Vedantins, XIV 51

Taijasa Tattva (Sk.):

correspondences, XII 612, 614, 622

only Tattva correctly colored in

Tantric studies, XII 622

State of Prakriti, XIII 67

See also Tattva(s)

Tail:

on native boy, III 39

Tait, Peter G. (1831-1901):

Balfour Stewart and, XIII 294

——— The Unseen Universe:

on transfer of energy, XIII 294-95

bibliog., V 382

Taittiriya Upanishad:

locates Paramanu, IV 336

bibliog., IV 666

Taittiriya-Brahmana:

VIII 208 q.

bibliog., VIII 415

Taj-Mahal:

a "poem in marble," II 77

Talas (Sk.):

human senses and, XII 666-67

Lokas, & states of consciousness, XII

664 et seq., 670-72, 680 et seq.

See also Loka(s); Sense(s); Tattvas

Talent(s):

genius &, from other lives, XI 198

parable of, XI 219 (255)

Taley Lama:

See Dalai Lama

Talisman(s):

animated, VII 217

of invisibility, VII 73

mesmerized, of Pope Sixtus V, I 370

possess virtues of ruling planets, XII

382

Talkotin Indians (Oregon):

widows of, & "Suttee" rite, V 65-67

Talleyrand-Perigord, Charles (1754-1838):

defines gratitude, V 282

Talmage, T. de Witt (1832-1902):

catch-penny montebank, II 46

farce-pantomime of, XI 191

Talmud

VIII 362 fn. (380 fn.)

calendar of, & Roman calendar, XII

72

eulogized as better than O.T., I 132

& fn.

Fish-Messiah in, XIV 153

Gospels and, VIII 210

on immortality, III 295

on Jeshu ben-Panthera, IV 362 & fn.

Judaism & fanaticism, XII 273

on meaning of "word," XIII 100

month of Tishri in, XII 72

on Nazarenes, III 451 fn.

on real Jesus, VIII 189 fn., 224,

380-82 fn.

ritualism of, XII 274-75

on Sephirōth, XIV 189-91

story of Tannaim, XIV 309 fn.

bibliog., I 528; VIII 416

Talmudists:

disfigured Books of Moses, XIV 174,

182

on "garden of delight," XIV 309 fn.

Jesus inspired by Mercury, XIV 395

Tamas (Sk.):

V 339

definition, IV 581

See also Guna(s); Rajas; Sattva

Tamasha:

juggling trick, IV 94, 126, 475

religious, IV 440

Tammuz:

also called Adonis, XIII 300

See also Adonis

Tan�ya-Brahmana:

VIII 208 q.

bibliog., VIII 416

Tanha (Pali):

as cause of rebirth, X 176

causes new skandhas, IV 251

definition, VIII 111

disembodied entities held back by, V

92

skandhas and, III 298

as unsatisfied yearning from past life,

V 92

See also Skandhas

Tanhic Elementals:

See Elementals

Tanjur [Tib. bsTan-'gyur]:

part of Tibetan Buddhist canon, VI

98; XIV 424 fn.

Tanmatras (Sk.):

Antaratma, & pre-adamite earth, IV

336

definition, IV 581

or Five Rudiments, XIII 67-68

lower, can prevent union of Manas &

Buddhi, V 80 & fn.

lower manas is "producer" of, XII 631

lower manas must paralyze the, XII

631

self-consciousness and, V 80 & fn.

See also Maha-bhutic; Guna(s)

Tanmatric Planes:

ours is grossest of five, IX 76 fn.

Tannaîm(s):

ancient Israeli initiates, XI 244 (281)

Daniel an ancient, IX 65

disciplina arcana of, XI 28

initiates, XII 345, 534

Kabalistic tradition, XIV 170

protested against Jewish influence, XI

37

responsible for part of Gospel story,

VIII 210

Samarian sect, XIV 38, 115

Shimon ben Yohai chief of, XI 28

Simon Magus pupil of, XIV 115

Tanner, Dr.:

experiments in starvation, II 454,

458-59, 461, 466

Tantalus:

trial of, XIV 260

Tantra(s) (Sk.):

dangerous when used selfishly, XII

606

Hindu, ceremonial Black Magic, XI 29

magnetic power and, II 511

only a branch of Aryan philosophy,

III 401

Rama Prasad's book on, leads to

Black Magic, XII 604 & fn.

Sankara Dandis and, II 462

should be read esoterically, XII 605-06

some, contain information for

occultists, IV 534

White & Black, IV 615

See also Kalachakra; Kiu-te, Books

of,- Sákti(s)

Tantra Sastras (Sk.):

Sanskrit letter system cp. to Hebrew,

VII 264 fn.

on self-immolation of Adept, IV 266

Tantrik Shastras [Sk. Tantrika Sastras]:

See Tantra Sastras

Tantrika(s) (Sk.):

XIII 160

Bengal, & black arts, II 238; X 7 fn.

initiations & symbolism of, IV 265-66

on location of Na�is, XII 616

Mysteries ep. with Egyptian, XIV 126

mystic beliefs of, & Yogis, XII 144-45

sorcerers or, VI 7, 81 (90)

sorcery of, VII 204 fn.

works & Sanskrit, XIV 181 fn.,

196 fn.

Tao-sse [Tao-shih]:

Chinese sect, III 419

Tapas (Sk.):

or religious devotions, XIII 8

Tappan-Richmond, Cora (1840?-1923):

verbose medium, III 287

biog., I 528

Tara:

mother of Budha, VIII 53 (75)

Soma and, VIII 53 (75)

Taraka Raja Yoga (Sk.):

solitary occult study better for novice

than, IX 289

three upadhis of, VII 288-89, 2~8

Taraka Raja Yogis:

lost Upanishads and, XII 345 fn.

Na�is and, XII 701

Tarakasurs [Sk. Tarakasuras]:

Siva and, III 402 fn.

Taraka Yoga, III 403

Taranatha (1575-?):

on supporter of Buddhist council, V

257

Tarapaca (Chile):

secret Inca tunnel runs through, II

341

Taratology:

should include reporters, I 396 (400)

Tarchon:

terrible treatises of, XIV 104

Targes:

magic thunderbolts of, XIV 104

Targum of Jerusalem:

on berēshith, XI 484

bibliog., XI 591

Taro(t):

ancient tolla leaf, XIV 94

of Book of Enoch before Moses, XIV

89, 93-94

on Chaldean rhombs, XIV 106

on discovery of, XIII 240

Hamites attributed powers to, XIII

240

De Mirville claimed Satanic, XIII 240

Pope calls, invention of Hell, XIV 93

real, in British Museum, XIV 106

"rotating globes of Hecate," XIV 106

shows identity of East & West, XIV

89-90

sidereal transformation in, XIV 93

as "wheels," XIV 93-94, 106

Tarpeia:

II 112

Tartar:

Van cycle of, XIV 360

Tartarus:

initiation and, XI 90

Tartary (Russia):

Great, & India, II 420

Tartini, Giuseppe (1692-1770):

in league with Evil One, II 236-37

used Black Magic, II 223, 243

——— Sonate du Diable:

inspired by devil in dream, II 223 fn.,

236-37; III 430-31

biog., II 545-46

Tashi-Lama(s) [Tib. bKra-�is bLama]:

Fourth, & sack of Tashi-Lhunpo, IV 161

hold secret works, XIV 422

less known than Dalai Lama, XIV

427 fn.

prophecy on, rebirth in West, VI 105;

XIV 431

sent Arhats to China, XIV 427-28 fn.

series of Buddha incarnations, XIV

427-28 fn.

Taley Lamas & origin of, IV 12 & fn.

See also Panchen Lama Tashi-Lhünpo [Tib. bKra-�is-lhun-po]:

Gon-pa records Buddha's incarnation

as Tsong-kha-pa, XIV 427

H.P.B. visited, VI 272

High Lama of, IV 160

incarnate Buddha of, III 185

Lama-Rimboche of, VI 94

Nepaulese army sacks, IV 161

records of, on Tsong-khapa, IV 11

secret libraries of, III 398

Taste:

of sounds, X 339

See also Sense(s); Talas; Tattvas

Tatar(s):

Russian families descended from, II

354

Tathagata (Sk.):

Brahmans repudiate, XIV 450

meaning, XIV 400 fn., 405

refuge for mankind, XIV 398

refused Parinirvana, XIV 401 & fn.

taught men & devas, XIV 447

See also Buddha, Gautama

Tatian (or Tatianus) (fl. 2nd C.):

disciple of Justin Martyr, XIV 150 fn.

not author of Diatessaron, XIV 14 fn.

used original version of Matthew,

XIV 150 fn.

why, left Church, VIII 360 (379)

Tatmos:

girl-sensitive from Damascus, I 181-83

Tattva(s) (Sk.):

Aka�a is synthesis of, XII 611

correlation of, & nature of, XII 611-16

definition, XII 605

doctrine of 7, forgotten in India, XII 605

esoteric Tantric table of, XII 614

H.P.B. ordered to teach 7, exoterically,

XII 605-06

macrocosmic, XI 489

numerical divisions of, III 326

physical senses and, XII 19

seven, & 7 Prakritis, XII 605

three highest, proceed from 3 Logoi,

XII 612

two highest, correspond to Buddhi &

Auric Egg, XII 610

as unknown essence, IV 580

See also Elements; Force(s)

Tattvabodhini-Sabha:

founded by D. Tagore, I 381

Tattwabodhini Patrika [Tattvabodhini

Patrika]:

V 95; VI 12

Babu Rajnarain Bose art. in, IV 493

bibliog., V 386; VI 451

Tau:

ansated cross represents man, X 52

(59)

Christians adopted, XIV 152

as cruciform couch, IX 274

definition, III 315-16

Egyptian cross of eternal life, XIV

151-53

glyph of cross, VIII 211

hierophants' last degree, XIV 326 fn.

as Ineffable Name, XIV 152-53

as magic talisman, XIV 152-53, 207,

326 fn.

Masonry & triple, II 145

part of TS. symbol, III 251 fn.

a septenary, VII 298

svastika and, II 144

symbolism at Philae Temple, IX

273-74

triple, in Solomon's temple, XIV 152

unfolded cross and, VII 294

use during Initiatory rites, IX 273-74

See also Cross; Crux Ansata

Taurus:

in Mithraic Mysteries, XIII 23

symbol of generation, XIII 23

symbolism of, VIII 150

See also Apis; Astrology; Bull(s);

Zodiac

Tay, Prof.:

on the end of the sun, II 484-85

Taylor, Dr.:

on Sankara's date, V 185, 187, 190

Taylor, Dr. Charles E.:

homeopath prosecuted by orthodox

medicine, IV 72 et seq.

Taylor, Canon Isaac:

on growth of Mohammedanism, IX

143 fn.

bibliog., IX 456

Taylor, Col. Meadows (1808-1876):

apparitions and, III 282 et seq.

burial of Yogi and, X 7

Taylor, Jeremy (1613-1667):

on pride of learning, VIII 310

Taylor, Rev. Robert (1784-1844):

on Chrēst, VIII 189, 217

bio-bibliog., VIII 476 Taylor, Thomas (1758-1835):

XIV 42 fn.

correctly understood Plato's

Dialogues, VI 207

——— Eleusinian and Bacchic

Mysteries:

VII 133-34; XIV 114 fn., 125 fn.,

451-52 fn. & q.

knew Plato better than Greek

scholars, XIII 153

on Theophany, XIV 276-77

on Wilder trans. of, XIII 203 fn.

——— Phaedrus:

on after-death length & state, XIII

80-81

Select Works of Porphyry:

VII 198 fn., 210

The Works of Plato:

on universe as cross, II 145

bibliog., II 546

Tchang-Zya-Fo-Lang [Chin. Chang-chia-

Fo-Lang]

"Successor" of Buddha, III 185

Tched-du brjod-pai-tsoms [Ched-du

brjod-pái tshoms]:

on Adepts, VI 95

Udanavarga in Sanskrit, VI 113

Tchir-Geruk, Mt.:

III 213

Tchumbar:

superstition in, III 350-52, 354

Tchuvashes:

exorcism among, II 178

Teacher(s):

assemble in Sambhala every 7 years,

III 421

Chinese for, XIV 450

defence of, XIII 120

disciples' relation to, XII 502-03,

590-91

for East are Asiatics, II 406

founded T.S. for human service, XIII

117

Great, of Haimavatas, III 421

leads to truth, XIII 120

living, & ideal, VII 139

may expel chela after 2 warnings, XII

592

mission of, of esoteric truths, XII 601

not needed for mystic ecstasy, XIV 54

office of, defined, XII 593

responsiblility of, for disciple, IX

155-56, 285-86

success in reaching, depends on

student, VII 171, 175

Tibet ancient abode of, of Light, III

418

See also Arhat(s); Chela(s);

Disciple(s); Guru(s); Master(s);

Sage(s); Student(s)

Teaching:

Divine Men began unbroken oral, XI

467

See also Esoteric Doctrine; Wisdom-

Religion etc.

Tebeth:

See Tobe

Teersoot:

Gheber trident, II 123, 125

Tejas:

See Taijasa Tattva

Telang, Kashinath Trimbak (1850-1893?):

——— Anugita:

on senses, X 338

Telegram:

Damodar's astral journey to Adyar

and, VI 71

Telegraphy:

psychological, VI 120

Telepathic:

impact at death, X 221-22

Telepathy:

as one of occult arts, IX 400E

scientific discoveries and, IX 400M

in seeking knowledge, IX 400L

Telephone:

phonograph and, IV 112

Teleportation:

disintegration of atoms and, IV

125

Telescope(s):

Ancients had something better than,

VIII 52 (74)

known in ancient Mexico, VIII 52 fn.

(74 fn.)

Teletē:

perfective rite, XIV 275

Television:

radio &, hinted at, IV 112, 488-89

Temin, Sir Richard:

II 298

Templars:

Baphomet of, XII 374

Temple(s):

ancient, face Sun, XIV 221

Builders of the higher, XI 93, 95

Builders of the Lower, XI 90

on destruction of last, of Bribractis,

XIV 295-96

destruction of 2nd, & Cabala, I 110-11

heathen, destroyed by Roman

Catholics, II 334

man as one, of God, XI 81

Pagan & Christian, XI 80

on rebuilding lower & upper, XI 88-89

of Sacred Science is One, XI 174 (182)

Symbology of, XI 502-03

term for esoteric doctrine, XI 89

See also Solomon's Temple

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