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The White Buddhist: Henry Steel Olcott and the Sinhalese Buddhist Revival

The White Buddhist: Henry Steel Olcott and the Sinhalese Buddhist Revival

The New York Times denounced him during his lifetime as “an unmitigated rascal”—”a man bereft of reason” whose “insanity, though harmless, is, unfortunately, incurable.”

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Past and Future Trends in Contemporary Hinduism

Past and Future Trends in Contemporary Hinduism

Past and Future Trends in Contemporary Hinduism by Swami Agehananda Bharati I regard both the recent past and the future of Hinduism with mild optimism. It is not so much any specific event or events of the past that I regard

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Buddhism and the Cross

Buddhism and the Cross

Buddhism and the Cross The Island (Colombo) Tuesday 11th August, 1992by Manik Sandrasagra Book-taught, urbanised, Olcott and Dharmapala inspired bhikkus have recently objected to a symbol, namely, the cross being displayed at a Buddhist shrine, on the grounds it is incompatible

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The Three Hermits

The Three Hermits

The Three Hermits Story by Leo Tolstoy An Old Legend current in the Volga District (ca. 1886) “And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be

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When Humanity Heeds an Inner Call

When Humanity Heeds an Inner Call

When Humanity Heeds an Inner Call by Sam Wickramasinghe “Fire Walking” in The Sunday Times revived memories of a close friend and mentor of mine, known to all as German Swami Gauribala. Before his demise in Jaffna in 1984, he was one who

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Tyranny of the Elect?

Tyranny of the Elect?

Tyranny of the Elect? 4th September 1987 sati incident in Rajasthan ignites controversy across India The Statesman (Calcutta) of November 5th 1987 by Patrick D. Harrigan Of late there has been a commotion in the Indian press concerning the incident of

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Aryan — A Much Misunderstood Word

Aryan — A Much Misunderstood Word

No word in recent times, one may say, has caused so much misunderstanding and trouble to mankind as the word Aryan.

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