Esoteric Buddhism (book)
5th edition, 1885
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| Author | A. P. Sinnett |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Theosophy |
| Publisher | Trübner & Co |
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Publication date
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1883 (1st edition) |
| Pages | XX–215 |
| OCLC | 458880554 |
| Text | Esoteric Buddhism online |
Esoteric Buddhism is a book originally published in 1883 in London; it was compiled by a member of the Theosophical Society A. P. Sinnett. It was one of the first books written for the purpose explain of the Theosophy for the wide range of readers, and was "made up of the author's correspondence with an Indian mystic." This is the most significant theosophical work of the author. According to Goodrick-Clarke, it "disseminated the basic teachings of Theosophy in its new Asian cast."
Through the mediation of Blavatsky Sinnett began a correspondence in 1880 with the two adepts, who sponsored the Theosophical Society, the mahatmas Kuthumi and Morya.Hammer noted that between 1880 and 1884 Sinnett received from the mahatmas circa one hundred twenty letters with explanation of "occult cosmology". From this material he attempted to formulate in his new book "the basis of a revised theosophy." By foundation of the book became "Cosmological notes" received from the mahatma Morya together with a long series of answers to questions sent by mahatma Kuthumi during the summer of 1882.
Subba Row received from his Master mahatma Morya the instruction to provide assistance to Sinnett in his work on the book, but, according to the memoirs of the author, he did it reluctantly, and what little help. The main help came from the mahatmas through Blavatsky in the form of answers to the questions referred to her by the author.
In preface to the original edition author says that exoteric Buddhism "has remained in closer union with the esoteric doctrine" than any other world religion. Thus, specification of the "inner knowledge" addressed to modern readers will be connected with the familiar features of the Buddhist teaching. Sinnett argues that esoteric teaching "be most conveniently studied in its Buddhist aspect."
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