The name Olcott can refer to one of several: people Chancellor Olcott Henry Steel Olcott Sidney Olcott place Olcott, New York Other related archivesChancellor Olcott, Henry Steel Olcott, Olcott, New York, Sidney Olcott

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Theosophical Society, Theosophical Society - History, Theosophical Society - Formation, Theosophical Society - Schism, Theosophical Society - Related individuals and organizations, Theosophical Society - External reference and link

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Olcott, Henry Steel (1832-1907) {BCW}

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The Buddhist flag is a flag designed to symbolise Buddhism. It was in designed in 1880 by a committee comprised of Ven Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Thera (Chairman), Ven. Migettuwatte Gunananda Thera, Don Carolis Hewavitharana (father of Anagarika Dharmapala), Andiris Perera Dharmagunawardhana (maternal grandfather of Anagarika Dharmapala), William de Abrew, Charles A. de Silva, Peter de Abrew, H. William Fernando, N. S. Fernando and Carolis Pujitha Gunawardena (Secretary). Colonel Henry Steele Olcott, an American journalist later made sug ...

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The Theosophical Society was the organization formed to advance the spiritual doctrines and altruistic living known as Theosophy. Theosophical Society - History. Theosophical Society - Formation. The original Theosophical Society was founded in New York City in 1875 by H.P. Blavatsky, Henry Steel Olcott, William Quan Judge and others. Its initial objective was the investigation, study and explanation of mediumistic phenomena. After Olcott and Blavatsky moved to India, they becam ...

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• Theosophical Society - History
• Theosophical Society - Formation
• Theosophical Society - Schism
• Theosophical Society - Related individuals and organizations
• Theosophical Society - External reference and link

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William Quan Judge (1851-1896) was one of the founders of the original Theosophical Society. He was born in Dublin, Ireland. When he was 13 year old, his family emigrated to the United States. He became a naturalized citizen at 21 and passed the New York state bar exam, specializing in commercial law. Although merely a young man, he was among the seventeen who first put the Theosophical Society together. Like H.P. Blavatsky and Henry Steel Olcott, he stayed in the organization when others left. When Olcott and Blavatsky left the United States for India, Judge stayed behind to keep the ...

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The Buddhist flag is a flag designed to symbolise Buddhism. It was in designed in 1880 by a committee comprised of Ven Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Thera (Chairman), Ven. Migettuwatte Gunananda Thera, Don Carolis Hewavitharana (father of Anagarika Dharmapala), Andiris Perera Dharmagunawardhana (maternal grandfather of Anagarika Dharmapala), William de Abrew, Charles A. de Silva, Peter de Abrew, H. William Fernando, N. S. Fernando and Carolis Pujitha Gunawardena (Secretary). Colonel Henry Steele Olcott, an American journalist later made sug ...

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Theosophy is a body of ideas which holds that all religions are attempts by man to ascertain "the Divine," and as such each religion has a portion of the truth. Theosophy, as a coherent system of thought, developed from the writings of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (also Hélène). Together with Henry Steel Olcott, William Quan Judge, and others she founded the Theosophical Society in 1875. A more formal definition from the Concise Oxford Dictionary describes Theosophy as "any of various philosophies professing to achieve a ...

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• Theosophy - Basic Theosophical beliefs
• Theosophy - Consciousness is universal and individual
• Theosophy - Man is provisionally immortal
• Theosophy - Reincarnation is universal
• Theosophy - Karma
• Theosophy - Universal brotherhood
• Theosophy - Evolution
• Theosophy - The Septenary
• Theosophy - A brief history of Theosophy
• Theosophy - Music
• Theosophy - Early 20th-century literary references to Theosophy
• Theosophy - Notes

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Buddhist symbolism appeared from around the 3rd century BCE, and started with aniconic symbolism, avoiding direct representations of the Buddha. Anthropomorphic symbolism appeared from around the 1st century CE with the arts of Mathura and the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara, and were combined with the previous symbols. Various symbolic innovations were later introduced, especially through Tibetan Buddhism. Buddhist symbolism - Early aniconic symbols. Among the earliest and most common symbols of Buddhism ar ...

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• Buddhist symbolism - Early aniconic symbols
• Buddhist symbolism - The 32 signs of a Great Man, and 80 Secondary Characteristics
• Buddhist symbolism - The Mudras
• Buddhist symbolism - The eight auspicious symbols of Tibetan & Nepali Buddhism
• Buddhist symbolism - International symbols of the World Fellowship of Buddhists

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Buddhist symbolism appeared from around the 3rd century BCE, and started with aniconic symbolism, avoiding direct representations of the Buddha. Anthropomorphic symbolism appeared from around the 1st century CE with the arts of Mathura and the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara, and were combined with the previous symbols. Various symbolic innovations were later introduced, especially through Tibetan Buddhism. Buddhist symbolism - Early aniconic symbols. Among the earliest and most common symbols of Buddhism ar ...

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• Buddhist symbolism - Early aniconic symbols
• Buddhist symbolism - The 32 signs of a Great Man and 80 Secondary Characteristics
• Buddhist symbolism - The Mudras
• Buddhist symbolism - The eight auspicious symbols of Tibetan & Nepali Buddhism
• Buddhist symbolism - International symbols of the World Fellowship of Buddhists

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The young people who stepped into the shoes of Dharmapala organised themselves into Youth Leagues, seeking freedom and justice for the people of Sri Lanka. The first moves came not from Dharmapala's ethnic group, but from the Tamil youth of Jaffna. In 1924 The Jaffna Students’ Congress, later renamed the Jaffna Youth Congress (JYC) was founded. Influenced by the Indian Independence movement, it was secular and committed to Poorana Swaraj (Complete Self-Rule), national unity and the eradication of inequalities imposed by caste. In 19 ...

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Sri Lanka Independence Struggle, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - British Colonial Rule, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Plantation Economy, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - The Buddhist Resurgence and the 1915 Riot, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Dharmapala 1915 and the Ceylon National Congress, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - The Youth Leagues and the Struggle for Independence, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Suriya-Mal Movement, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Malaria Epidemic and floods, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is formed, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Bracegirdle, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Second World War, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Estate Strike Wave, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Underground Struggle, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Cocos Islands Mutiny, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Free Lanka Bill, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Post-war Unrest, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - General Election 1947

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Among the earliest and most common symbols of Buddhism are the dharma wheel and the lotus flower. The dharma wheel, traditionally represented with eight spokes, can have a variety of meanings. It initially only meant royalty (concept of the "Monarch of the Wheel, or Chakravatin), but started to be used in a Buddhist context on the Pillars of Ashoka during the 3rd century BCE. The Dharma wheel is generally seen as referring to the historical process of teaching the buddhadharma; the eight spokes refer to the Noble Eightfold Path. The lotus, as well, can have several meanings, ...

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Buddhist symbolism, Buddhist symbolism - Early aniconic symbols, Buddhist symbolism - The 32 signs of a Great Man and 80 Secondary Characteristics, Buddhist symbolism - The Mudras, Buddhist symbolism - The eight auspicious symbols of Tibetan & Nepali Buddhism, Buddhist symbolism - International symbols of the World Fellowship of Buddhists

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Main article: Physical characteristics of the Buddha Although the Buddha was not represented in human form until around the 1st century CE (see Buddhist art), the Physical characteristics of the Buddha are described in one of the central texts of the traditional Pali canon, the Digha Nikaya, in the discourse titled "Sutra of the Marks" (Pali: Lakkhana Sutta) (D.iii.142ff.). These characteristics comprise 32 signs, "The 32 signs of a Great Man" (Pali: Lakkhana Mahapurisa 32), and were supplemented by a ...

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Buddhist symbolism, Buddhist symbolism - Early aniconic symbols, Buddhist symbolism - The 32 signs of a Great Man, and 80 Secondary Characteristics, Buddhist symbolism - The Mudras, Buddhist symbolism - The eight auspicious symbols of Tibetan & Nepali Buddhism, Buddhist symbolism - International symbols of the World Fellowship of Buddhists

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After the outbreak of the Second World War, the independence agitators turned to opposition to the Ministers' support for the British war effort. The Ministers brought motions gifting the Sri Lankan taxpayers' money to the British war machine, which were opposed by the pro-freedom members of the state council. There was considerable opposition to the war in Sri Lanka, particularly among the workers and the nationalists, many of the latter of whom hoped for a German victory. Among Buddhists, there was disgust that Buddhist monks of German origin were interned as 'enemy ...

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Sri Lanka Independence Struggle, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - British Colonial Rule, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Plantation Economy, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - The Buddhist Resurgence and the 1915 Riot, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Dharmapala 1915 and the Ceylon National Congress, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - The Youth Leagues and the Struggle for Independence, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Suriya-Mal Movement, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Malaria Epidemic and floods, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is formed, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Bracegirdle, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Second World War, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Estate Strike Wave, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Underground Struggle, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Cocos Islands Mutiny, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Free Lanka Bill, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Post-war Unrest, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - General Election 1947

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Main article: Physical characteristics of the Buddha Although the Buddha was not represented in human form until around the 1st century CE (see Buddhist art), the Physical characteristics of the Buddha are described in one of the central texts of the traditional Pali canon, the Digha Nikaya, in the discourse titled "Sutra of the Marks" (Pali: Lakkhana Sutta) (D.iii.142ff.). These characteristics comprise 32 signs, "The 32 signs of a Great Man" (Pali: Lakkhana Mahapurisa 32), and were supplemented by a ...

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Buddhist symbolism, Buddhist symbolism - Early aniconic symbols, Buddhist symbolism - The 32 signs of a Great Man and 80 Secondary Characteristics, Buddhist symbolism - The Mudras, Buddhist symbolism - The eight auspicious symbols of Tibetan & Nepali Buddhism, Buddhist symbolism - International symbols of the World Fellowship of Buddhists

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A new body of urban capitalists was growing in the low country, around shop-keeping and the alcohol and wood-work industries. These entrepreneurs were not necessarily high-caste, and they rejected the casteist Buddhism of the old clergy of the Siam Nikaya. Around 1800 they organised the Amarapura Nikaya, which became hegemonic in the low-country by the mid-19th century. The British attempt at giving a Protestant Christian education to the young men of the commercial classes backfired, as they transformed the Buddhism practised in Sri ...

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Sri Lanka Independence Struggle, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - British Colonial Rule, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Plantation Economy, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - The Buddhist Resurgence and the 1915 Riot, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Dharmapala 1915 and the Ceylon National Congress, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - The Youth Leagues and the Struggle for Independence, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Suriya-Mal Movement, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Malaria Epidemic and floods, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is formed, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Bracegirdle, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Second World War, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Estate Strike Wave, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Underground Struggle, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Cocos Islands Mutiny, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Free Lanka Bill, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Post-war Unrest, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - General Election 1947

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The British Raj was dominant in Asia after the Battle of Assaye; following the Battle of Waterloo the British Empire became the world superpower. Its appearance of omnipotence was only briefly dented by setbacks in India, Afghanistan and South Africa. It was virtually unchallenged until 1914. The formation of the Batavian Republic in Holland as an ally and of the French Directory, led to a British attack on Ceylon in 1795 as part of England's war against the French Revolution. The Kandyan Kingdom collaborated with the British expeditionary f ...

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Sri Lanka Independence Struggle, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - British Colonial Rule, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Plantation Economy, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - The Buddhist Resurgence and the 1915 Riot, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Dharmapala 1915 and the Ceylon National Congress, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - The Youth Leagues and the Struggle for Independence, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Suriya-Mal Movement, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Malaria Epidemic and floods, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is formed, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Bracegirdle, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Second World War, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Estate Strike Wave, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Underground Struggle, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Cocos Islands Mutiny, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Free Lanka Bill, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - Post-war Unrest, Sri Lanka Independence Struggle - General Election 1947

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Tibetan Buddhists make use of a particular set of eight auspicious symbols, ashtamangala, in household and public art. Some common interpretations are given along with each symbol although different teachers may give different interpretations: The right-turning white conch shell, representing the beautiful sound of the spread of the dharma teaching The endless knot, representing the inter-twining of wisdom and compassion The golden fish, representing the state of fearless suspension in a harmless ocean o ...

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Buddhist symbolism, Buddhist symbolism - Early aniconic symbols, Buddhist symbolism - The 32 signs of a Great Man and 80 Secondary Characteristics, Buddhist symbolism - The Mudras, Buddhist symbolism - The eight auspicious symbols of Tibetan & Nepali Buddhism, Buddhist symbolism - International symbols of the World Fellowship of Buddhists

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