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Tag: Anagarika Dharmapala

  • The Failings of Annie Besant’s Pro-Israel and Jewish Nationalist Advocacy

    The Failings of Annie Besant’s Pro-Israel and Jewish Nationalist Advocacy

    NEO–THEOSOPHICAL MESSIANISM IN SUPPORT OF ZIONISM IT IS NO SURPRISE THAT BESANT, A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR HINDU NATIONALISM AND INDEPENDENCE also spoke glowingly in the same manner about Israel. However, her support is entirely built on her belief and enthusiasm for her mission of the “World Teacher,” most notably through Jiddu Krishnamurti. Buddhist revivalist Anagarika Dharmapala and…

  • Anagarika Dharmapala and Gandhi Distrusted Charles Leadbeater and Besant

    Anagarika Dharmapala was a Buddhist revivalist from Sri Lanka, who founded the Maha Bodhi Society May, 31, 1891. He was also an active member of the Theosophical Society. Dharmapala provides his insight into the controversies in the history of the organization known as the Theosophical Society. Upon reading about the Masters from Alfred P. Sinnet’s…