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ellisonz

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2. That's fascinating.

Reply to marasinghe (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 21, 2012, 03:39 AM

Jan 2012

I've read in passing about the Theosophical Society and Madame Blavatsky but had no idea how intimately linked it was with Buddhism and Sri Lanka.

"Olcott once described his adult faith as "pure, primitive Buddhism," but his was a unique sort of Buddhism.[5]" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_Olcott

Hope you enjoyed. Aloha.

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Sri Lanka: Olcott, the Picketts and Buddhist women’s education [View all] ellisonz Jan 2012 OP

Hi ellisonz. dunno who you meant; but thanks for the post. o/\o marasinghe Jan 2012 #1

That's fascinating. ellisonz Jan 2012 #2

i did; very much, indeed. marasinghe Jan 2012 #3