Esoteric Buddhism

A. P. Sinnett
Esoteric Buddhism

First Published 1883
Fifth Edition 1889

Esoteric Buddhism, compiled by a member of the Theosophical Society, A. P. Sinnett, was originally published in 1883 in London; it was one of the first books written for the purpose of explaining theosophy to the general public, and was "made up of the author's correspondence with an Indian mystic." This is the most significant theosophical work of the author.

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. 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.