H.E.R.M.E.S.

Introduction 1

1. The Importance of Defining 6
2. Definition of Key Concepts 13
2. 1. Esotericism 14
2. 1. 1. Conclusion on Esotericism 27
2. 2. Occultism 28
2. 2. 1. Conclusion on Occultism 30
2. 3. Mysticism 30
2. 4. Theosophy 33
2. 5. Hermeticism, Gnosticism and Qabbalah. 35
2. 6. Conclusion on the Key Concepts 36
3. Methodology 36

Part I Arcanum Occidentalis
Chapter I The Ancient Mysteries of Egypt and Greece 41

1. The Egyptian Mysteries 53
1. 1. The Four Schools of Egyptian Theology 55
1. 1. 1. The Heliopolis School of Theology 56
1. 1. 2. The Memphis School of Theology 59
1. 1. 3. The Hermopolis School of Theology 61
1. 1. 4. The Theban School of Theology 62
1. 2. Occult Egyptian Psychology 62
1. 2. 1. The Seven, Nine or Ten Egyptian Souls 64
1. 3. The Mysteries of Isis 67
1. 3. 1. The Origin of Isis 68
1. 3. 2. The Life, Death and Worship of Isis 69
1. 4. The Mysteries of Serapis 76
1. 5. The Mysteries of Osiris 77
1. 5. 1. The Origin of Osiris 79
1. 5. 2. The Life, Death and Worship of Osiris 81
1. 6. Crata Repoa 86
2. The Greek Mysteries 96
2. 1. The Dionysian Mysteries 97
2. 1. 1. Esoteric implications of Dionysos 99
2. 1. 2. The Myths of Dionysos 100
2. 1. 3. Esoteric significance of the myths of Dionysos 104
2. 1. 3. a. The Toys of Dionysos 104
2. 1. 3. b. The death and resurrection of Dionysos 105
2. 1. 4. The Cults of Dionysos 106
2. 2. The Mysteries of Bacchus 110
2. 3. Orphism 112
2. 3. 1. Orpheus 112
2. 3. 2. The Orphic doctrine 119
2. 3. 2. a. Cosmogony 120
2. 3. 2. b. Soul 123
2. 3. 2. c. The Spreading of the doctrine 124
2. 4. The Pan Mysteries 127
2. 4. 1. Pan's Nature 140
2. 4. 2. The Death of Pan 147
2. 5. The Eleusian Mysteries 148
2. 5. 1. Initiation 151
2. 5. 2. The Lesser and Greater Mysteries of Eleusis 152
2. 5. 2. a. The lesser Mysteries of Eleusis 153
2. 5. 2. b. The Greater Eleusian Mysteries 156

Chapter II The Greek Schools of Philosophical Esotericism 159

1. The Pre-Socratics 162
1. 1. The Milesian School of Greek Philosophy 162
1. 1. 1. Thales of Miletus 163
1. 1. 1. a. The Milesian Cosmology 164
1. 1. 1. b. The Doctrine of The World Soul 166
1. 1. 2. Anaximander of Miletus 167
1. 1. 2. a. Anaximander's Theory of the Primary Substance 167
1. 1. 2. b The Innumerable World theory of Anaximander 169
1. 1. 3. Anaximenes of Miletus 171
1. 1. 3. a. Anaximenes theory of the first principles 171
1. 1. 3. b. Anaximenes on the World and its Parts 173
1. 2. Heraclitus of Ephesus 173
1. 2. 1. Heraclitus on the first Principle 175
1. 2. 2. The Logos 176
1. 2. 3. Heraclitus on the Soul 178
2. Pythagoras and his Secret Teachings 179
2. 1. The Life of Pythagoras 179
2. 2. The Arithmos of Pythagoras 188
2. 2. 1. Definition of Number 193
2. 2. 1. a. Zero and One 195
2. 2. 1. b. The Monad 196
2. 2. 1. ba. Dialectics on the nature of the Monad 200
2. 2. 1. c. The Duad 202
2. 2. 1. d. The Triad 204
2. 2. 1. e. The Tetrad 205
3. The Eleatic School 207
3. 1. Xenophanes of Colophon 207
3. 2. Parmenides of Elea 208
3. 3. Zeno 213
3. 3. 1. The Unit of Zeno 214
3. 3. 2. Zeno on Space 214
3. 3. 3. Zeno on Motion 215
3. 4. Empedocles of Agrigentum and his Teachings 216
4. The Atomic School 221
4. 1. Leucippus 221
4. 1. 1. The Atomic Theory 211
4. 1. 2. Void 222
4. 1. 3. Cosmology 222
4. 1. 4. Eternal Motion 223
4. 1. 5. The Weight of the Atoms 224
4. 1. 6. The Vortex 225
4. 2 Democritus of Abdera 226
5. The Platonic Tradition 227
5. 1. Socrates 227
5. 2. Plato 233
5. 2. 1. Plato’s theory of Ideas 235
5. 2. 2. The Anima Mundi 236
5. 2. 3. The importance of Plato in Blavatsky’s work 238
5. 2. 4. Four of Plato’s Works 241
5. 2. 4. a. Phaedo: The imortality of the Soul 241
5. 2. 4. b. Parmenides: Is the sensible an illusion? 242
5. 2. 4. c. Theaetetus: Is knowledge perception? 242
5. 2. 4. d. Timaeus: On the structure of Cosmos 243
5. 2. 5. Djwhal Khul on the work of Plato 243
5. 3. Aristotle 244
6. The Stoic School 245
7. The Skeptic School 246
8. The Middle Platonists 247
8. 1 The Unwritten or Secret Doctrine of Plato 247
8. 2. The Main figures of the Platonic Academy after Plato 251
8. 2. 1. Speusippus 252
8. 2. 2. Xenocrates of Chalcedon 253
8. 2. 3. Antiochus of Ascalon 255
8. 2. 4. Posidonius 256
8. 2. 5. Sextus Empiricus the Skeptic 261
8. 3. The Early Alexandrian School of Middle Platonism 263
8. 3. 1. Philo 263
8. 3. 2. Plutarchus of Chaeronea 265
8. 4. The School of Gaius 268
8. 4. 1. Albinus 268
8. 4. 1. a. Albinus on how to read Plato 273
8. 4. 2. Apuleius of Madaura 273
8. 5. The Neopythagoreans 274
8. 5. 1. The Divine Sage theory: Knowledge of the existence of Hierarchy 276
8. 5. 2. Lucius Cornelius Alexander Polyhistor 276
8. 5. 3. Nicomachus of Gerasa 279
8. 5. 4. Numenius of Apamea 280
8. 5. 5. Theon of Smyrna 281
8. 5. 6. Maximus of Tyre 284
8. 5. 7. Calcidius 284

Chapter III The Alexandrian Tradition of Esotericism 287

1. Gnosticism or the Tradition of Gnosis 298
1. 1. Some considerations on Gnostic Epistemology 300
1. 2. The Origin of Gnosticism 301
1. 3. The Main elements of Gnostic Esotericism 303
1. 3. 1. The “Boundless Immutable Principle” of the Gnostics 303
1. 3. 2. Sophia 304
1. 3. 3. Gnostic Soteriology 306
1. 3. 4. The ascent of the Soul through the seven spheres of the Gods 307
1. 3. 5. The Heavenly Man, The Adam Kadmon or the Primal Man 310
1. 3. 6. Barbelo 311
1. 3. 7. The Platonic origination of the Gnostic Anima Mundi 311
1. 4. The Gnostic Schools 312
1. 4. 1. The Syrian School 312
1. 4. 1. a. Simon Magnus 313
1. 4. 1. b. Saturninus of Antioch 316
1. 4. 1. c. The Nazarene 316
1. 4. 1. d. The Ophites 316
1. 4. 1. e. The Sethians 318
1. 4. 1. f. The Peratae 319
1. 4. 1. g. The Euphrates 319
1. 4. 1. h. The Cainites 319
1. 4. 2. The Alexandrian School 320
1. 4. 2. a. Basilides of Alexandria 320
1. 4. 2. b. Valentinus and the Valentinian School 321
1. 4. 2. c. Ptolemy 324
1. 4. 2. d. The Anatolian school 325
1. 4. 3. The Marcion School 326
1. 4. 4. The Antinomian School 328
1. 4. 5. The Essenes 328
1. 4. 5. a. Jesus the Essene 332
1. 4. 5. b. The Essene and the early Qabbalah 332
1. 4. 6. Manichaeism 336
2. Hermeticism 337
2. 1. Hermes Trismegistus 338
2. 2. The Corpus Hermeticum 339
2. 3. Hermetic Wisdom 340
3. Neoplatonism or the first Theosophists 342
3. 1. Ammonius Saccas 345
3. 2. The Neoplatonism of Plotinus 346
3. 2. 1. Plotinus on the Gnostics 348
3. 2. 2. A short overview introduction to the Metaphysics of Plotinus 348
3. 2. 3. The Meta-Cosmology of Plotinus 350
3. 2. 3. a. Emanation 351
3. 2. 3. b. The Three Hypostases 351
3. 2. 3. ba. The One (to hen) 352
3. 2. 3. bb. Intelligence (Nous) 354
3. 2. 3. bc. Soul (psyche) 355
3. 2. 3. c. The Logos 356
3. 3. Porphyry of Tyre 357
3. 3. 1. Porphyry’s view on the Nature of the Soul 359
3. 4. Iamblichus of Apamea 363
3. 4. 1. Iamblichus’ Esoteric Neoplatonic School of Theurgy 367
3. 4. 2. The Cosmology of Iamblichus 369
3. 5. Proclus 374
3. 5. 1. The general Teachings of Proclus 375
3. 5. 2. Proclus on Knowledge 376
3. 5. 3. The Cosmology of Proclus: The one and the many 376

Chapter IV The Western Tradition of Esotericism 381

1. The Arcanum of the Middle Ages 383
1. 1. The last remains of Neoplatonism 386
1. 1. 1. Dionysius the Areopagite 388
1. 1. 1. a. The Dionysian system 389
1. 1. 1. b. The Mystical Theology 391
1. 2. Early Theosophy 394
1. 3. The Holy and Ancient Qabbalah of the Jews 395
1. 3. 1. The Nature of the Qabbalah 396
1. 3. 2. The Four Divisions of the Qabbalah 398
1. 3. 2. a. The Theoretical or Dogmatic Qabbalah 399
1. 3. 2. b. The Meditative Qabbalah 399
1. 3. 2. c The Practical Or Magical Qabbalah 399
1. 3. 2. d. The Literal Qabbalah 400
1. 3. 2. da. Gematria 400
1. 3. 2. db. Notariqon 401
1. 3. 2. dc. Temurah 401
1. 3. 3. Traditional Hebrew Scriptures and Oral Tradition 401
1. 3. 3. a. The Torah and The Qabbalah 401
1. 3. 3. b. The Mishnah 406
1. 3. 3. c. The Mishnah Torah 407
1. 3. 3. d. The Midrash 408
1. 3. 3. e. The Talmud 408
1. 3. 4. Origins of The Qabbalah 409
1. 3. 5. The Early Qabbalah or Jewish Esoteric Mysticism 410
1. 3. 6. The two main early schools of Qabbalah 412
1. 3. 7. The Maaseh Merkavah or Merkabah Mysticism 412
1. 3. 7. a. The Hekhalot Tradition (within Merkabah Mysticism) 415
1. 3. 7. aa. The Greater Hekhalot and the Descent of the Merkabah 419
1. 3. 7. ab. Preparation and Initiation for ascending the Seven Heavens 421
1. 3. 7. ac. The gatekeepers and dangers of the Second Stage 424
1. 3. 7. ad. The Importance of the Names of Angeles 426
1. 3. 7. ae. Description of the Seven Heavens 427
1. 3. 8. The Maaseh Bereshit School of early Qabbalism 430
1. 3. 8. a. The Sefer Yetsirah 432
1. 3. 8. aa. The contents and influence of the Sefer Yetzirah 433
1. 3. 8. ab. Time Frame of the Sefer Yetzirah 435
1. 3. 9. Qabbalism during the Geonic Period 436
1. 3. 9. a. The Shiur Komah of the Maaseh Bereshit School 437
1. 3. 9. b. Raza Rabba 439
1. 3. 10. Qabbalistic ideas during the Geonic Period 439
1. 3. 11. The Hasidic Tradition 443
1. 3. 12. The Qabbalah of Provence in France during the Middle Ages 449
1. 3. 12. a. The Sefer Ha-Bahir and its Tradition 450
1. 3. 13. The Qabbalistic Center of Gerona 455
1. 3. 14. Further developments in the 13th-Century Spanish Qabbalah 458
1. 3. 15. The Sefer ha-Zohar as the Splendour of the Qabbalah 462
1. 3. 16. The Qabbalah in the 14th Century 465
1. 3. 17. The Qabbalistic Center in Safed 470
1. 3. 18. The after the Middle Ages Qabbalah 479
1. 3. 19. The Doctrines and Principles of the Qabbalah 484
1. 3. 19. a. The boundless Immutable principle and Creation 485
1. 3. 19. b. The theory of Emanation: The Sephiroth 491
1. 3. 19. c. The Worlds, Cycles and doctrine of Periodicity of the Qabbalah 506
1. 3. 19. d. The Evil Problem or the Problem of Evil 511
1. 3. 20. The Doctrines of the Qabbalah found in the Lurianic Qabbalah 515
1. 3. 20. a. Zimzum (Contraction) 516
1. 3. 20. b. The Breaking Of The Vessels 521
1. 3. 20. c. Tikkun 524
1. 3. 21. The Qabbalah and Pantheism 527
1. 3. 22. Qabbalistic Anthropology 533
1. 4. The hidden secrets of Alchemy, Christian-Arabian Mysticism and middle age Hermeticism 542
1. 4. 1. The Art of Alchemy 544
1. 4. 2. The Emrald Tablet or Hermeticism of the Middle Ages 548
1. 4. 3. Orthodox and Heterodox Christian orders of the Middle ages 549
1. 4. 4. The Great Sages of the Mystical Christian-Arabian, Alchemical and Hermetic revival 550
1. 4. 4. a. Jabir Ibn Haiyan (Geber) 551
1. 4. 4. b. Ibn Sina (Avicenna) 551
1. 4. 4. c. Scotus (John Erigena) 554
1. 4. 4. d. Hildegard of Bingen 555
1. 4. 4. e. Meister Eckhart 558
1. 4. 4. ea. God (the immutable principle) and the process creation 558
1. 4. 4. eb. Soul and God 560
1. 4. 4. ec. Eckhart on Detachment and Love 562
1. 4. 4. f. Dominicus Gundissalinus 563
1. 4. 4. g. John of Salisbury 563
1. 4. 4. h. Michael Scot 563
1. 4. 4. i. Albertus Magnus 564
1. 4. 4. ia. Legends about Albert Magnus 566
1. 4. 4. ib. The Magnus on Alchemy 567
1. 4. 4. j. Thomas Aquinas 569
1. 4. 4. k. Robert Grosseteste 569
1. 4. 4. ka. Light 571
1. 4. 4. l. Roger Bacon 577
1. 4. 4. la. Roger Bacon’s Education 579
1. 4. 4. lb The Opus Majus 589
1. 4. 4. lc. The Universal Science 591
1. 4. 4. ld. Bacon on Alchemy 594
1. 4. 4. m. Siger de Brabant 596

Part II Arcanum Orientalis
Chapter I The Vedic Tradition of Esotericism 601

1. 1. The Veda and Its Branches Of Knowledge 603
1. 1. The Rig Veda Samhita 605
1. 2. Sama Veda Samhita 605
1. 3. Yajur Veda Samhita 605
1. 4. Atharva Veda Samhita 605
1. 5. The Brahmanas 606
1. 6. The Aranyakas 606
1. 7. The Vedangas and Upavedas 607
1. 8. The Agamas 607
2. The Upanishads 608
2. 1. The first Upanishads 609
2. 1. 1. The Brihad-Aranyaka Upanishad 609
2. 1. 2. The Chandogya Upanishad 610
2. 1. 3. The Taittiriya Upanishad 611
2. 1. 4. The Aitareya Upanishad 612
2. 1. 5. The Kaushitaki Upanishad 612
2. 1. 6. The Kena Upanishad 612
2. 1. 7. The Katha Upanishad 612
2. 1. 8. The Isha Upanishad 613
2. 1. 9. The Mundaka Upanishad 614
2. 2. Later Upanishads 614
2. 2. 1. The Prashna Upanishad 614
2. 2. 2. The Shvetashvatara Upanishad 615
2. 2. 3. The Mandukya Upanishad 615
2. 2. 4. The Maitri Upanishad 615
2. 2. 5. The Mahanarayana Upanishad 616
2. 2. 6. The Jabala Upanishad 616
3. The Puranas 616
4. Itihasas 618
5. Pancaratras 619
6. The Laws of Manu 620

Chapter II The Six Indian Orthodox Schools of Esoteric
Philosophy 621

1. The First Standard 626
2. The Nyaya Darsana or The Logical School 626
2. 1. The Main Nyaya darsana doctrines of Logic 628
2. 1. 1. Pramana or Valid Knowledge 630
2. 1. 1. a. Perception (Pratyaksa) 632
2. 1. 1. ab. Ordinary perception (Laukika) 633
2. 1. 1. ac. Indeterminate (Nirvikalpa) 634
2. 1. 1. ad. The extraordinary perception (Alaukika) 634
2. 1. 1. ae. Extraordinary perception of classes (Samanyalaksana) 634
2. 1. 1. af. The extraordinary perception based on association (Jnanalaksana) 634
2. 1. 1. ag. The extraordinary intuitive perception (Yogaja) 635
2. 1. 1. b. Inference (Anumana) 635
2. 1. 1. ba. Fact (Pratijna) 637
2. 1. 1. bb. Reasons (Hetu) 637
2. 1. 1. bc. Exampel (Udaharana) 637
2. 1. 1. bd. Application or universal proposition (Upanava) 637
2. 1. 1. be. Conclusion (Nigamana) 637
2. 1. 1. c. Comparison (Upamana) 640
2. 1. 1. d. Testimony (Sabda) 641
2. 1. 2. Objects of Valid knowledge (Prameya) 642
2. 1. 2. a-l The 12 objects of valid knowledge 642
2. 1. 3. Doubt (Samsaya) 643
2. 1. 4. Purpose (Prayojana) 643
2. 1. 5. Example (Drstanta) 643
2. 1. 6. Conclusion (Siddhanta) 643
2. 1. 7. Constituents of a syllogism (Avayaya) 644
2. 1. 8. Argumentation (Tarka) 644
2. 1. 9. Ascertainment (Nirnaya) 644
2. 1. 10. Debate (Vada) 644
2. 1. 11. Disputation (Jalpa) 645
2. 1. 12. Destructive Criticism (Vitanda) 645
2. 1. 13. Fallacy (Hetvabhasa) 645
2. 1. 14. Quibble (Chala) 645
2. 1. 15. Refutations (Jati) 645
2. 1. 16. Points of the opponent’s defeat (Nigrahasthana) 646
2. 2. The general concepts of the Nyaya darsana cosmology 646
2. 2. 1. Isvara 646
2. 2. 2. The Nature of the Physical World 647
2. 2. 3. The Nyaya Concept of Self 649
2. 2. 4. The Concept of Liberation 651
2. 2. 5. The Shakti of Words 652
2. 2. 6. Theory of causation and metaphysics 653
3. The Vaisesika Darsana or The Atomic School 655
3. 1. The Nyaya - Vaisesika School 656
3. 2. The Atomic Vaisesika doctrine of Categories 657
3. 2. 1. Substance (Dravya) 660
3. 2. 1. a. The Element Earth and its Attributes 662
3. 2. 1. b. The Element Water and its Attributes 662
3. 2. 1. c. The Element Fire and its Attributes 663
3. 2. 1. d. The Element Air and its Attributes 663
3. 2. 1. e. The Element Ether and its Attributes 664
3. 2. 1. f. Time (Kala) 664
3. 2. 1. g. Direction or Space (Dik) 665
3. 2. 1. h. Soul (Atman) 666
3. 2. 1. i. Mind (Manas) 667
3. 2. 2. a-w Quality (Guna) 667
3. 2. 3. Action (Karma) 669
3. 2. 4. Genus (Samanya) 670
3. 2. 5. Species (Visesa) 671
3. 2. 6. Inherence (Samavaya) 671
3. 2. 7. Nonexistence (Abhava) 672
3. 3. The Vaisesika doctrine of Pralaya and Manvantara 673
4. The Second Standard 674
5. The Samkhya Darsana or The Pantheistic School 676
5. 1. The Epistemology of the Samkhya darsana 679
5. 1. 1. Perception (Pratyaksa) 680
5. 1. 2. Inference (Anumana) 683
5. 1. 3. Testimony (Sabda) 684
5. 2. Introduction to Indian Doctrines of Causation 684
5. 3. Samkhyan Causation 685
5. 4. The Cosmology of the Samkhya System 688
5. 4. 1. Prakrti 689
5. 4. 2. Guna 692
5. 4. 3. Purusa 695
5. 4. 4. Creation and Evolution of the world 698
5. 4. 5. The Twenty Three Evolutes of Prakrti 698
5. 4. 5. a. Mahat or Buddhi 699
5. 4. 5. b. Ahankara: “I-ness” 699
5. 4. 5. c. The five Tanmatras or Subtle Elements 700
5. 4. 6. The Atheism of Samkhya 701
5. 4. 7. The Samkhya Philosophy on Time and Space 702
5. 4. 8. The Samkhya concept of Liberation 703
6. The Patanjala Darsana or The Mystical School 705
6. 1. The Doctrine of Patanjali 707
6. 1. 1. The Development of Manas 708
6. 1. 2. The Fluctuations of the Mind-Stuff and Correct Knowledge 709
6. 1. 3. The Control of the Fluctuations (modifications) of the Mind-Stuff 711
6. 1. 4. The Eight Means of Yoga for the attainment of Illumination 711
6. 1. 4. a. Yama (Commandments) 713
6. 1. 4. b. Nijamas (Rules) 714
6. 1. 4. c. Asana (Posture) 715
6. 1. 4. d. Pranayama (Control of the Vital Force) 716
6. 1. 4. da. Prana 717
6. 1. 4. e. Pratyahara (Abstraction) 719
6. 1. 4. f. Dharana (Concentration) 720
6. 1. 4. g. Dhyana (Mediation) 721
6. 1. 4. h. Samadhi (Spiritual Absorption) 721
6. 2. The one significant difference between the Samkhya and Patanjala Philosophy: Isvara. 723
7. The Third Standard 724
8. The Purva-mimamsa Darsana or The Ceremonial School 725
8. 1. The Pramanas or Sources of Valid Knowledge 726
8. 2. Dharma 728
8. 3. Ritual as Dharma 730
8. 4. The Science of Mantra 731
8. 4. 1. Vach 732
8. 5. The Science of Devas 734
8. 6. All is Divine 735
8. 7. Ritual as Karma-Yoga 735
8. 8. The Bhatta and Prabhakara Purva-mimamsa schools 736
9. Uttara-mimamsa Vedanta 737
9. 1. The Three Main Pillars or The Three Prasthanas 738
9. 1. 1. The Vedanta-Sutras 738
9. 1. 2. The Upanishads 740
9. 1. 3. The Bhagavad-Gita 741
9. 2. The three main doctrines of the Uttara-mimamsa Vedanta 741
9. 2. 1. The Doctrine Brahman 742
9. 2. 1. a. Brahman 742
9. 2. 1. b. Brahma 743
9. 2. 1. c. Brahmana 744
9. 2. 1. d. Bramanas 745
9. 2. 1. e. Parabrahman 745
9. 2. 2. The Doctrine of Maya 745
9. 2. 3. Jiva and the Five Kosas 746
9. 3. The Sub Schools of Uttara-mimamsa Vedanta 747
9. 3. 1. The Dvaita School of Madhva 748
9. 3. 1. a. Madhva’s Epistemology 748
9. 3. 1. b. Fundamental Dualism 748
9. 3. 1. ba. The First Category of Dualism 749
9. 3. 1. bb. The Second Category of Dualism 749
9. 3. 1. bba. Prakrti 749
9. 3. 1. bbb. Jivas 749
9. 3. 1. c. Liberation 750
9. 3. 2. The Visisht-advaita of Ramanuja 751
9. 3. 2. a. Brahman or Qualified Monism 752
9. 3. 2. b. The World and Maya - Avidya 753
9. 3. 2. c. Jiva 753
9. 3. 2. d. Moksa 754
9. 3. 3. The Advaita School of Sankaracharya 754
9. 3. 3. a. The life, work, and esoteric significance of Sankaracharya 754
9. 3. 3. b. The Advaita philosophy of Sankaracharya 760
9. 3. 3. ba. Not-Two 761
9. 3. 3. bb. Causation 762
9. 3. 3. bc. Epistemology 763
9. 3. 3. bd. The Pure life and liberation 763
9. 3. 3. c. Some Advaita Quotes for Meditation 763

Chapter III The Six Chinese Schools of Esoteric Philosophy 767

1. The Yin-Yang Chia (Yín-yang Jia) 770
2. Ming Chia (Míng Jia) 771
3. Mo Chia (Mò Jia) 771
4. Fa Chia (Fa Jia) 771
5. 5. Tao-Te Chia (Dàodé Jia) 772
6. 6. Ju Chia (Rú Jia) 772

Chapter IV The Six Japanese Schools of Esoteric
Philosophy 773

1. Kusha 775
2. Jôjitsu 775
3. Sanron 775
4. Hosso 776
5. Ritsu 776
6. Kegon 776
7. Tendai 776
8. Shingon 776
9. Zen 777
10. Jôdo 777
11. Jôdo Shin 777
12. Hokke 778

Bibliography 779

Index 793

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