A founding member of the theosophical society, and perhaps the first wellknown european to convert to buddhism, henry steel olcott made a lasting contribution with his buddhist catechism of 1881. Olcott, henry steel article about olcott, henry steel by. The buddhist catechism, 1897, theosophical society in america pdf file. Olcott spent years by blavatskys side, witnessing acts of aura projection and spontaneously produced objectsand undergoing his own spiritual awakeningas they laid the foundations for a new era in esoteric spirituality.
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