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What is the Book of Dzyan?

• The Book of Dzyan (comprising the Stanzas of Dzyan) is a reputedly ancient text of Tibetan origin. The Stanzas formed the basis for The Secret Doctrine (1888), one of the foundational works of the theosophical movement, by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky .

Did Madame Blavatsky see the Book of Dzyan?

• Madame Blavatsky claimed to have seen a manuscript of the Book of Dzyan while studying esoteric lore in Tibet. She claimed this and other ancient manuscripts were safeguarded from profane eyes by the initiates of an Occult Brotherhood.

Where did the stanzas of Dzyan come from?

• Ufologist Desmond Leslie drew heavily on the Stanzas of Dzyan in his writing, and theorized that they had originally been produced on the lost continent of Atlantis .