The Buddhist Catechism by Henry S. Olcott

📖 About the Book

The Buddhist Catechism is an invaluable textbook for those wishing to familiarize themselves with the basic principles of Buddhism. Since its first edition in 1881 it has been published in more than twenty languages, mainly by Buddhists for Buddhists, and was widely used in the Buddhist educational movement which Col. H. S. Olcott established in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).

The book is constructed in an easy to follow question- answer form, together with an appendix which outlines the fourteen fundamental Buddhistic tenets. These fourteen items were accepted as fundamental in both the Southern and Northern sections of Buddhism, by authoritative committees to whom they were submitted by the author personally.

✍️ About the Author

Henry Steel Olcott, Founder-President of the Theosophical Society, was born on 2 August 1832 in Orange, New Jersey, USA.

He distinguished himself in the field of agri- culture as a young man, and later, for his services to the US Government during the Civil War. In 1874, when investigating spiritualistic phenomena, he met H. P. Blavatsky and together they became the principal founders of the Society. He devoted the rest of his life to work for the Society and related causes. He is well known and revered for his work in reinvigorating Buddhism throughout Asia. He died on 17 February 1907 at Adyar, Chennai (Madras), India.