Stanzas of Dzyan

The Stanzas of Dzyan are, according to Mme. Blavatsky part of the Book of Dzyan of Tibetan origin. The Stanzas form the basis for the Secret Doctrine, one of the foundational works of the theosophical movement written by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky.

The Stanzas were originally written in the sacred language of Senzar, although there are references to Sanskrit and Chinese translations. Mme. Blavatsky wrote:

This first installment of the esoteric doctrines is based upon Stanzas, which are the records of a people unknown to ethnology; it is claimed that they are written in a tongue absent from the nomenclature of languages and dialects with which philology is acquainted; they are said to emanate from a source (Occultism) repudiated by science; and, finally, they are offered through an agency, incessantly discredited before the world by all those who hate unwelcome truths, or have some special hobby of their own to defend. Therefore, the rejection of these teachings may be expected, and must be accepted beforehand. No one styling himself a "scholar," in whatever department of exact science, will be permitted to regard these teachings seriously.