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'''Travers Christmas Humphreys''' ([[February 15]], 1901 – [[April 13]], 1983) was a British judge, author, publisher, [[Theosophist]] and [[Buddhism|Buddhist]]. He formed the Buddhist Lodge of the Theosophical Society and in 1924 he co-founded the London Buddhist Society, which was to have a seminal influence on the growth of the Buddhist tradition in Britain. 

== Biographical information ==

The Blavatsky Trust website says, in part:

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Christmas Humphreys was born in London in 1901, and originally trained as a lawyer. Justice Christmas Humphreys made quite a career for himself, serving as Senior Prosecuting Counsel at the Old Bailey, the London criminal courts, and eventually sitting as a Circuit Judge from 1968 until his retirement in 1976. Parallel with this carrier he cultivated his interest in Theosophy & Buddhism, and in 1924 co-founded the Buddhist Society, London, now one of the largest and oldest Buddhist organisations outside of Asia. As a publisher to the Buddhist Society, he was responsible for its wide range of publications, including six of his own.<ref>"Christmas Humphreys (1901-1983)," [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/nf_bt2.htm Blavatsky Trust website].</ref>
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== HPB's Diagram of Meditation ==

Christmas Humphreys was a friend of [[E. T. Sturdy]], a member of the [[Theosophical Society]] and student of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|Mme. Blavatsky]]. In the late 1880's HPB dictated a [[HPB's Diagram of Meditation|Diagram of Meditation]] to Mr. Sturdy, who later gave it Mr. Humphreys. The Diagram was first published by him in the Nov/Dec. 1942 issue of ''Buddhism in England'' (later renamed ''The Middle Way'', in which journal was reprinted in May/June 1944).

==Online resources==
===Articles===
*[http://theosophy.ph/encyclo/index.php?title=Humphreys,_Travers_Christmas# Travers Christmas Humphreys] at Theosopedia
*[http://www.katinkahesselink.net/his/Christmas-Humphreys.htm# A Buddhist Judge in Twentieth Century London] by Damien P. Horigan
*[http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/c_humphreys.htm# Christmas Humphreys (1901-1983)] Compiled by Robert Kitto
*[http://www.tricycle.com/ancestors/christmas-humphreys# Christmas Humphreys] by David Guy at Tricycle magazine

== Additional resources ==

* "Humphreys, Travers Christmas". ''Theosophical Encyclopedia''. Quezon City, Philippines: Theosophical Publishing House, 2006. See pages 290-291. Available [http://www.theosophy.ph/encyclo/index.php?title=Humphreys,_Travers_Christmas online].

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