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==Further reading== | |||
*[http://www.esswe.org/# European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism] | |||
*[http://www.anandgholap.net/AP/Gurus_And_Chelas-ETS_AB.htm# Gurus and Chelas] An Article by E.T. Sturdy and a Reply by Annie Besant | |||
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The word chela comes from the Sanskrit चेल (cela) meaning "servant" or "slave." In Hinduism is used to denominate the religious student or disciple of a spiritual master or guru.
In theosophy the term is frequently used to denominate a candidate for initiation into the occult sciences. In her Theosophical Glossary H. P. Blavatsky defines it as follows:
Chelâ (Sk.). A disciple, the pupil of a Guru or Sage, the follower of some adept of a school of philosophy (lit., child).[1]
Notes
- ↑ H. P. Blavatsky, Theosophical Glossary (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1918), 74.
Further reading
- Gurus and Chelas An Article by E.T. Sturdy and a Reply by Annie Besant