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'''Sien-Tchan''' (also spelled Sien-Tchang, Tsien-Tchan or Sien-chan) is a word that found in the [[Stanzas of Dzyan#Stanza VI|Stanzas of Dzyan]] said to come from the Chinese language. According to [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|H. P. Blavatsky]] the term refers to "our universe".
'''Sien-Tchan''' (also spelled Sien-Tchang, Tsien-Tchan or Sien-chan) is a word that found in the [[Stanzas of Dzyan#Stanza VI|Stanzas of Dzyan]] said to come from the Chinese language. According to [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|H. P. Blavatsky]] the term refers to "our universe".
According to [[David Reigle]] <ref>David Reigle, ''Blavatsky's Secret Books'' (San Diego, CA: Wizards Bookshelf, 1999), 64</ref> this term is probably Tibetan (''sems-can'', a sentient being).


== Online resources ==
== Online resources ==
===Articles===
===Articles===
*[http://prajnaquest.fr/blog/the-orthography-of-sien-tchan The Orthography of Sien-Tchan] by Ingmar de Boer
*[http://prajnaquest.fr/blog/the-orthography-of-sien-tchan The Orthography of Sien-Tchan] by Ingmar de Boer
== Notes ==
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Sien-Tchan (also spelled Sien-Tchang, Tsien-Tchan or Sien-chan) is a word that found in the Stanzas of Dzyan said to come from the Chinese language. According to H. P. Blavatsky the term refers to "our universe".

According to David Reigle [1] this term is probably Tibetan (sems-can, a sentient being).

Online resources

Articles

Notes

  1. David Reigle, Blavatsky's Secret Books (San Diego, CA: Wizards Bookshelf, 1999), 64