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'''Chohan''' is a word that according to [[H. P. Blavatsky]] means "'Lord' or 'Master'; a chief".<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 83.</ref> Although [[H. P. Blavatsky|Mme. Blavatsky]] claims the word comes from the Tibetan language, its origin has not been identified. In the [[ML18|Mahatma Letter No. 18]] the word is spelled as "Cho-Khan", the Tibetan words ''chos'' (pronounced with a silent "s") meaning "dharma" ("teaching", "doctrine", or "law") and ''khan'' (spelled mkhan) means abbot. Also, the word ''mkhan'' as the second member of a two-part word means "one who practices or is skilled in" something. Another possibility is that the word Cho-Khan is a tibetan-chinese construct where "Khan" is a Chinese term meaning "lord", "chief", or "emperor". | '''Chohan''' is a word that according to [[H. P. Blavatsky]] means "'Lord' or 'Master'; a chief".<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 83.</ref> Although [[H. P. Blavatsky|Mme. Blavatsky]] claims the word comes from the Tibetan language, its origin has not been identified. In the [[ML18|Mahatma Letter No. 18]] the word is spelled as "Cho-Khan", the Tibetan words ''chos'' (pronounced with a silent "s") meaning "dharma" ("teaching", "doctrine", or "law") and ''khan'' (spelled mkhan) means abbot. Also, the word ''mkhan'' as the second member of a two-part word means "one who practices or is skilled in" something. Another possibility is that the word Cho-Khan is a tibetan-chinese construct where "Khan" is a Chinese term meaning "lord", "chief", or "emperor". | ||
The word Chohan is used in [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|"The Mahatma Letters"]] to refer to | The word Chohan is used in [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|"The Mahatma Letters"]] to refer to a high [[adept]]. | ||
== According to C. W. Leadbeater == | == According to C. W. Leadbeater == | ||
In his book ''The Masters And The Path'' [[C. W. Leadbeater]] explains: | |||
<blockquote>The title Chohan is given to those Adepts who have taken the sixth Initiation, but the same word is employed also for the Heads of Rays Three to Seven, who hold very definite and exalted offices in the Hierarchy. We are given to understand that the meaning of the word Chohan is simply “Lord,” and that it is used both generally and specifically, in much the same way as the word Lord is employed in England. We speak of a man as a lord because he possesses that title, but that is quite different from what we mean when we speak, for example, of the Lord Chancellor or the Lord-Lieutenant of the County.<ref>Charles Webster Leadbeater, ''The Masters And The Path'' (????), ???? Ch22</ref></blockquote> | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
Revision as of 18:33, 18 April 2012
Chohan is a word that according to H. P. Blavatsky means "'Lord' or 'Master'; a chief".[1] Although Mme. Blavatsky claims the word comes from the Tibetan language, its origin has not been identified. In the Mahatma Letter No. 18 the word is spelled as "Cho-Khan", the Tibetan words chos (pronounced with a silent "s") meaning "dharma" ("teaching", "doctrine", or "law") and khan (spelled mkhan) means abbot. Also, the word mkhan as the second member of a two-part word means "one who practices or is skilled in" something. Another possibility is that the word Cho-Khan is a tibetan-chinese construct where "Khan" is a Chinese term meaning "lord", "chief", or "emperor".
The word Chohan is used in "The Mahatma Letters" to refer to a high adept.
According to C. W. Leadbeater
In his book The Masters And The Path C. W. Leadbeater explains:
The title Chohan is given to those Adepts who have taken the sixth Initiation, but the same word is employed also for the Heads of Rays Three to Seven, who hold very definite and exalted offices in the Hierarchy. We are given to understand that the meaning of the word Chohan is simply “Lord,” and that it is used both generally and specifically, in much the same way as the word Lord is employed in England. We speak of a man as a lord because he possesses that title, but that is quite different from what we mean when we speak, for example, of the Lord Chancellor or the Lord-Lieutenant of the County.[2]
Notes
Further reading
- Chohan at Theosopedia