Foundations of Buddhism By Agni Yoga Co-Founder Helena Roerich, Second Edition
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Roerich, Helena. Foundations of Buddhism. Agni Yoga Society. New York. 1971.
Second edition of the Buddhist inspired writings of Helena Roerich , Agni Yoga Society co-founder and the wife of famed Russian mystic and painter, Nicholas Roerich. Foundations of Buddhism is not quite a book about Buddhism proper, but rather the Roerichs’ theosophically influenced interpretation of Buddhism, including the psychic evolution of the world which will bring about the era of the Maitreya Buddha. Fitting with this element of Agni Yoga ideology, the Sanskrit inscription chosen by Roerich for the dust jacket reads, “Maitreya Sangha.”
12mo. 146pp + 11pp sources and index. Yellow boards with cloth spine, title, author, and Sanskrit insignia gilt on front. Title and author gilt on spine. Front top fore-edge corner and back lower fore-edge corner bumped. Darkening to top of text block. Brown pastedowns and endpapers, residue of old booksellers sticker on bottom of back pastedown. Pages clean. Very good condition. Orange and cream-colored dust jacket with author, title, and Sanskrit insignia on front, as well as a small pen mark near spine. No losses. Some shelf wear to top and bottom edges. Title and author repeated on spine. Some crumpling to top of spine. Very good condition.
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