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====Theosophical Society==== {{Main|Theosophical Society}} {{See also|Vipassana movement|Hindu reform movements|Buddhist modernism}} The Theosophical Society was formed in 1875 by [[Helena Blavatsky]], [[Henry Steel Olcott]], [[William Quan Judge]] and others to advance the spiritual principles and search for Truth known as [[Theosophy (Blavatskian)|Theosophy]].{{sfn|Melton|1990}} The Theosophical Society has been highly influential in promoting interest, both in west and east, in a great variety of religious teachings:{{sfn|Melton|1990}} {{Blockquote|No single organization or movement has contributed so many components to the [[New Age Movement]] as the Theosophical Society ... It has been the major force in the dissemination of [[occult]] literature in the [[Western world|West]] in the twentieth century.}} The Theosophical Society searched for 'secret teachings' in Asian religions. It has been influential on modernist streams in several Asian religions, notably [[Hindu reform movements]], the revival of [[Theravada Buddhism]], and [[D.T. Suzuki]], who popularized the idea of enlightenment as insight into a timeless, transcendent reality.{{sfn|Sharf|1995c}}{{sfn|Shih|1953}}{{sfn|McMahan|2008}} Another example can be seen in [[Paul Brunton|Paul Brunton's]] ''A Search in Secret India'', which introduced [[Ramana Maharshi]] to a western audience.
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