The Teachers
A Teacher
Curuppumullage Jinarajadasa
1875–1953
Theosophy
Sri Lankan polymath who carried Theosophy across the globe.
The transmission
Curuppumullage Jinarajadasa was a Sri Lankan-born Theosophist, linguist, and author educated at St John’s College, Cambridge. He served as the fourth International President of the Theosophical Society from 1945 to 1953.
A gifted lecturer fluent in many European languages, he wrote on religion, philosophy, art, and occult chemistry.
What they gave
He produced more than fifty books and over 1,600 articles, and was the most widely travelled of the Society’s presidents, spreading Theosophical teaching across continents.
The line they stand in
A close associate of Annie Besant and C. W. Leadbeater, he rose through the Theosophical Society to become its fourth International President at Adyar.