Interpretation and reception
The Secret Doctrine
H. P. Blavatsky
Applies Puranic descriptions of decline to the author's contemporary West and identifies Maitreya with Kalki in an esoteric synthesis. These are Blavatsky's comparative claims, not Hindu or Buddhist consensus.
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Edition and location
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VolumeI pp.377–378 and384; PDF pp.19–20 and26