Appendices

Chapter 12: Appendix III: Comparative Tables

The 5 Sacred Books

Aryan OrientMongol Far EastSemitic AfricaSemitic Chaldea
PanchavedaZend-AvestaKingsPentateuch
1. Rigveda1. Vendidad Sade1. I Ching1. Genesis
2. Yajurveda2. Yasna2. Shu Jing2. Exodus
3. Samaveda3. Vispered3. Shi Jing3. Leviticus
4. Atharvaveda4. Yasht Sade4. Li Ji4. Numbers
5. Manava-Dharma5. Siroza5. Yue Jing5. Deuteronomy
(Krishna, 30th cent. BC)(1st Zoroaster, 30th cent. BC)(Fu Xi, 30th cent. BC)(Moses, 16th cent. BC)

The 5 Divine Faculties

Orient: Adi-Buddha, Buddheshvara — PrajnaFar East: Siou-To
The 5 DhyanasThe 5 BodhisattvasThe 5 Degrees of Wisdom
1. Vairochana1. Samantabhadra1. Tsin
2. Akshobhya2. Vajrapani2. Gi
3. Ratnasambhava3. Ratnapani3. Rê
4. Amitabha4. Padmapani4. Tsi
5. Amoghasiddhi5. Vishvapani5. Sin

The 5 Sacerdotal Degrees

Africa: Egyptian PriesthoodWestern, Northern and Northeastern Europe: Druidic Priesthood
The 5 GradesEgyptian PriestsThe 5 GradesBreton and Gaulish Druids: Drotts, Ases, Varangians and Slavs
1.The Aoidos: Lyre, Books of Hermes (Thoth)1.Vacies
2.The Horoscope: Clock, Palm. Books of Hermes2.Seronides
3.The Hierogrammate: Quill, Books of Hermes3.Bards
4.The Stolistes: Cubit, Vase, Books of Hermes4.Eubages
5.The Prophet: Divine Seal. Books of Hermes5.Causidici
A complex geometric diagram, a Sri Yantra, consisting of nine interlocking triangles that surround a central point, enclosed by concentric circles and lotus petals, all within a square border with T-shaped portals