Theos-Talk Archives (October 2004 Message tt00033)

Dear Nigel,

I thought I recalled seeing both these sects ID'd as red hats but this
site has three rather than two hat colors:
http://www.karmapa.org.nz/articles/2001/kranti-3.html
calling the Kargyutpa black hats.

No, neither the HPB writings nor the MLs say who the red hats are, but
that is a matter of historical record, no? I have heard it speculated
at a Theosophical History conference that she/they really meant the
Bonpa and not the red hats. 

Paul
--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "nhcareyta" <nhcareyta@y...> wrote:
> Paul
> You recently wrote "The Nyingmapa and Kargyutpa sects of Tibetan 
> Buddhism are not the evil monsters portrayed by HPB's ill-informed 
> comments on them."
> Would you have any specific references where HPB mentions these two 
> sects by name rather than her and the Mahatmas'general comments on 
> Red Caps and the apparent implications therefrom?
> Kind regards
> Nigel