Esoteric Buddhism - Paperbackby A. P. Sinnett (Author) First published in 1883 Esoteric Buddhism is a practical clue to the meaning of almost all ancient religious symbolism. Sinnett says that the esoteric doctrine gives an absolute truth. He further states that the European mindset has so long been accustomed to questioning that is it impossible to deal with absolute truths. From the preface "The fact is, however, that esoteric Buddhism, though by no means divorced from the