1. Lobsang Rampa was the pen name of Cyril Henry Hoskin, an author who wrote books with paranormal and occult themes.
13 Facts About Lobsang Rampa
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Lobsang Rampa's best known work is The Third Eye, published in Britain in 1956.
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The title of the book is derived from an operation, similar to trepanation, that Lobsang Rampa claimed he had undergone, in which a small hole was drilled into his forehead to arouse the third eye and enhance powers of clairvoyance.
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Lobsang Rampa takes part in an initiation ceremony in which he learns that during its early history the Earth was struck by another planet, causing Tibet to become the mountain kingdom that it is today.
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Lobsang Rampa was tracked by the British press to Howth, Ireland, and confronted with these allegations.
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Lobsang Rampa did not deny that he had been born as Cyril Hoskin, but claimed that his body was now occupied by the spirit of Lobsang Rampa.
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Lobsang Rampa was concussed and, on regaining his senses, had seen a Buddhist monk in saffron robes walking towards him.
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The monk spoke to him about Lobsang Rampa taking over his body and Hoskin agreed, saying that he was dissatisfied with his current life.
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Lobsang Rampa maintained for the rest of his life that The Third Eye was a true story.
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Lobsang Rampa was a supporter of the Tibetan cause despite criticism of his books.
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Lobsang Rampa's works are highly imaginative and fictional in nature.
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Lobsang Rampa went on to write another 18 books containing a mixture of religious and occult material.
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Lobsang Rampa died in Calgary on 25 January 1981, at the age of 70.