(Sanskrit) “Lord of the Light.” A Cosmocreator or Elohim. The Divine Intelligences supervising the cosmos. “A Dhyan Chohan is one who has already abandoned the four bodies of sin, which are the physical, astral, mental and causal bodies. A Dhyan Chohan only acts with his Diamond Soul. He has already liberated himself from Maya (illusion); thus, he lives happily in Nirvana. – Samael Aun Weor, The Revolution of Beelzebub
Dhyani Buddha
(Sanskrit) “Meditation Buddha.” Any one of the five symbolic aspects of the Buddha, often presented as “enlightened families” of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. These five Buddha families symbolize the fully developed consciousness related to the purified skandhas. However…
“…there are five Dhyanis who are the “celestial” Buddhas, of whom the human Buddhas are the manifestations in the world of form and matter. Esoterically, however, the Dhyani-Buddhas are seven, of whom five only have hitherto manifested,* and two are to come in the sixth and seventh Root-races. They are, so to speak, the eternal prototypes of the Buddhas who appear on this earth, each of whom has his particular divine prototype.” —H.P.Blavatsky, The Secret Doctrine (1888)
Fohat
(Theosophical/Tibetan) A term used by H.P. Blavatsky to represent the essence of cosmic electricity, vital force.
“This light of the Logos is the link . . . between objective matter and the subjective thought of Eswara (or Logos). It is called in several Buddhist books Fohat. It is the one instrument with which the Logos works.” —H.P.Blavatsky, The Secret Doctrine (1888)
Guan Shi Yin
In Chinese Buddhism, Guan Shi Yin 觀世音 or Kuan shi yin is synonymous with the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, the pinnacle of mercy, compassion, kindness and love.