T. Lobsang Rampa

Cyril Henry Hoskin T. Lobsang Rampa
T. Lobsang Rampa seated to the right of a painting depicting a Siamese cat
Born	10 April 1910(1910-04-10) Plympton, Devon, England, U.K.
Died	25 January 1981 (70) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Known for	The Third Eye (1956)

Tuesday Lobsang Rampa (Unknown [or, April 8, 1910] - January 25, 1981) was, by his own account, a Tibetan lama and transmigrant residing in the body of Cyril Henry Hoskin, also known as Doctor Carl Kuon Suo, coming to inhabit his new form when Hoskin fell out of a fir tree while trying to photograph an owl.

As Rampa, he authored several autobiographical and fantastical stories about his life in Tibet and his travels through our world and the cosmos, claiming, among other things, to have spent time with the Yetis, gained clairvoyance via trepanation, and generally to have lived the mad-cap life of a Bondian agent serving forces unknown. While many suggest his stories were highly implausible, utterly dubious, and even totally ludicrous, Tuesday Lobsang Rampa never once conceded even an inch of ground to his critics, continuing to write about his amazing adventures and his mastery of the metaphysical up until his death.

Resources

• Tuesday Lobsang Rampa, lobsangrampa.org, http://www.lobsangrampa.org/  — the writings of T. Lobsang Rampa and discussion
• Fictitious Tibet: The Origin and Persistence of Rampaism, dc-international.org, http://web.archive.org/web/20120211202908/http://www.dc-international.org/index.php?view=article&catid=143&id=337 
• The Third Eye of T. Lobsang Rampa, museumofhoaxes.com, http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/archive/permalink/the_third_eye_of_t._lobsang_rampa/ 

Bibliography

• Rampa, T. Lobsang (1956), The Third Eye: Autobiography of a Tibetan Lama, London: Secker & Warburg, https://amzn.to/2mPRzI5 
• Rampa, T. Lobsang (1959), Doctor from Lhasa, London: Souvenir Press, https://amzn.to/2mPSFDY 
• Rampa, T. Lobsang (1960), The Rampa Story, London: Souvenir Press, https://amzn.to/2mlNcqq 
• Rampa, T. Lobsang (1963), Cave of the Ancients, London: Corgi Books, https://amzn.to/2m6ji9k 
• Rampa, T. Lobsang (1964), Living with the Lama, London: Corgi Books, https://amzn.to/2mogrJC  — Rampa did not claim authorship, attributing the book to the dictation of Mrs. Fifi Greywhiskers, his Siamese cat.
• Rampa, T. Lobsang (1965), You Forever, London: Corgi Books, https://amzn.to/2m6qn9D 
• Rampa, T. Lobsang (1965), Wisdom of the Ancients, London: Corgi Books, https://amzn.to/2mozuU4 
• Rampa, T. Lobsang (1966), The Saffron Robe, London: Corgi Books, https://amzn.to/2mPNQup 
• Rampa, T. Lobsang (1966), My Visit to Venus, Clarksburg, W. Va.: Saucerian Books, https://amzn.to/2mPFId8  — first published by Gray Barker's Saucerian Books, this title was later denounced as unauthorised by Rampa.
• Rampa, T. Lobsang (1967), Chapters of Life, London: Corgi Books, https://amzn.to/2mlVoar 
• Rampa, T. Lobsang (1969), Beyond The Tenth, London: Corgi Books, https://amzn.to/2mPSsk2 
• Rampa, T. Lobsang (1971), Feeding the Flame, London: Corgi Books, https://amzn.to/2mm8uUT 
• Rampa, T. Lobsang (1971), The Hermit, London: Corgi Books, https://amzn.to/2mCNIl6 
• Rampa, T. Lobsang (1972), The Thirteenth Candle, London: Corgi Books, https://amzn.to/2mCIQfD 
• Rampa, T. Lobsang (1973), Candlelight, London: Corgi Books, https://amzn.to/2m6t9f8 
• Rampa, T. Lobsang (1975), Twilight, London: Corgi Books, https://amzn.to/2m5duuX 
• Rampa, T. Lobsang (1976), As It Was!, London: Corgi Books, https://amzn.to/2m59aMl 
• Rampa, T. Lobsang (1977), I Believe, London: Corgi Books, https://amzn.to/2mPEL4u 
• Rampa, T. Lobsang (1977), Three Lives, London: Corgi Books, https://amzn.to/2m6uNNY 
• Rampa, T. Lobsang (1980), Tibetan Sage, London: Corgi Books, https://amzn.to/2mPQznq 

Audio

• Doctor T. Lobsang Rampa (1969), Meditation, The Henderson Company