Peter Dunov (/ˈdʌnɒv/ DUN-əv; Bulgarian: Петър Дънов [ˈpɛtɐr ˈdɤnof]; July 11, 1864 – December 27, 1944), also known by his spiritual name Beinsa Douno (Bulgarian: Беинса Дуно [bɛinˈsа duˈnɔ]), and often titled Uchitelyat ("the Teacher") by his followers, was a Bulgarian philosopher and spiritual teacher who developed a form of Esoteric Christianity known as the Universal White Brotherhood. He is widely known in Bulgaria, where he was voted second by the public in the Great Bulgarians TV show on Bulgarian National Television (2006–2007).[1] Dunov is also featured in Pantev and Gavrilov's The 100 Most Influential Bulgarians in Our History (ranked in 37th place).[2] According to Petrov, Peter Dunov is “the most published Bulgarian author to this day.”[3]
- ^ Bulgarian National Television - "The Great Bulgarians", http://welcome.bnt.bg/movies/velikitebg.php?id=12 Archived 2014-12-14 at the Wayback Machine, Accessed July 17, 2014
- ^ Pantev, A.L. and Gavrilov, B.G., The 100 Most Influential Bulgarians in Our History (in Bulgarian “100-те най-влиятелни българи в нашата история”), Reporter, 1997, Bulgaria, 328 pp., ISBN 9548102242, 9789548102247
- ^ Petrov, N., "Drew's Global Heritage: History of International Students", Peter Dunov: An Early Graduate from Bulgaria, Drew Theological School, http://www.drew.edu/theological/2012/01/drews-global-heritage-history-of-international-students-at-drew-theological-school#bulgaria Archived 2014-08-17 at the Wayback Machine, Accessed 24 July 2014