'the real source from whence the Ancient Wisdom came was Persia and old India, the Mother of Civilizations and Religions' - what does it mean? what are derived from old India?

In the Ineffable, Philosophic, and Hermetic degrees—found within the higher-degree systems such as the Scottish Rite—Oriental philosophy permeates the ritual framework, where it is intertwined with Jewish and Cabalistic philosophy, specifically through the theory of emanations 1. A knowledge of this Oriental philosophy is regarded as essential to properly understanding these advanced degrees 1.

In contrast, Mackey asserts that Freemasonry derives no historical origin or philosophical substance from ancient India 1. He holds that Indian philosophies do not coincide at any point with the philosophy of Freemasonry, and that none of the origins of the Craft or higher degrees have their roots in India 1. While external coincidences in symbols, signs, or rites can be observed across various global traditions—such as in the ceremonies of Indigenous Americans—these reflect universal ceremonial patterns rather than a direct derivation or shared heritage with Indian thought 1.