4. Sources for the History of Tantric Alchemy in India

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Note on Transliteration xv
5. Abbreviations xvii
6. 1. Indian Paths to Immortality 1
7. 2. Categories of Indian Thought: The Universe by Numbers 15
8. 3. The Prehistory of Tantric Alchemy 48
9. 4. Sources for the History of Tantric Alchemy in India 78
10. 5. Tantric and Siddha Alchemical Literature 123
11. 6. Tantra in the Rasārṇava 171
12. 7. Corresponding Hierarchies: The Substance of the Alchemical Body 184
13. 8. Homologous Structures of the Alchemical Body 218
14. 9. The Dynamics of Transformation in Siddha Alchemy 263
15. 10. Penetration, Perfection, and Immortality 303
16. Epilogue. The Siddha Legacy in Modern India 335
17. Notes 353
18. Selected Bibliography 521
19. Index 555