Title in ENGLISH : In this volume, transmutational practices and their underlying concepts are examined in the wider context of South and Inner Asian culture. It features ground-breaking research on the related practices and concepts of kavyakarpam, bcud len and mendrup, developed in the Tamil Siddha medico-alchemical tradition and in Tibetan Buddhist and Bonpo contexts. The volume offers an exploration of Islamic yogic longevity practices that emerged in Sufi milieus of the Roshng kingdom between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries. This volume draws together a wide scope of research into this area of enquiry. In addition to the examination of these concepts;and practices in Sanskritic South Asian traditions, it features;ground-breaking research on the related practices and concepts;of kayakarpam, bcud len and mendrup, developed in the Tamil;Siddha medico-alchemical tradition and in Tibetan Buddhist;and Bonpo contexts, respectively. The volume also offers an;exploration of Islamic yogic longevity practices that emerged in;Sufi milieus of the Roshang kingdom between the fifteenth and;eighteenth centuries.

ISBN 13: 9789387496408

ISBN 10: 9387496406

Edition: New Delhi

Year: 2020

Language: ENGLISH

Binding: Hardbound

Subject(s): Philosophy