Author: Bhagwan Dash
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9788170220770
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: S. Mahdihassan
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Pub
Published: 2002-01-01
Total Pages: 147
ISBN-13: 9788120807884
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In Indian Alchemy Dr. Mahdihassan attempts to elucidate the point that Alchemy is a science through which the higher states of being reveal themselves with the matrix of spatio-temporal world. It is a science that is directly related to temporal levels of the universal hierarchy which is totally beyond the reach of any of the profane methods employed during the past century.
Author: B. V. Subbarayappa
Publisher: Project of History of Indian Science Philosophy and Culture
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9788187586012
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This Volume Presents A Succinct Account Of Chemical Knowledge And Techniques In The Indian Culture-Area From Prehistoric Times To About The Eighteenth Century Ad. Metals And Metal-Working; Dyes And Pigments; Coinage; Rocks And Minerals; Cosmetics And Perfumery; Ceramics And Glass; Paper-Making; Pyrotechnics And The Like Were Among The Important Chemical Practices That Were Fortered By Artisans And Craftsmen Who Scaled Peaks Of Excellence Specially In Metallurgy. Indian Alchemy Which Came Up As A Part Of Tantrik Tradition Soon Transformed Itself Into Medicinal Chemistry And Added A Veneer Of Mineral And Metallic Medicines Treated With Plant Extracts. A Notable Aspect Of Indian Chemical Practices In The Ancient And Medieval Periods Was Their Inter-Relationship With Religio-Philosophical Ideas As Well As Cultural Embellishment. Such Practices, Though Mainly Endogenous, Were Not Devoid Of Some Exogenous Influences From Time To Time. The Authors Who Are Experts In Their Fields, Have Portrayed The Different Nuances Of Indian Chemistry And Chemical Techniques Based On Extensive Archaeological Data As Well As Literary Sources With Their Scholarly And Integrated Interpretations. The Volume Is A Source Book Of Great Value To Mterested Scholars And General Readers Alike.
Author: Sureśvara
Publisher:
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 196
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Sanskrit treatise with English translation on therpeutic use of metals in Ayurvedic medicine.
Author: Mircea Eliade
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2009-07-26
Total Pages: 576
ISBN-13: 9780691142036
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First published in English in 1958, the author lays the groundwork for a Western understanding of Yoga, providing a comprehensive survey of Yoga in theory and practice from its earliest antecedents in the Vedas through the twentieth century.