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BLIW§ The paper used in this publication meets the THE ALCHEMICAL BODY Siddha Traditions in Medival India D AV I D G O R D O N W H I T E THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS/CHICAGO AND LONDON for Catherine CONTENTS PREFACE NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION ABBREVIATIONS ONE Indian Paths to Immortality TWO Categories of Indian Thought: The Universe by Numbers THREE The Prehistory of Tantric Alchemy FOUR E-Book Overview The Alchemical Body excavates and centers within its Indian context the lost tradition of the medieval Siddhas. p. Working from previously unexplored alchemical sources, David Gordon White demonstrates for the first time that the medieval disciplines of Hindu alchemy and hatha yoga were practiced by one and the same people, and that they can be understood only when viewed together The Alchemical Body excavates and centers within its Indian context the lost tradition of the medieval Siddhas. p. White opens Working from previously unexplored alchemical sources, David Gordon White demonstrates for the first time that the medieval disciplines of Hindu alchemy and hatha yoga were practiced by one and the same people, and that they can be understood only when viewed together. ISBN (cloth: alk. First published: ember The Alchemical Body excavates and centers within its Indian context the lost tradition of the medieval Siddhas. I. Title. Includes bibliographical references and index. David N. Lorenzen. paper)SiddhasAlchemy-Religious aspects­ TantrismYoga, HathaTantrismNatha sect. Includes bibliographical references and index. Working from a body of previously unexplored alchemical sources, he demonstrates for the first time that the medieval disciplines of Hindu alchemy and hatha yoga were practiced by one and the same The alchemical body: Siddha traditions in medieval India David Gordon White. cm. Working from previously unexplored alchemical sources, David This comprehensive study draws upon the ancient Sanskrit and medieval Hindu materials and asserts medieval traditions of Hindu alchemy and hatha yoga were practiced by For India's medieval Siddhas, these three conjoined types of practice led directly to bodily immortality, supernatural powers, and self-divinization; in a word, to the exalted status of In The Alchemical Body, David Gordon White excavates and centers within its broader Indian context this lost tradition of the medieval Siddhas. ISBN (cloth: alk The Alchemical Body: Siddha Traditions in Medieval India. cm. The alchemical body: Siddha traditions in medieval India David Gordon White.