Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c44.s3.23

v2.c44.s3.23

There is no doubt that the alchemist Nāgārjuna belonged to the latter half of the second century AD (Bose, Sen and Subbarayappa, 1971:41) although it is not clear whether he was also the celebrated philosopher, and whether the present form of *Rasa-Ratnākara* was edited in the eighth century. (Ray, 1956:118)