[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902) › v2.c30 # A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c30: Contents A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c30 - **Language:** English ### Contents ### [v2.c30.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c30.1) ON THE AGE OF NA'GA'RJUNA AND BUDDHIST ALCHEMICAL TANTRAS ### [v2.c30.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c30.2) Rise, Development and Propagation of Maha'ya'nism—Na'ga'rjuna: a Leading Representative of Maha'ya'nism—Na'ga'rjuna as an Adept in Magic and A'lchemy—Na'ga'rjuna as a Contemporary and Friend of King Sadva'hana—Na'ga'rjuna as a Comprehensive Name of the Activity of Maha'ya'nism—Asamga—Gradual and Imperceptible Fusion of Maha'ya'nism with Saivaism—Dha'ranis as the Precursors of the Tantras—Vaipulya Su'tras—Buddhistic Tantras—Tantras imported into Tibet—Rasaratna'kara—Its Historical Importance—Also a Typical Production of the Maha'ya'nist Period of Intellectual Activity—Antiquity of Alchemical Tantras—Alchemy an Integral Part of Maha'ya'nist Activity—Spread of Alchemy—In Tibet and the Deccan ... i-xlix ### [v2.c30.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c30.3) CHAPTER II ### [v2.c30.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c30.4) Further Cultivation of Alchemy—Buddhist Alchemical Tantras absorbed into Hindu Tantras—Rasahridaya—Rasendrachu'da'mani—Rasapraka'sasudha'kara—Rasakalpa—Rasara'jalakshmi . . . . . I-lx --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v2.c30) · Pramāṇa