A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c32.t1.13

v2.c32.t1.13

Tāranātha informs us that Tantrism existed and was transmitted in an occult manner in the period between Asanga and Dharmakīrti, but that after Dharmakīrti’s times the Anuttarayoga became more and more general and influential. Substantially his statement is certainly right. He adds that during the reign of the Pāla dynasty, there were many masters of magic, Mantra-Vajrāchāryas, who, being possessed of various Siddhis, performed the most prodigious feats.