The University of Nalanda c10.197

c10.197

The first signifies the perfection which enables a man to conquer battle with the help of a sword (on which mantras have) been muttered. The second evidently means the magic unguent which enables the wearer to perceive the treasures buried under the earth or otherwise hidden from the eyes. The third refers to the mysterious ointment which when applied to legs enables a man to move about everywhere without his body being perceived by anybody. The fourth refers to the mysterious power which enables a man to disappear miraculously before the very eyes of other people. The fifth probably refers to the magic solution which turns baser metals into gold, or the medicine which gives immunity from death. The sixth is the power which enables one to move in the firmament. The seventh gives one power to go at will anywhere in the world in a moment. The eighth refers to the power of going to the other worlds.