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An interview with Keith Cantú, PhD Candidate at the University of California, Santa Barbra.
Keith is a student of South Asian Religions, who specialises in the early modern vernacular movements of Yoga, Tantra and Alchemy, which have intersections with Sanskrit literature and esotericism. He is contributing a chapter of the Rasāyanakhaṇḍa towards the Alchemy Reader, which will be an output of the AyurYog Project:
Alchemical pilgrimage: The Rasaratnākara, Rasāyanakhaṇḍa (13th -15th century), Chapter Eight
The Rasaratnākara is one of the longest and most complex of the Sanskrit alchemical treatises. Its chapter on pilgrimage at Srisailam describes what actions an adept (sādhaka) should take in order to benefit from the alchemical wonders of Srisailam. The topic of alchemical pilgrimage is unusual for Sanskrit alchemical literature, but nevertheless significant, since it informs pilgrims’ ritual activities in the region even today.
This project was made possible through funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research
and innovation program under grant agreement No.639363.
An interview with Keith Cantú, PhD Candidate at the University of California, Santa Barbra.
Keith is a student of South Asian Religions, who specialises in the early modern vernacular movements of Yoga, Tantra and Alchemy, which have intersections with Sanskrit literature and esotericism. He is contributing a chapter of the Rasāyanakhaṇḍa towards the Alchemy Reader, which will be an output of the AyurYog Project:
Alchemical pilgrimage: The Rasaratnākara, Rasāyanakhaṇḍa (13th -15th century), Chapter Eight
The Rasaratnākara is one of the longest and most complex of the Sanskrit alchemical treatises. Its chapter on pilgrimage at Srisailam describes what actions an adept (sādhaka) should take in order to benefit from the alchemical wonders of Srisailam. The topic of alchemical pilgrimage is unusual for Sanskrit alchemical literature, but nevertheless significant, since it informs pilgrims’ ritual activities in the region even today.
This project was made possible through funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research
and innovation program under grant agreement No.639363.
