Gāruḍa tantra
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I recently recorded the following interview with Dr. Raj Balkaran at New Books Network on my first book, Early Tantric Medicine. W...
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My research in Early Tantric Medicine focused on early medieval religious systems designed to counter snakebite envenomation. The ...
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In this interview with Vikram Zutshi, I summarize some of the key findings of Early Tantric Medicine....
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I am pleased to announce the publication of my book Early Tantric Medicine by Oxford University Press. It is now available in a US...
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A fascinating piece from 1904 on snakes’ reputed power to hypnotize their prey (Courtesy Aaron Ullrey) Nag Pancami controver...
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I have launched a project page on Kickstarter to help me get my book on the Gāruḍam medical tradition finalized and sent to a publ...
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Dr. Lakshminaryanan tells the story of being envenomed by a scorpion sting as a child, and the miraculous mantra cure by a village...
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In the medieval period, the Jains developed their own fascinating traditions of Mantra Śāstra, including useful sources that are c...
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My doctoral dissertation was recently reviewed by Dr. Dagmar Wujastyk. The review is available at DissertationReviews.org....
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The Manasataramgini blogger occasionally writes posts related to Garuḍa. This one is insightful for including ritual details in ad...