Indian Witchcraft

11th century Acharya acquired Agni Asura Atisa Aurangzeb became believed Bhairava bhūta blood Bodhisattva Brahmana Buddha Buddhist called century B.C. ceremony Chakra Chakrasamvara chanting charm Chattopadhyaya corpse death deity demons Deva devil Dipankara disciples Divine evil spirits eyes fire Gana goddess ground Guhya head Hevajra Hindu Ibid incantations Indian Indra Jaina Jaina monks Jātaka Kalhaṇa Kāpālika Kashmir Kautilya killed known lived magical powers Mahākāla Mahāvīra mantras Manucci meditated mentioned Mothers murder Nāgas Nalendra night Nuniz oblations offered performed person pishācha Pishachas poison possessed practice punishment Rakshasa reign of king reveals rice Rigveda rites rituals ruler sacrifice Saletore Shiva shrine siddhi similar skull Somadeva sorcery spells strange Sūtra sword Tantric Tāranātha temple Tibet told Tonhis tree Tuluva types upāsaka Vararuchi Vedas Vedic vetāla Vidyā Vikramashila village wife witchcraft witches wizard wizardry woman women worship Yakshas yakshini Yamari yoginis