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Mountains of wisdom: On the interface between Siddha and Vidyādhara cults and the Siddha orders in medieval India

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White, D.G. Mountains of wisdom: On the interface between Siddha and Vidyādhara cults and the Siddha orders in medieval India. Hindu Studies 1, 73–95 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11407-997-0013-x

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