Editing Philosopher's stone (section)

==In Buddhism and Hinduism==
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The equivalent of the philosopher's stone in [[Buddhism]] and [[Hinduism]] is the ''[[Cintamani]]'', also spelled as ''Chintamani''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=René |first=Guénon |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/46364629 |title=Symbols of sacred science |date=2004 |publisher=Sophia Perennis |isbn=0-900588-78-0 |oclc=46364629}}</ref>{{rp|277}}{{better source needed|date=April 2022}} It is also referred to as Paras/Parasmani ({{langx|sa|पारसमणि}}, {{langx|hi|पारस}}) or Paris ({{langx|mr|परिस}}).

In Mahayana Buddhism, ''Chintamani'' is held by the [[bodhisattva]]s, [[Avalokiteshvara]] and [[Ksitigarbha]]. It is also seen carried upon the back of the [[Lung ta]] (wind horse) which is depicted on [[Tibet]]an [[Prayer flag#Symbols and prayers|prayer flags]]. By reciting the [[Dharani]] of Chintamani, Buddhist tradition maintains that one attains the Wisdom of Buddhas, is able to understand the truth of the Buddhas, and turns afflictions into [[Bodhi]]. It is said to allow one to see the Holy Retinue of [[Amitabha]] and his assembly upon one's deathbed. In Tibetan Buddhist tradition the Chintamani is sometimes depicted as a luminous pearl and is in the possession of several different forms of the Buddha.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Donkin |first=R. A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=leHFqMQ9mw8C&pg=PA170 |title=Beyond price: pearls and pearl-fishing: origins to the Age of Discoveries|year=1998 |publisher=American Philosophical Society |isbn=9780871692245}}</ref>{{rp|170}}

Within Hinduism, it is connected with the gods [[Vishnu]] and [[Ashtavinayak#Shri Chintamani|Ganesha]]. In Hindu tradition it is often depicted as a fabulous jewel in the possession of the [[Nāga]] king or as on the forehead of the [[Makara (Hindu mythology)|Makara]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}} The ''[[Yoga Vasistha]]'', originally written in the tenth century AD, contains a story about the philosopher's stone.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Venkatesananda |first=Swami |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1FFdOj2dv8cC |title=The Concise Yoga Vasistha |publisher=[[State University of New York Press]] |year=1984 |isbn=0-87395-955-8 |location=Albany. New York |oclc=11044869 |author-link=Swami Venkatesananda |access-date=21 March 2016 |archive-date=16 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316063559/https://books.google.com/books?id=1FFdOj2dv8cC |url-status=live }}</ref>{{rp|346–353}}

A great Hindu sage wrote about the spiritual accomplishment of [[Gnosis]] using the metaphor of the philosopher's stone. Sant [[Dnyaneshwar|Jnaneshwar]] (1275–1296) wrote a commentary with 17 references to the philosopher's stone that explicitly transmutes base metal into gold.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}} The seventh-century [[Siddhar]] [[Tirumular|Thirumoolar]] in his classic ''Tirumandhiram'' explains man's path to immortal divinity. In verse 2709 he declares that the name of God, [[Shiva]] is an alchemical vehicle that turns the body into immortal gold.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}

Another depiction of the philosopher's stone is the [[Syamantaka|Shyāmantaka Mani]] ({{lang|sa|श्यामन्तक मणि}}).{{citation needed|date=April 2022}} According to Hindu mythology, the Shyāmantaka Mani is a ruby, capable of preventing all natural calamities such as droughts, floods, etc. around its owner, as well as producing eight bhāras (≈1700 pounds or 700 kilograms) of gold, every day.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}