It has no scriptural sanction. See the AitareyaBrahmana story of Sunahsepa on human sacrifice that is strictly forbidden.
The population was heterogeneous; so was the culture; unapproved practices took place. One may look onto the Brhatkathamanjari/ Kathasaritsagara.
Best
DB

On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 8:35 PM, Artur Karp <karp@uw.edu.pl> wrote:
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his disciples eat flesh of their Guru, Dhanthar Baid - in order to gain his powers  Is this motif found somewhere else in Indian narratives?

Thanks in advance, 

Artur Karp

Warsaw
Poland

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