| 释义 |
‖ siddhi|ˈsidi|
Also Siddhi.
[Skr., lit. ‘fulfilment’, f. as prec.]
In Indian and Tibetan religion, a collective name for supernatural or magical powers acquired by meditation or other practices. Also in pl. in same sense.
[1863E. Schlagintweit Buddhism in Tíbet vi. 56 The reciting of Dhāranīs, if combined with the practise of magical rites and supported by morality and contemplation, leads to superhuman faculties (in Sanskrit Siddhi).] 1882[see mandala]. 1921C. Eliot Hinduism & Buddhism II. xxxii. 282 The religious life prescribed in the Tantras commences with the initiation and requires the supervision of the Guru. The object of it is Siddhi or success, the highest form of which is spiritual perfection. 1941A. Huxley Grey Eminence ix. 218 He was deeply impressed by any manifestation of the siddhis, as the Indians call them, the psychic powers which may be aroused by meditation and to which the wiser mystics pay as little attention as possible. 1960[see mudra]. 1970Man, Myth & Magic v. 146/3 The idea of an astral body is very old. Ancient Indian writings describe the eight siddhis or supernormal powers which can be acquired through a type of yoga called Pranayama. 1977Time 8 Aug. 44/2 The teachers have now brought those wares to the American market: lessons that will lead trainees to the Siddhis, or supernatural powers. |