siddhin.
In Indian and Tibetan religion, a collective term for supernatural or magical powers acquired by meditation or other practices. Also in plural in same sense.
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1863 E. 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 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 228/1 Their practical belief..busied itself almost wholly with obtaining magic powers (Siddhi), by means of..magic circles (Maṇḍala).
1921 C. 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.
1941 A. 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 A. Koestler Lotus & Robot i. iii. 111 The eight siddhis are promised..in remuneration for the more difficult mudras.
1970 Man, 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.
1977 Time 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.
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