siddhi

[ sid-dee ]

noun

1. Yoga. a miraculous power imparted by the late stages of intense meditation. Pali iddhi.
2. Buddhism. any occult power acquired through discipline.

Word History and Origins

Origin of siddhi¹

From Sanskrit

Example Sentences

The deity was summoned by the rites already described and the object of the performer was to obtain magical powers or siddhi.

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The object of it is Siddhi or success, the highest form of which is spiritual perfection.

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But in the Mongol Siddhi-kr (No. 13) we have the stone again.

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Bhang, the Hindustani siddhi or sabzi, consists of the dried leaves and small stalks of the hemp; a few fruits occur in it.

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In the siddhi body we meditate and serve it, and in the next birth we gain Radha-Krishna's feet by being born as sakhis.

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