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'''''Iddhi''''' ([[Pali]]; [[Sanskrit]]: '''''rddhi''''') in [[Buddhism]] refers to "psychic powers",{{sfn|Pio|1988|p=60}} one of the six{{sfn|Schober|2002|p=138}} supranormal powers (''[[abhijñā]]'') attained by advanced meditation through the [[Dhyāna in Buddhism|four ''dhyānas'']].{{sfn|Saletore|1981|p=17}} The main sense of the word seems to be "potency".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/pali_query.py?qs=iddhi&searchhws=yes|title = The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary}}</ref><br />
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==List of iddhi powers==<br />
[[File:Buddha performs miracle of Sravasti Gandhara.jpg|thumb|Statue of Buddha performing the Miracle at [[Śrāvastī]], with flames above his shoulders. [[Gandhara]], 100-200 CE]]<br />
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According to Bowker, there are eight ''iddhi'' powers:<ref>[http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Iddhi.html John Bowker (1997), ''Iddhi''. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions]</ref><br />
# Replicate and project bodily images of oneself, <br />
# Make oneself invisible, <br />
# Pass through solid objects, <br />
# Sink into solid ground, <br />
# Walk on water, <br />
# Fly, <br />
# Touch the sun and moon with one's hand, <br />
# Ascend to the world of the god Brahmā in the highest heavens<br />
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According to the Iddhipada-vibhanga Sutta (SN 51.20)<ref>[http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn51/sn51.020.than.html Iddhipada-vibhanga Sutta: Analysis of the Bases of Power]</ref><br />
# Having been one he becomes many; having been many he becomes one. <br />
# He appears. He vanishes. <br />
# He goes unimpeded through walls, ramparts, & mountains as if through space. <br />
# He dives in and out of the earth as if it were water. <br />
# He walks on water without sinking as if it were dry land. <br />
# Sitting crosslegged he flies through the air like a winged bird. <br />
# With his hand he touches & strokes even the sun & moon, so mighty & powerful. <br />
# He exercises influence with his body even as far as the Brahma worlds.<br />
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In the book Great Disciples of the Buddha by Nyanaponika Thera and Hellmuth Hecker, there are several additional powers described.<br />
#The Divine Eye (Clairvoyance)- this power allows one to see beings in other realms as well as see the future<br />
#The Divine Ear (Clairaudience)<br />
#Travel by Mind-Made Body (Astral Travel)<br />
#Travel with the Physical Body (to other realms)<br />
#Telekinesis (Supernormal Locomotion)<br />
#Flying<br />
#The power of Transformation<br />
#The ability to replicate one's body<br />
#Penetration of others' minds (Thought Reading)<br />
#Passing through solid objects<br />
#Diving in and out of the Earth as if through water<br />
#Walking on water<br />
#Touching the sun and the moon with one's fingers<br />
#Becoming invisible<br />
#Recollection of past lives (some would call this a power, some would call it true knowledge)<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Iddhipada]]<br />
* [[Abhijñā]]<br />
* [[Bodhipakkhiyādhammā]]<br />
* [[Buddhist paths to liberation]]<br />
* [[Dhyāna in Buddhism]]<br />
* [[Four Right Exertions]]<br />
* [[Kevatta Sutta]]<br />
* [[Levitation (paranormal)]]<br />
* [[Miracles of Buddha|Miracles of Lord Buddha]]<br />
* [[Samatha]]<br />
* [[Vipassanā]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Sources==<br />
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* {{Citation | last =Schober| first =Juliane | year =2002 | title =Sacred Biography in the Buddhist Traditions of South and South-East Asia | publisher =Motilal Banarsidass Publ.}}<br />
* {{Citation |last1=Pio |first1=Edwina |title=Buddhist Psychology: A Modern Perspective |date=1988 |publisher=Abhinav Publications |isbn=978-81-7017-246-8 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Buddhist_Psychology/T3nIRK8pr3wC?hl=en&gbpv=0 |language=en}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Iddhi.html Encyclopedia.com, ''Iddhi'']<br />
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