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According to Bowker, there are eight ''iddhi'' powers:
# Replicate and project bodily images of oneself,
# Make oneself invisible,
# Pass through solid objects,
# Sink into solid ground,
# Walk on water in any oceans, rivers, etc,
# Fly,
# Touch the Iddhipada-vibhanga Sutta: Analysis of the Bases of Power
/ref> # Having been one he becomes many; having been many he becomes one. # He appears. He vanishes. # He goes unimpeded through walls, ramparts, & mountains as if through space. # He dives in and out of the
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''Iddhi'' (Pali
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; Sanskrit
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: ''ṛddhi'') in Buddhism
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refers to "psychic powers", one of the six supranormal powers (''abhijñā
Abhijñā (; Pali pronunciation: ''abhiññā''; ''mngon shes''; zh, t=六通／神通／六神通, p=Liùtōng/Shéntōng/Liùshéntōng; ) is a Buddhist term generally translated as "direct knowledge", "higher knowledge"Rhys Davids & Stede (1 ...
'') attained by advanced meditation through the four ''dhyānas''. The main sense of the word seems to be "potency".
List of iddhi powers
According to Bowker, there are eight ''iddhi'' powers:
# Replicate and project bodily images of oneself,
# Make oneself invisible,
# Pass through solid objects,
# Sink into solid ground,
# Walk on water in any oceans, rivers, etc,
# Fly,
# Touch the Sun
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and Moon
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with one's hand,
# Ascend to the world of the god Brahmā in the highest heavens (Size alternation)
According to the Iddhipada-vibhanga Sutta (SN 51.20)/ref> # Having been one he becomes many; having been many he becomes one. # He appears. He vanishes. # He goes unimpeded through walls, ramparts, & mountains as if through space. # He dives in and out of the
Earth
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as if it were water.
# He walks on water without sinking as if it were dry land.
# Sitting crosslegged he flies through the air like a winged bird.
# With his hand he touches & strokes even the sun & moon or any space objects, so mighty & powerful.
# He exercises influence with his body even as far as the Akaniṣṭha Brahmā world.
In the book Great Disciples of the Buddha by Nyanaponika Thera and Hellmuth Hecker, there are several additional powers described.
#The Divine Eye (Clairvoyance)- this power allows one to see all beings in other realms whole existence as well as see the three periods of time known as past, present & future
#The Divine Ear (Clairaudience)- can hear any sound effects from infinite space
#Travel by Mind-Made Body (Astral Travel)
#Travel with the Physical Body to any other place (Realms & dimensions)
#Telekinesis (Supernormal Locomotion)
#Flying
#The power of Transformation
#The ability to replicate one's body
#Penetration of others' minds (Thought Reading)
#Passing through solid objects
#Diving in and out of the Earth as if through water
#Walking on water
#Touching the sun and the moon with one's fingers
#Becoming invisible
#Recollection of past lives (some would call this a power, some would call it true knowledge)
See also
*Abhijñā
Abhijñā (; Pali pronunciation: ''abhiññā''; ''mngon shes''; zh, t=六通／神通／六神通, p=Liùtōng/Shéntōng/Liùshéntōng; ) is a Buddhist term generally translated as "direct knowledge", "higher knowledge"Rhys Davids & Stede (1 ...
* Siddhi
In Indian religions, (Sanskrit: '; fulfillment, accomplishment) are material, paranormal, supernatural, or otherwise magical powers, abilities, and attainments that are the products of Yoga, yogic advancement through sādhanās such as medit ...
* Bodhipakkhiyādhammā
In Buddhism, the (Pali; variant spellings include and ; Skt.: ) are qualities () conducive or related to () awakening/understanding (), i.e. the factors and wholesome qualities which are developed when the mind is trained ().
In the Pali co ...
* Buddhist paths to liberation
The Buddhist path (''marga'') to liberation, also referred to as awakening, is described in a wide variety of ways. The classical one is the Noble Eightfold Path, which is only one of several summaries presented in the Sutta Pitaka. A number of o ...
* Dhyāna in Buddhism
In the oldest texts of Buddhism, ''dhyāna'' () or ''jhāna'' () is a component of the training of the mind (''bhavana''), commonly translated as Buddhist meditation, meditation, to withdraw the mind from the automatic responses to sense-impre ...
* Four Right Exertions
* Iddhipada
* Kevatta Sutta
* Levitation (paranormal)
Levitation or transvection, in the paranormal or religious context, is the claimed ability to raise a human body or other object into the air by mystical means.
While believed in some religious and New Age communities to occur due to supern ...
* Miracles of Lord Buddha
* Samatha
* Vipassanā
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