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| [[File:Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sravasti Miracle.jpeg|thumb|"[[Miracle at Savatthi|Miracle at Śrāvastī]]." From a ''[[Prajnaparamita|Prajñāpāramitā]]'' [[palm leaf manuscript]]. [[Nalanda]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]|alt=]] | |
| '''Rddhi''' ([[Sanskrit]]; [[Pali]]: ''iddhi'') 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>https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/pali_query.py?qs=iddhi&searchhws=yes</ref>
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| ==List of rddhi powers==
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| [[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]]
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| According to Bowker, there are eight ṛddhi powers:<ref>[http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Iddhi.html John Bowker (1997), ''Iddhi''. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions]</ref>
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| # Replicate and project bodily images of oneself,
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| # Make oneself invisible,
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| # Pass through solid objects,
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| # Sink into solid ground,
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| # Walk on water,
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| # Fly,
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| # Touch the sun and moon with one's hand,
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| # Ascend to the world of the god Brahmā in the highest heavens
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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>
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| # Having been one he becomes many; having been many he becomes one.
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| # He appears. He vanishes.
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| # He goes unimpeded through walls, ramparts, & mountains as if through space.
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| # He dives in and out of the earth as if it were water.
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| # He walks on water without sinking as if it were dry land.
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| # Sitting crosslegged he flies through the air like a winged bird.
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| # With his hand he touches & strokes even the sun & moon, so mighty & powerful.
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| # He exercises influence with his body even as far as the Brahma worlds.
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| In the book Great Disciples of the Buddha by Nyanaponika Thera and Hellmuth Hecker, there are several additional powers described.
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| #The Divine Eye (Clairvoyance)- this power allows one to see beings in other realms as well as see the future
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| #The Divine Ear (Clairaudience)
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| #Travel by Mind-Made Body (Astral Travel)
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| #Travel with the Physical Body (to other realms)
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| #Telekinesis (Supernormal Locomotion)
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| #Flying
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| #The power of Transformation
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| #The ability to replicate one's body
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| #Penetration of others' minds (Thought Reading)
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| #Passing through solid objects
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| #Diving in and out of the Earth as if through water
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| #Walking on water
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| #Touching the sun and the moon with one's fingers
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| #Becoming invisible
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| #Recollection of past lives (some would call this a power, some would call it true knowledge)
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| ==See also==
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| * [[Iddhipada]]
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| * [[Levitation (paranormal)]]
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| * [[Miracles of Buddha]]
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| * [[Kumbhaka]]
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| * [[Siddhi]]
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| * [[Vibhuti]]
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| ==References==
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| ==Sources==
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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.}}
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| * {{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}}
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| {{refend}}
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| ==External links==
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| * [http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Iddhi.html Encyclopedia.com, ''Iddhi'']
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