siddhi
सिद्धि siddhiAn attainment or yogic power; in Tantra, often a power gained through practice.
Where this term appears
- What is Kashmir Shaivism? Philosophy
…ive words: चितिः स्वतन्त्रा विश्वसिद्धिहेतुः ॥ citih svatantra vishva-siddhi-hetuh — Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam 1 "Consciousness, free and independent, is the cause of the accomplishment of the universe." Awareness it…
- Meditation and the Eight Limbs Yoga
Out of samyama the third chapter says various powers arise, the siddhis .
- The 64 Śākta Tantras Lineages
In it, Shiva is said to have brought the whole world under his sway with sixty-four Tantras, each one generating its own particular siddhi , its own occult power.
- The Nāth Sampradaya Lineages
The Nāth aim is kāya-sādhana , the cultivation of the body, toward kāya-siddhi , its perfection.
- The Shatkarma: The Six Acts of Tantric Magic Lineages
The powers that magic chases, the siddhis , are in the tradition's own soteriology a snare, and never a prize.
- What is Diksha? Lineages
Beside these stands the sadhaka , the practitioner who seeks siddhi , particular powers and attainments, through a more specialised consecration.
- What is Tantra? Lineages
… fierce female deities, the yoginis , in order to obtain their power, siddhi .
- What is the Hanuman Chalisa? Worship
ashta siddhi nau nidhi ke data, asa bara dina janaki mata — You grant the eight powers and the nine treasures — such was the boon Mother Janaki [Sita] gave you.