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Magical Powers means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctriness. iddhi; abhiññā (1).
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
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Full-text (+23): Mayavat, Riddhibala, Nana Vipphara Iddhi, Mayin, Jadukolu, Krityavigrraha, Kritye, Iddhi, Hike, Abhijina, Riddhyabhijna, Mantrasadhana, Riddhi, Nagarjuna, Pratishtha, Mayavin, Purvavideha, Aparagodana, Shoshana, Adharakrama.
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The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3405 < [Chapter 26 - Examination of the ‘Person of Super-normal Vision’]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
I. Magical powers of multiplication and displacement < [Part 2 - Acceding to innumerable universes]
Appendix 6 - Story of the nāga of Urubilvā < [Chapter XXXVI - The eight recollections (anusmṛti or anussati)]
III. Limits to the salvific action of the Buddhas < [Part 4 - Assuring the continuity of the Buddha universes]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 175 - The Story of Thirty Monks < [Chapter 13 - Loka Vagga (World)]
Verse 419-420 - The Story of the Skull-Tapper < [Chapter 26 - Brāhmaṇa Vagga (The Brāhmaṇa)]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 5 - The principal theories deal with the origin and evolution of religion < [Chapter 1 - Vedic Concept of God and Religion]
Part 6 - Non-Vedic Religious System < [Chapter 3 - General Characteristics of the Purāṇic Religion and its Link with the Vedic Tradition]