Iddhividha, Iddhividhā, Iddhi-vidha: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Iddhividha 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
N (Psychical power (iddhi); of all kinds (vidha)). Knowledge that enables to create and transform everything. Set of various psychical powers.
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).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Iddhividhā refers to: kinds of iddhi D. I, 77, 212; II, 213; III, 112, 281; S. II, 121; v. 264 sq. , 303; A. I, 170 sq. , 255; III, 17, 28, 82 sq. , 425 sq.; V, 199; Ps. I, 111; II, 207; Vism. 384; DA. I, 222.
Note: iddhividhā is a Pali compound consisting of the words iddhi and vidhā.
iddhividha (ဣဒ္ဓိဝိဓ) [(na,thī) (န၊ထီ)]—
[iddhi+vidha]
[ဣဒ္ဓိ+ဝိဓ]
[Pali to Burmese]
iddhividha—
(Burmese text): (၁) တန်ခိုးအဖို့တန်ခိုး-တဖို့-တဖုံ။ (၂) တန်ခိုးအမျိုးမျိုး အထူးထူး အထွေထွေသော တန်ခိုး။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Power for power - for it - for a group. (2) Various types of power, especially unique and general power.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Iddhi, Vidha.
Starts with: Iddhividhanana.
Full-text: Iddhividhanana, Shen jing tong, Abhinna, San ming.
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Search found 16 books and stories containing Iddhividha, Iddhividhā, Iddhi-vidha, Iddhi-vidhā; (plurals include: Iddhividhas, Iddhividhās, vidhas, vidhās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 419-420 - The Story of the Skull-Tapper < [Chapter 26 - Brāhmaṇa Vagga (The Brāhmaṇa)]
Verse 368-376 - The Story of a Devout Lady and the Thieves < [Chapter 25 - Bhikkhu Vagga (The Monk)]
The Buddha and His Teachings (by Narada Thera)
Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 2 - Bodhisatta (a future Buddha) < [Chapter 2 - Rare Appearance of a Buddha]
Eight Mundane Features of the Buddha’s Willpower < [Chapter 42 - The Dhamma Ratanā]
Part 1 - Discourse on the practice of Meditation < [Chapter 20 - The Six Princes achieved different Attainments]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Preliminary note on the six superknowledges (abhijñā, abhiññā) < [Chapter XLIII - The Pursuit of the Six superknowledges]
Lay-Life of India as reflected in Pali Jataka (by Rumki Mondal)
Part 3 - Meaning of the term of Jātaka < [Chapter 1 - Jātaka: An Integral Part of Pāli Tipiṭaka]
Vipassana Dipani (by Mahathera Ledi Sayadaw)