idDi · feminine · iddhi 1
potency
Iddhi [Vedic r̥ddhi from ardh, to prosper; Pāli ijjhati] — There is no single word in English for Iddhi, as the idea is unknown in Europe. The main sense seems to be "potency". 1. Pre-Buddhistic; the Iddhi of a layman. The four Iddhis of a king are personal beauty, long life, good health, and popularity (D II 177; M III 176, cf. Ja III 454 for a later set). The Iddhi of a rich young noble is (1). The use of a beautiful garden, (2). of soft and pleasant clothing, (3). of different houses for the different seasons, (4). of good food, A I 145. At M I 152 the Iddhi of a hunter, is the craft and skill with which he captures game; but at page 155 other game have an Iddhi of their own by which they outwit the hunter. The Iddhi, the power of a confederation of clans, is referred to at D II 72. It is by the Iddhi they possess that birds are able to fly (Dhp 175). 2. Psychic powers. including most of those claimed for modern mediums (see under Abhiññā). Ten such are given in a stock paragraph. [Ed. note: this section re-written to make ten (was six).] They are (1). the power to draw out a mind-made body from this body; (2). to project multiple mind-made images of oneself (poly-presence); (3). from having projected multiple mind-made images of oneself to become one again; (4). to become invisible; (5). to pass through solid things, such as a wall; (6). to penetrate solid ground as if it were water; (7). to walk on water; (8). to fly through the air; (9). to touch sun and moon; (10). to ascend into the highest heavens (D I 77, 212; II 87, 213; III 112, 281; S II 121; V 264, 303; A I 170, 255; III 17, 28, 82, 425; V 199; Paṭis I 111; II 207; Vism 378 f., 384; Sv I 122). For other such powers see S I 144; IV 290; V 263; A III 340. 3. The Buddhist theory of Iddhi. At D I 213 the Buddha is represented as saying: "It is because I see danger in the practice of these mystic wonders that I loathe and abhor and am ashamed thereof". The mystic wonder that he himself believed in and advocated (p. 214) was the wonder of education. What education was meant in the case of Iddhi, we learn from M I 34; A III 425, and from the four bases of Iddhi, the Iddhipādā. They are the making determination in respect of concentration on purpose, on will, on thoughts and on investigation (D II 213; M I 103; A I 39, 297; II 256; III 82; Paṭis I 111; II 154, 164, 205; Vibh 216). It was an offence against the regulations of the Saṅgha for a Bhikkhu to display before the laity these psychic powers beyond the capacity of ordinary men (Vin II 112). And falsely to claim the possession of such powers involved expulsion from the Order (Vin III 91). The psychic powers of Iddhi were looked upon as inferior (as the Iddhi of an unconverted man seeking his own profit), compared to the higher Iddhi, the Ariyan Iddhi (D III 112; A I 93; Vin II 183). There is no valid evidence that any one of the ten Iddhis in the above list actually took place. A few instances are given, but all are in texts more than a century later than the recorded wonder. And now for nearly two thousand years we have no further instances. Various points on Iddhi discussed at D.B. I 272, 3; Cpd. 60 ff. ; Expositor 121. Also at Kv 55; Paṭis II 150; Vism XII; Dhp-a I 91; Ja I 47, 360. -ānubhāva (iddhīnu°) power or majesty of thaumaturgy Vin 31, 209, 240; III 67; S I 147; IV 290; Pv-a 53; -ābhisaṅkhāra (iddhībhi°) exercise of any of the psychic powers Vin I 16, 17, 25; D I 106; S III 92; IV 289; V 270; {121} Sn page 107; Pv-a 57, 172 212; -pāṭihāriya a wonder of psychic power Vin I 25, 28, 180, 209; II 76, 112, 200; D I 211, 212; III 3, 4, 9, 12 f., 27; S IV 290; A I 170, 292; Paṭis II 227; -pāda constituent or basis of psychic power Vin II 240; D II 103, 115 f., 120; III 77, 102, 127, 221; M II 11; III 296; S I 116, 132; III 96, 153; IV 360; V 254, 255, 259 f., 264 f., 269 f., 275, 285; A IV 128 f., 203, 463; V 175; Nidd I 14, 45 (°dhīra), 340 (°pucchā); Paṭis I 17, 21, 84; II 56, 85 f., 120, 166, 174; Ud 62; Dhs 358, 528, 552; Nett 16, 31, 83; As 237; Dhp-a III 177; IV 32; -bala the power of working wonders Vv-a 4; Pv-a 171; -yāna the carriage (figurative) of psychic faculties Miln 276; -vikubbanā the practice of psychic powers Vism 373 f. -vidhā kinds of iddhi D I 77, 212; II 213; III 112, 281; S II 121; V 264 f., 303; A I 170 f., 255; III 17, 28, 82 f., 425 f.; V 199; Paṭis I 111; II 207; Vism 384; Sv I 222; -visaya range or extent of psychic power Vin III 67; Nett 23.
iddhi (= Pali - Pkt. id. ; MIndic for ṛddhi), magic power : Mv ii.322.1 ( vs ; read) marūṇa rājā vaśir iddhiprāpto (or perhaps vaśi riddhi° , see this; text divides wrongly, va śiriddhi°).
prosperity, success; splendor; splendid attribute, accomplishment; especially supernatural accomplishment, magic power (possessed by devas, etc., and attained by some ascetics and mendicants)
【陰】 繁榮，效力，神通。~pāda,【陽】 （四）神足，神通力的根 基。~bala,【中】 神通力。~mantu,【形】 有神通的。~visaya,【陽】 神通的範圍。
(fem, fem, abstr, from ijjhati) psychic power; psychic potency; supernormal ability psychic power Construction: √idh + ti
(fem, fem, abstr, from ijjhati) fortunate quality; good luck; blessing Construction: √idh + ti
(fem, fem, abstr, from ijjhati) prosperity, potency, success Construction: √idh + ti