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| − | + | There is the {{Wiki|concept}} of the [[Ashta Siddhi]] ([[eight Siddhis]]) in [[Hinduism]]. These are: | |
| − | + | # [[Aṇimā]]: [[reducing one's Body even to the size of an atom]] | |
| − | + | # [[Mahima]]: [[expanding one's Body to an infinitely large size]] | |
| − | + | # [[Garima]]: [[becoming infinitely heavy]] | |
| − | + | # [[Laghima]]: [[becoming almost weightless]] | |
| − | + | # [[Prāpti]]: [[having unrestricted access to all places]] | |
| − | + | # [[Prākāmya]]: [[realizing whatever one desires]] | |
| − | + | # [[Iṣṭva]]: [[possessing absolute lordship]] | |
| − | + | # [[Vaśtva]]: the [[Power to subjugate all]] | |
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Latest revision as of 10:36, 22 April 2014
There is the concept of the Ashta Siddhi (eight Siddhis) in Hinduism. These are:
- Aṇimā: reducing one's Body even to the size of an atom
- Mahima: expanding one's Body to an infinitely large size
- Garima: becoming infinitely heavy
- Laghima: becoming almost weightless
- Prāpti: having unrestricted access to all places
- Prākāmya: realizing whatever one desires
- Iṣṭva: possessing absolute lordship
- Vaśtva: the Power to subjugate all
