siddhi

[ sid-dee ]

/ ˈsɪd di /

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noun

Yoga. a miraculous power imparted by the late stages of intense meditation.Pali iddhi.

Buddhism. any occult power acquired through discipline.

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Origin of siddhi

From Sanskrit

The deity was summoned by the rites already described and the object of the performer was to obtain magical powers or siddhi.
Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3)|Charles Eliot
The object of it is Siddhi or success, the highest form of which is spiritual perfection.
Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3)|Charles Eliot
But in the Mongol Siddhi-kr (No. 13) we have the stone again.
Curiosities of Olden Times|S. Baring-Gould
Bhang, the Hindustani siddhi or sabzi, consists of the dried leaves and small stalks of the hemp; a few fruits occur in it.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3|Various

In the siddhi body we meditate and serve it, and in the next birth we gain Radha-Krishna's feet by being born as sakhis.
Chaitanya's Life And Teachings|Krishna das Kaviraja