Siddhi

Siddhis (Sanskrit and Pali; Devanagari सिद्धि; Tibetan: དངོས་གྲུབ, THL: ngödrup , Chinese: 悉地, 成就) are spiritual, paranormal, supernatural, or otherwise magical powers, abilities, and attainments that are the products of spiritual advancement through sādhanās such as meditation and yoga. The term ṛddhi (Pali: iddhi, "psychic powers") is often used interchangeably in Buddhism.

Etymology

Siddhi is a Sanskrit noun which can be translated as "perfection", "accomplishment", "attainment", or "success". In Tamil the word Siddhar/Chitthar refers to someone who has attained the Siddhic powers & knowledge. Chitta is pure consciousness/knowledge in Sanskrit also.

Origins

The earliest appearance in Indian history of the idea that magical powers are generated by spiritual practices is the account of the use of jhāna to gain iddhi appearing in the Pāli Canon in the Samaññaphala Sutta of the Digha Nikaya.

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, compiled around 400 BCE from many older traditions, goes into great depth about how to obtain various siddhis.

Siddhi (TV series)

Siddhi is an upcoming Indian science fiction television series, which is scheduled to premiere in mid June 2015 on Life OK. The series is created and produced by Sudhir Sharma of Sunshine Productions. The series is slated to air on Monday through Friday nights, and will replace Life OK's show Maha Kumbh: Ek Rahasaya, Ek Kahani. The story of the series will revolve around an ordinary girl who will have supernatural powers. She will help people with her super powers.

Many well-known Bollywood celebrities were vying for a role in the series. Harshad Arora and Neha Sargam are finalised to play the male lead and female lead roles respectively in the series.

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