(P li, ‘ways of power’; Skt., ddhip da ). In Buddhism, the four components of concentrated power which result in supernatural powers ( iddhi ), and bring about sam dhi (absorption in the object of contemplation):
(i) intention ( canda ); (ii) will ( virya ); (iii) mind ( cit ); (iv) audacity in inquiry ( m m s ). See also BODHIP K IKA-DHARMA