The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1070 page)

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Iddhi-p
da
(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
.

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