Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Hinduism, a seer, saint, or semi-divine being supposed to possess supernatural powers, such as volitation, etc.
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Examples
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Two 48-inch-high stylized depictions of evolved Nath adepts known as siddha illustrate the power of hatha yoga practice to enliven the body's chakras -- or centers -- and thereby merge the practitioner with all levels of existence.
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The successful sorcerer was known as siddha, and we hear of 84 mahâsiddhas, still celebrated in Tibet, who extend from Rahulabhadra
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Charles Eliot 1896
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All this refers to the yoga of the perfection (divinisation) of the body (hence also siddha and Taoist yogic alchemy).
Sri Aurobindo - The Bridge between the Past and Future Tusar N Mohapatra 2009
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All this refers to the yoga of the perfection (divinisation) of the body (hence also siddha and Taoist yogic alchemy).
Archive 2009-08-01 Tusar N Mohapatra 2009
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The smaller drum, played with the dominant hand, is sometimes called dayan lit. "right"; a.k.a. dāhina, siddha, chattū but is correctly called the "tabla."
Archive 2009-10-01 photographerno1 2009
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Siddhartha is contracted from two Sanskrit words siddha or proven and artha or meaning, and together, he who achieves/attains his aims/goals.
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The list now covers ayurveda, siddha, unani, homeopathy, yoga and naturopathy and unani and there is a separate department under the Union Health Ministry that seeks to protect and nurture them.
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The great Rishi Narada, O king, revered by all the world is a siddha i.e., his sadhana has met fulfilment.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Pra_gñ_âpâramitâh_ri_dayasûtram, and Son-shio-dhâra_n_i, written on two palm leaves, handed down from Central India; and, at the end of these, fourteen letters of the ‘siddha’ are written.
Chips From A German Workshop, Vol. V. Miscellaneous Later Essays 1861
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Ayurveda, siddha and homoeopathy are widely practised and colleges offer undergraduate, postgraduate and MD courses.
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