iddhi is a Sanskrit noun which can be translated as "perfection", "accomplishment",

"attainment", or "success".[2] In Tamil the word Siddhar/Chitthar refers to someone who has
attained the Siddhic powers & knowledge. Chitta is pure consciousness/knowledge in
Sanskrit also.

Method[edit]
According to scholars, the Visuddhimagga is one of the extremely rare texts within the
enormous literatures of various forms of Jainism, Buddhism, and Hinduism to give explicit
details about how spiritual masters were thought to actually manifest supernormal
abilities.[3] Abilities such as flying through the air, walking through solid obstructions, diving
into the ground, walking on water and so forth are performed by changing one element, such
as earth, into another element, such as air.[4] The individual must master kasina meditation
before this is possible.[5] Dipa Ma, who trained via the Visuddhimagga, was said to
demonstrate these abilities.[6]

Usage in Hinduism[edit]
In the Panchatantra, a siddhi may be the term for any unusual skill or faculty or capability.
Eight primary siddhis[edit]
In Hinduism, eight siddhis (Ashta Siddhi) or Eight great perfections (mahasiddhi) are
known:[7]

Aim: reducing one's body even to the size of an atom

Mahima: expanding one's body to an infinitely large size
Garima: becoming infinitely heavy
Laghima: becoming almost weightless
Prpti: having unrestricted access to all places
Prkmya: realizing whatever one desires
Iva: possessing absolute lordship
Vatva: the power to subjugate all[8]
Bhagavata Purana[edit]
Five siddhis of yoga and meditation[edit]
In the Bhagavata Purana, the five siddhis of yoga and meditation are:

1. triklajatvam: knowing the past, present and future

2. advandvam: tolerance of heat, cold and other dualities
3. para citta di abhijat: knowing the minds of others and so on
4. agni arka ambu via dnm pratiambha: checking the influence of fire, sun,
water, poison, and so on
5. aparjayah: remaining unconquered by others[9]
Ten secondary siddhis[edit]
In the Bhagavata Purana, Krishna describes the ten secondary siddhis:

anrmimattvam: Being undisturbed by hunger, thirst, and other bodily appetites

draravaa: Hearing things far away
dradaranam: Seeing things far away
manojavah: Moving the body wherever thought goes (teleportation/astral projection)
kmarpam: Assuming any form desired
 parakya praveanam: Entering the bodies of others
svachanda mtyuh: Dying when one desires
devnm saha kr anudaranam: Witnessing and participating in the pastimes of the
gods
yath sakalpa sasiddhi: Perfect accomplishment of one's determination
jpratihat gati: Orders or commands being unimpeded[10]
Samkhya[edit]