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thumb|255px|Four Mahasiddhas (18th century, Boston MFA). Saraha in top left, Dombhi Heruka top right, [[Naropa bottom left, and Virupa bottom right.]]

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18 sections
Contents
  • Genealogy and historical dates
  • Primary tradition
  • Other traditions
  • Geographical sites
  • Caturāsiti-siddha-pravrtti
  • Eighty-Four Mahasiddhas
  • List of the Mahasiddhas
  • Names according to the Abhayadatta Sri tradition
  • Identification
  • Concordance lists
  • Tibetan mahasiddhas
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Citations
  • Works cited
  • Further reading
  • External links

thumb|255px|Four Mahasiddhas (18th century, Boston MFA). Saraha in top left, Dombhi Heruka top right, [[Naropa bottom left, and Virupa bottom right.]]

Mahasiddha (Sanskrit: mahāsiddha "great adept; ) is a term for someone who embodies and cultivates the "siddhi of perfection". A siddha is an individual who, through the practice of sādhanā, attains the realization of siddhis, psychic and spiritual abilities and powers.

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