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Sirddha
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thumb|280px|The mahasiddha Virūpa, 16th century Siddha (Sanskrit: ''; "perfected one") is a term that is used widely in Indian religions and culture. It means "one who is accomplished." It refers to perfected masters who have achieved a high degree of perfection of the intellect as well as liberation or enlightenment. In Jainism, the term is used to refer to the liberated souls. Siddha'' may also refer to one who has attained a siddhi, paranormal capabilities.
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- Siddha
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- Siddha traditional medicinal Procedure
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- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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- Siddhar
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Jainism
- Hinduism
- Siddhashrama
- Nath sampradaya
- In the Varna(na)ratnakara
- In the ''Hatha Yoga Pradipika''
- Tamil tradition
- Buddhism
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|280px|The mahasiddha Virūpa, 16th century Siddha (Sanskrit: ''; "perfected one") is a term that is used widely in Indian religions and culture. It means "one who is accomplished." It refers to perfected masters who have achieved a high degree of perfection of the intellect as well as liberation or enlightenment. In Jainism, the term is used to refer to the liberated souls. Siddha may also refer to one who has attained a siddhi, paranormal capabilities.
Siddhas may broadly refer to siddhars, naths, ascetics, sadhus, or yogis because they all practice sādhanā.
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