The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sadhanamala and Other Cognate Tantric Texts of Rituals c25.82
The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sādhanamālā and Other Cognate Tāntric Texts of Rituals c25.82
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Siddhas, or Siddhapuruṣas are saints who have already attained Siddhi or perfection in a Tāntric rite, and have acquired super-normal powers. Two groups of Siddhas are generally recognized, one consisting of nine and another of eighty-four. They were famous in the mediaeval age for their magical powers and prodigious deeds. Most of them hailed from the East.