六通 liù tōng

liù tōng set phrase six supernatural powers
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: abhijñā, Pali: abhinna; In this expression 通 means 神通 'supernatural power'; usually referring to the six supernatural powers of Buddhas and bodhisattvas, namely 1. 神足通 teleportation, 2. 天耳通 heavenly hearing, 3. 他心通 mind reading, 4. 宿命通 knowledge of past lives, 5. 天眼通 divine sight and, 6. 漏盡智證通 understanding of the eradiction of afflictions (Ding '六通'; Eitel 'abhijñā', p. 3; FGDB '六通'; Karashima 2001 '六通'; SH '六通')

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