Article selection by A.J.C. | Note by H.P.B.
The five, so-called, supernatural powers of the Buddhists—the Abhidagna,1 are 1st, Clairvoyance; 2nd, Clairaudience; 3rd, Knowledge of the thoughts of others; 4th, Remembrance of prior existences; 5th, Supernatural power over Nature and the elements.
1. Abhiñña [abhijñā] (?) the six transcendent faculties obtained by the Yogis or Arhats, after which come the Iddhi, the supernatural powers?—Ed. [H.P.B.]