also: ろくじんつう
six supernormal powers
Buddhist term for the six supernatural abilities attained through advanced meditation: divine foot, divine eye, divine ear, mind-reading, knowledge of past lives, and extinction of defilements.
See also: 神足通 · 天眼通 · 天耳通 · 他心通 · 宿命通 · 漏尽通
In Buddhism, it is said that one can attain the six supernormal powers through practice.
六神通の一つに、他人の心を読む力がある。
One of the six supernormal powers is the ability to read others' minds.
One of the six supernormal powers; the divine eye that sees all things, including the fate of beings.
One of the six supernormal powers; the divine ear that hears all sounds, human and divine.
One of the six supernormal powers; the ability to know the thoughts of others.
One of the six supernormal powers; the knowledge of one's own and others' past lives.
One of the six supernormal powers; the extinction of all defilements and the attainment of enlightenment.
Standard kanji form; reading ろくじんずう is the most common.
Alternate reading; less common but still encountered.
From 六 (six) + 神通 (supernatural power, divine power). 神通 is a Buddhist term referring to transcendent abilities.