五种通

(五種通, 五种通)

Five kinds of supernatural power:

(1) [lang id =1028]道通 of bodhisattvas through their insight into truth;

(2) [lang id =1028]神通 of arhats through their mental concentration;

(3) [lang id =1028]依通 supernatural or magical powers dependent on drugs, charms, incantations, etc.;

(4) [lang id =1028]報通 or [lang id =1028]業通 reward or karma powers of transformation possessed by (sa) devas, (sa) nāgas, etc.;

(5) [lang id =1028]妖通 magical power of goblins, satyrs, etc.