siddha

Noun

Meaning

siddha (plural siddhas)

(Hinduism, Jainism) One who has achieved a high degree of physical and spiritual development.

Examples

India In India, massage therapy is licensed by The Department of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India) in March 1995. Source: Internet

For example, the mid 8th century Pattadakal pillar in Karnataka has text in both Siddha Matrika script, and an early Telugu-Kannada script; while, the Kangra Jvalamukhi inscription in Himachal Pradesh is written in both Sharada and Devanagari scripts. Source: Internet

In Sanskrit, rasa translates to "mercury", and Nāgārjuna Siddha was said to have developed a method of converting mercury into gold. Source: Internet

In Siddha, Tamil traditional medicine from south India, massage is termed as "Thokkanam" and is classified in to nine types, each for specific variety of disease. Source: Internet

Other early writings are found in the Jaina medical treatise Kalyāṇakārakam of Ugrāditya, written in South India in the early 9th century. citation Two famous early Indian alchemical authors were Nāgārjuna Siddha and Nityanātha Siddha. Source: Internet

Patañjali as Siddha is also mentioned by the goldsmith-sage Bogar : It was why my Grandfather who said, "Climb and see." Source: Internet

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