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**pooncophy** · 05-20-2012, 05:40 AM

in Buddhism, the Divine Eye/Ear are regarded as "supernormal" rather than "supernatural". in other words, the Divine Eye/Ear are natural

whilst not the same, the Divine Eye/Ear are similar to the hearing of dogs or eye sight of birds. dogs can hear sounds the ordinary human being cannot hear and birds can see sights that the ordinary human being cannot see. whilst not the same, the Divine Eye/Ear refer to a heightened capacity of mind rather than something "supernatural"

Agreed, the problem here is in the use of the word "divine" which implies something bestowed from outside by a higher power, there is no such connotation with the iddhis in Buddhism.

05-20-2012, 05:40 AM	#14
pooncophy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 498 Senior Member	in Buddhism, the Divine Eye/Ear are regarded as "supernormal" rather than "supernatural". in other words, the Divine Eye/Ear are natural whilst not the same, the Divine Eye/Ear are similar to the hearing of dogs or eye sight of birds. dogs can hear sounds the ordinary human being cannot hear and birds can see sights that the ordinary human being cannot see. whilst not the same, the Divine Eye/Ear refer to a heightened capacity of mind rather than something "supernatural" Agreed, the problem here is in the use of the word "divine" which implies something bestowed from outside by a higher power, there is no such connotation with the iddhis in Buddhism.
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