NIDHIS

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>          Re:  Nidhi
>
>          I remember reading in magical literature of the notion navanidhi,
>          the 9 nidhis, and a ritual to get rich by finding them, but can't
>          recall where I  saw it.   I  have  a vague feeling it might be  a
>          Jaina idea.
>
>          Allen Thrasher
>          thrasher at mail.loc.gov
>
Yes, this jogged my memory. It is indeed a Jaina idea. See: K.R. Norman,
"The Nine Treasures of a Cakravartin", _Indologica Taurinensia XI (1983)
pp. 183-193 for references to various contexts. There is some link to
naagas.

Lance Cousins

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